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2024 Track & Field Roster

Gianluca Cuevas/UTEP Athletics

Karon Dean

  • Position Sprints
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Nassau, Bahamas
  • Prev School Barton CC
  • High School C.I. Gibson Senior

Biography

2022 All-Conference USA Third Team (4x100 Outdoor)
Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2022, 2023)


2023 OUTDOOR (SENIOR)
  • Ran a personal-best 10.33 (0.9) in the 100m with a first-place showing at the Willie Williams Classic.
  • Placed third a personal-best 21.04 (0.8) in the 200m at the Willie Williams.
  • Part of 4x100m relay team that took third with a 39.88 at the Willie Williams. 
  • Finished third in the 400m (48.56) and first in the 4x100 (39.56) at the New Mexico Spring Invitational.
  • Competed in the 100 and 200 at the CUSA Championships in Denton, Texas.
  • Saw action at the NCAA West Preliminaries in the 100 at Sacramento State.
 
2023 INDOOR (SENIOR)
  • Ran a personal-best 6.65 in the 60m prelim at the TTU Corky Classic.
  • Finished fourth with a 6.66 in the 60m finals at the Corky Classic.
  • Competed in the 60, 200 and 4x400 at the CUSA Championships in Birmingham, Ala.

2022 OUTDOOR (JUNIOR)
  • Competed with the 4x100 team that took bronze (40.75) at the Conference USA Championships.
  • Achieved second place in the 100m dash (10.51) at the Bryan Clay Invitational.
  • Set career best in the 100m dash (10.39) at the Conference USA Championships.
  • Part of the first place 4x100m relay team (40.87) at the Don Kirby Tailwind.

2022 INDOOR (JUNIOR)
  • Won the 60-meter dash in first event as a Miner, clocking in a personal-best 6.68 at the Dr. MLK Jr. Collegiate Invitational. 
  • Ran a personal-best 21.55 in the 200-meter race at the Dr. MLK Invite. 
  • Placed fourth in the 60 (6.88) at the New Mexico Team Open.
  • Competed in the 60 and 200 at the Conference USA Championships. 
 
PRIOR TO UTEP
  • Competed at Barton Community College during the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
  • Took second in the 60 (6.95) and 200 (22.44) at the 2021 Coffeyville Winter Invite. 
  • Ran a season-best 6.78 int he 60-meter dash at the 2021 NJCAA Region VI Indoor Championships. 
  • Posted a season-best 21.56 (-1.3) in the 200 at the 2021 Don Kirby Tailwind Open. 
  • Clocked in a season-best 10.48 (0.1) in the 100 at the 2021 NJCAA Region VI Outdoor Championships. 

PERSONAL: Full name is Karon Adarie Dean … son of Cecilia Dean … born in Nassau, Bahamas … multidisciplinary studies major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Junior

    Sprints
  • 2023Senior

    Sprints
  • 2024Senior

    Sprints