Daijon Richards Award Track Athlete of the Week Week Of 5/10/2021 Sport Men's Outdoor Track and Field School Utica University Year Freshman Position Sprints Hometown Mount Vernon, NY High School Mount Vernon Richards was named the 2021 Empire 8 Outdoor Championship Co-Track Athlete of the Meet. Richards won both the 100-meter (10.87 seconds) and 200-meter (22.69 seconds) dashes, while teaming up to win the 4 x 100-meter relay in a time of 43.28 seconds.