Emmanuel Badejo of Wayne State College has qualified for the 400-meter dash at the 2025 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships May 22-24 in Pueblo, Colorado at the CSU-Pueblo Thunderbowl.  The official list of NCAA national qualifiers were announced Tuesday afternoon.
            Badejo, a freshman from Ijebu Ode, Nigeria, was the NSIC champion in the 400-meter dash at last weekend's NSIC Championships in Duluth, Minnesota with a winning time of 46.58 seconds, a new NSIC Meet Record.  He is ranked 11^th in NCAA Division II in the 400-meter dash entering nationals thanks to a season-best and new school record time of 46.39 seconds run at the USD Tune-Up Meet May 2^nd.
            Badejo will compete in the 400-meter dash at nationals on Thursday, May 22^nd at 6:55 p.m. Central Time and is one of 22 national qualifiers in the event.