Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

2021 Outdoor: Competed in seven outdoor meets…Placed third in the Men’s 400 Meter Hurdles (57.05) at the 2021 Joey Haines Invite…Earned a personal best in the Men’s 400 Meter Hurdles (56.27) and earned a personal best with a third place finish in the Men’s 100 Meter (10.80) at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships.
 
2021 Indoor: Competed in four indoor meets…Finished third at the Redhawks Invite in the Men’s 55 meter hurdles (8.00)…Achieved a personal best at the Samford Bulldog Open 2021 in the Men’s 400 meters (52.86)…The Redhawks Open saw a lot of success for Dillon; Took second in the Men’s 55 meter hurdles (7.89), Placed first and recorded a personal best in the Men’s 200 meters (23.73) and placed first in the Men’s 55 meter (6.62) which was good enough for a personal best.

2020 Indoor: Competed in eight meets…Ranked third in the OVC for the 60 meter hurdles…Finished second in the 55 meter hurdles (8.03) and third in the 4x400 meter relay (3:31.07) in Redhawks debut at the SEMO vs. SIUE Dual Meet (12/6/19)…Also set PRs in the long jump (20-10, 6.35m, sixth) and 55 meters (6.72, seventh)…Placed fifth in the 60 meter hurdles in 8.44 at the Gene Edmonds Memorial (1/10-11)…Also completed the 400 meters in a personal-best 56.86 (23rd)…Set a PR 60 meters mark of 7.29 in the prelims at the 2020 Indiana University Relays (1/31-2/1)…Won the triple jump with a personal-best mark of 41-7.75, 12.69m at the 2020 Redhawks Open (2/21)…Also set a PR in the 55 meter hurdles in the prelims in 7.94…Took fourth in the 60 meter hurdles in 8.38 at the 2020 Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championship (2/26-27) to score for the Redhawks…Set a PR in the event during qualifying, clocked at 8.34 for second in the prelims…Also had a triple jump distance of 39-5.75 (12.03m, 11th)…Named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Riverside City College: Member of the 2019 California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) State Championship and Orange Empire Conference (OEC) Championship team...Won the 110 meter hurdles (14.97), while finishing second in the 400 meter hurdles (53.60) at the 2019 OEC Championship...Grabbed Gold in the 110 meter hurdles in 14.99 and Silver in the 400 meter hurdles (56.30) at the 2018 OEC Championship...Coached by Jim McCarron at Riverside City College.

Prep: Attended Martin Luther King Jr. High School in Riverside, California...Competed in the 110 and 400 meter hurdles and long jump at Martin Luther King Jr...Was a two-time letterwinner in track and field...Graduated from Martin Luther King Jr. HS in 2017.
 
Personal: Born April 16, 1998…Son of Danny and Lori Lay...Majoring in Mechanical Engineering.