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Devoux Deysel

position

Throws

Class

Graduate Student

Previous School

Angelo State

Hometown

Garsfontein, South Africa

Instagram

@devouxdiesel

High School

Hoerskool Garfontein

Devoux Deysel - Track & Field - University of Miami Athletics
  • Won the 2025 NCAA National Championship in the javelin with a throw of 81.75m, becoming the first Miami men’s outdoor national champion since 1996.
  • Became the first NCAA athlete to win a Division I and Division II national championship in the javelin.
  • Won back-to-back ACC Championships in the javelin in 2024 and 2025
  • Named First-Team All-American in the men’s javelin with a third place finish at the NCAA Division I Outdoor championships with a 75.14m mark
  • Set the school record on his first throw in his first meet as a Hurricane with a 76.58m javelin mark at the Hurricane Collegiate Invite and bettered his mark at the 2025 ACC Championships with a throw of 82.35m.
  • Back-to-back NCAA Division II National Champion with a personal best 79.14m in the javelin
  • NCAA Division II National Champion in the javelin with a 75.54m throw
2025 Outdoor (Miami)
  • Won the NCAA Outdoor National Championship in the javelin with a throw of 81.75m, becoming Miami’s first men’s outdoor national champion since 1996.
  • Secured his second straight ACC Championship title in the javelin with a school-record throw of 82.35m, which led the NCAA for the season and ranked among the top-15 worldwide in 2025.
  • Opened the season strong with a 76.52m throw at the Hurricane Invitational and recorded a throw of 79.02m at the LSU Invitational.
  • Advanced to the NCAA Championships by placing fifth at the NCAA East Prelims.
2024 Outdoor (Miami)
  • Named First-Team All-American in the men’s javelin with a third place finish at the NCAA Division I Outdoor championships with a 75.14m mark
  • 2024 ACC Outdoor Champion in the men’s javelin with a school record 76.81m
  • Set the school record on his first throw in his first meet as a Hurricane with a 76.58m javelin mark at the Hurricane Collegiate Invite
  • Registered three first-place finishes in five appearances.
2023 Outdoor (Angelo State)
  • Back to back NCAA Division II National Champion with a personal best 79.14m in the javelin
  • Tallied four first-place finishes in the javelin, all throws over 70 meters
2021 Outdoor (Angelo State)
  • NCAA Division II National Champion in the javelin with a 75.54m throw
  • Registered three first-place finishes on the season
2020 Outdoor (Angelo State)
  • Registered a first-place finish in his first collegiate meet with a 73.37m throw at the 2020 Trinity Invitational
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