LANGLEY, British Columbia – Trinity Western second-year heptathlete Dajean Clarke (Langley, B.C.) has been named the Spartan Male Athlete of the Week after a record-breaking first-place performance at the Canada West track and field championships this past weekend at the City of Regina Fieldhouse in Regina, Sask.
The human kinetics student scored 5,008 points in the heptathlon to win gold at the Canada West Championships and break the Spartans heptathlon record. Clarke's podium-topping performance helped lift the Spartans men's team to a third-place finish.
Clarke's record-setting performance saw him better the TWU record of 4,997 points (Feb. 25, 2023), which was held by Spartans teammate Brandon Gremaud. With Clarke's win, TWU has now won six heptathlon gold medals in the last 10 years.
Clarke and the rest of the Spartans will now head to the U SPORTS track and field championships on March 6 at the University of Windsor in Windsor, Ont.
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 33 Canada West team championships.
About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in U SPORTS. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.
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