William Dion

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Plymouth, Mass.
High School:
Plymouth North

2022-23: Indoor: Competed in weight throw at the A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/25-26) …Competed in the weight throw at the New England Championship (2/2-3) … Competed in eight meets with a personal best of 50’10.75” in the weight throw and a season best of 43’9” in the shot put

2021-22: Outdoor: Competed in the hammer throw at the A-10 Outdoor Track and Field Championship Meet (5/07-08) … Placed seventh in the hammer throw with a 162’ 2” throw at the UMass Outdoor Invitational (4/30) … Threw 171’ 8” for second place and the sixth best all-time mark in program history at the Holy Cross Invitational (4/23) … Took second in hammer at 162’ 0” at the UMass Invitational (4/16) … Came in third place in the hammer with a 156’ 11” throw and fifth place in the shot put with a 44’ 2.5” throw at the UMass Invitational (4/03). Indoor: Competed in the shot put at A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/26-27) … Competed in five meets for the MInutemen in the weight throw and shot put … Set a personal best in both the shot put (44’ 9.5”) and weight throw (44’ 11.5”) at the Giegengack Invitational (2/12).

2020-21: Outdoor: Placed third in hammer with a throw of 142’10” at tri-meet against BC and BU (4/10).

2019-20: Indoor: Did not compete.

Before UMass: Competed at Plymouth North High School … Earned 3 varsity letters … Was a Scholar Athlete in 2018 and 2019 … Holds the school record in shot put with a distance of 51’10” … Also played football and wrestling … Was a member of the National Honor Society

Personal: Born William Dion … From Plymouth, Massachusetts … Intends to major in Kinesiology