Stevens Announces Decision to Turn Pro
07/13/17 | Track and Field
Oregon track and field sprinter Deajah Stevens announced via social media on Wednesday night that she will be foregoing her senior season with the Ducks to turn professional.
EUGENE, Ore. - Oregon track and field sprinter Deajah Stevens announced via social media on Wednesday night that she will be forgoing her senior season with the Ducks to turn professional.
"Excited to officially announce that I am going pro!" Stevens wrote on her Instagram account. "Grateful to my mom, coaches and friends for their support, and I will stay at UO to finish school. Off to London soon!"
Stevens, a 2016 Olympian, is coming off winning the 2017 U.S. title in the 200 meters at the U.S. Outdoor Championships. She also took second in the 100 meters to give herself a pair of entries at the IAAF World Championships in London next month.
Stevens also ran the second leg on the winning and collegiate-record breaking 4x400 relay team at the NCAA Championships to help the Women of Oregon complete the historic Triple Crown.
During her collegiate career, Stevens was a nine-time all-American and a four-time Pac-12 champion. She helped the Women of Oregon win their seventh indoor NCAA title in the last eight years before playing a huge role in the outdoor title and the Triple Crown. She also holds the school record in the 200 meters with her 22.09 showing at the Pac-12 Championships, the second-fastest time in NCAA women's history, and she helped the Women of Oregon to the collegiate record in the 4x100 in 42.12.
With the decision to turn professional now complete, Stevens will now turn her full attention to the World Championships, which begin in London on August 5 and will run through August 13.
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