2021 Track and Field Roster

Joseph Dotson

  • Position Multi Events
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Florence, Ore.
  • High School Siuslaw

Biography

MEET-BY-MEET RESULTS

Accolades Counter:
5X NAIA All-American, 6X All-Cascade Conference, 1X CoSIDA Academic All-District, 2X Academic All-CCC.

On SOU All-Time Lists: No. 4 in Decathlon (6,732).

Student Leadership: Served on the Associated Students of SOU Cabinet as the Director of Recreation, Outdoor and Athletic Programs.

2020 Indoor: Became the sixth Raider in team history to record multiple top-two national finishes by placing second at the NAIA Indoor Championships in the heptathlon, climbing from 13th place through four events to score 4,853 points... Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team.

2019 Outdoor: Redshirted.

2019 Indoor: Placed sixth in the heptathlon at the NAIA Outdoor Championships with 4,967 points, marking his career-best score in the event.

2018 Outdoor: Became SOU's first-ever three-time NAIA All-American decathlete by placing fourth at the NAIA Outdoor Championships with 6,636 points... In the CCC Championships, slipped to fifth place in the decathlon (6,095) due to a no-height in the pole vault but earned all-conference honors by placing second in the pole vault (14-7 1/4) and third with SOU's 4x400 team (3:18.38)... Also scored in the CCC long jump (6th, 21-7 1/4), discus (7th, 129-0) and 110 hurdles (7th, 16.05)... Won the American River Combined Events Meet with 6,251 in the decathlon.

2017 Outdoor: Placed second in the decathlon at the NAIA Championships with a score of 6,732 that marked a career-best and the best for any Raider in 20 years, hitting three PRs in the second half of the competition... Was runner-up in the decathlon at the CCC Multi-Events Championships (6,695), then scored in the CCC Championships in the pole vault (3rd, 14-7 1/4), high jump (5th, 6-0 1/2), discus (6th, 137-7) and 110 hurdles (7th, 15.95).

2016 Outdoor: Turned in SOU's first All-American performance from a freshman since 2005 with a fifth-place decathlon finish at the NAIA Outdoor Championships, scoring 6,484 points... Was second at the CCC Multi-Event Championships with 6,408 points, and was also part of SOU's second-place 4x400 team (3:22.50) and scored in the pole vault (5th, 13-7 1/4) at the CCC Championships... Made his collegiate decathlon debut with 5,770 points at Mt. Hood.

Personal: Born on Dec. 18, 1996 in Florence, Oregon... The son of Brigitte and John... Has two brothers, Joshua and Jordan, and two sisters, Teahna and Taylor... Majoring in Health and P.E.

High School: Graduated in 2015 from Siuslaw High, where he was a state 300m hurdles champion as a senior and all-state as a junior... Also earned All-Far West League honors in basketball, baseball and football.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

    Multi Events
  • 2017Sophomore

    Multi Events
  • 2018Junior

    Multi Events
  • 2019Senior

    Multi Events
  • 2020Redshirt Senior

    Multi Events
  • 2021Redshirt Senior

    Multi Events