2025 Track & Field Roster
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Bates, Di'Niko
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Di'Niko Bates
- Position:
- Hurdles
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Saint Mary's College HS
- Hometown:
- Oakland, Calif.
- Previous School:
- USC
Bio
TFRRS Profile
2025
Was an NCAA West Regionals finalist and scorer at the Outdoor Big Ten Championships in the 110m hurdles, and scored at Indoor Big Tens in the 60m hurdles ... Placed 15th in the 110mH semifinals at NCAA West Regionalsย with a time of 13.67, missing out on an NCAA Championships-qualifying spot by about a tenth of a second ... Had a season-best time in the 110mH during the USC dual meet (13.63), which put him on the UCLA all-time top-10 list at No. 5 ... Helped the Bruins to wins in the 4x400 relay at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite on Apr. 5 and Jim Bush Legends Meet on Mar. 22 ... Placed fifth in the 110m hurdles finals at the Outdoor Big Ten Championships in Eugene, Ore. with a time of 13.78 ... Also helped UCLA to a sixth-place finish in the 4x400 relay (3:07.88) at Outdoor Big Tens ... Was the fifth-place finisher in the 60m hurdles final at Indoor Big Ten Championships with a time of 7.81 ... That time was No. 2 in UCLA school history ... Runner-up in the 60mH at the Crossroads of America Invitational on Jan. 24 ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall quarter, winter, and spring quarters.ย
USC (2024)
Spent one season at USC ... Reached the finals of the 110mH at the Pac-12 Championships, ultimately finishing eighth ... Runner-up in the 110mH at the UCLA-USC dual meet ... Won the 110mH at the 44 Farms Team Invitational ... Also won the 110mH at the 2024 Trojan Invite ... Made his USC debut at the 2024 Spokane Sports Showcase, finishing runner-up in the 60mH.
California (2022-23)
Competed in parts of the 2022 and 2023 seasons with the California track program ... He reached the 2023 NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in the 110m hurdles, after finishing third at the 2023 Pac-12 Championships in the event with a PR of 13.88 ... During the 2023 indoor season, he ran 7.87 in the 60m hurdles, fifth all-time by a Golden Bear ... Was limited to four outdoor meets in 2022, winning the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.54 at the Aztec Invitational.
High School
Bates is a 2021 graduate of St. Maryโs College High in Oakland, Calif. ... He won the 300m hurdles and took second in the 110m hurdles at the 2021 Nor Cal Championships ... He placed third in both the 300m and 110m hurdles at the 2021 Arcadia Invitational ... In 2019, he competed in the 110m and 400m hurdles at the USAFT Junior Olympics ... He also competed in the 100m and 300m hurdles at the CIF North Coast Section Championships.
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Personal
Born in 2003 โฆ Motherโs name is Monet ... Has two siblings, Sasha and Mykel โฆ His hobbies include travel and shopping โฆ Favorite actor is Michael Rainey Jr. ...ย Favorite musical artist is Lil Baby ... Favorite movie is A Bronx Tale.
2025
Was an NCAA West Regionals finalist and scorer at the Outdoor Big Ten Championships in the 110m hurdles, and scored at Indoor Big Tens in the 60m hurdles ... Placed 15th in the 110mH semifinals at NCAA West Regionalsย with a time of 13.67, missing out on an NCAA Championships-qualifying spot by about a tenth of a second ... Had a season-best time in the 110mH during the USC dual meet (13.63), which put him on the UCLA all-time top-10 list at No. 5 ... Helped the Bruins to wins in the 4x400 relay at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite on Apr. 5 and Jim Bush Legends Meet on Mar. 22 ... Placed fifth in the 110m hurdles finals at the Outdoor Big Ten Championships in Eugene, Ore. with a time of 13.78 ... Also helped UCLA to a sixth-place finish in the 4x400 relay (3:07.88) at Outdoor Big Tens ... Was the fifth-place finisher in the 60m hurdles final at Indoor Big Ten Championships with a time of 7.81 ... That time was No. 2 in UCLA school history ... Runner-up in the 60mH at the Crossroads of America Invitational on Jan. 24 ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall quarter, winter, and spring quarters.ย
USC (2024)
Spent one season at USC ... Reached the finals of the 110mH at the Pac-12 Championships, ultimately finishing eighth ... Runner-up in the 110mH at the UCLA-USC dual meet ... Won the 110mH at the 44 Farms Team Invitational ... Also won the 110mH at the 2024 Trojan Invite ... Made his USC debut at the 2024 Spokane Sports Showcase, finishing runner-up in the 60mH.
California (2022-23)
Competed in parts of the 2022 and 2023 seasons with the California track program ... He reached the 2023 NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in the 110m hurdles, after finishing third at the 2023 Pac-12 Championships in the event with a PR of 13.88 ... During the 2023 indoor season, he ran 7.87 in the 60m hurdles, fifth all-time by a Golden Bear ... Was limited to four outdoor meets in 2022, winning the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.54 at the Aztec Invitational.
High School
Bates is a 2021 graduate of St. Maryโs College High in Oakland, Calif. ... He won the 300m hurdles and took second in the 110m hurdles at the 2021 Nor Cal Championships ... He placed third in both the 300m and 110m hurdles at the 2021 Arcadia Invitational ... In 2019, he competed in the 110m and 400m hurdles at the USAFT Junior Olympics ... He also competed in the 100m and 300m hurdles at the CIF North Coast Section Championships.
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Personal
Born in 2003 โฆ Motherโs name is Monet ... Has two siblings, Sasha and Mykel โฆ His hobbies include travel and shopping โฆ Favorite actor is Michael Rainey Jr. ...ย Favorite musical artist is Lil Baby ... Favorite movie is A Bronx Tale.
UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes
Friday, June 21
UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes
Friday, June 21
UCLA Track & Field Jim Bush Legends Invite (April 13, 2024)
Wednesday, April 17
powHER of the Pac: UCLA's Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Monday, June 27
