COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 400m - 47.54, 600m – 1:16.23, 800m - 1:47.11, 1000m - 2:21.97
CAREER AWARDS, RECORDS, AND NOTES
RECORDS:
No. 2 (3:03.15), No. 6, and No. 10 in Penn State history in the outdoor 4x400m relay
No. 4 in Penn State history in the indoor 600m (1:16.23)
No. 3 (7:12.96) and No. 10 (7:17.86) in school history in the outdoor 4x800 relay.
AWARDS:
1x Big Ten Champion (‘23 indoor 800)
3x Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week (1x ’24, 2x ’23)
1x USTFCCCA All-Academic team (’23)
2x Academic All-Big Ten (’23, ‘24)
NOTES: Placed third at 2022 Canadian National Championship in 800m behind personal-best time of 1:47.11…Three-time NCAA Championships qualifier (2024 4x400 relay, 2023 800m, 2022 4x400 relay)…Owns the Canadian National Record in the indoor 600-meter run (1:16.23).
2024 Outdoor
Season: Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 4x400 relay for the third consecutive season…Is the only member of the Nittany Lions to have run in the 4x400 at NCAAs in each of the last three seasons.
Penn Relays (4/25-27): Ran a 3:05.92 in the 4x400, setting the sixth-fastest time in school history in the event. Jim Thorpe Invitational (5/3): Posted a 1:49.27 in the 800m. Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/10-12): Finished seventh in the 4x400 with a 3:08.86. NCAA East Preliminaries (5/22-25): In a historic outing, helped his team to a 3:03.15 in the 4x400m, the second-fastest mark in school history…Penn State’s group headed to the NCAA Championships for the third consecutive year, with Desmeules as the only representative on all three qualifying teams. NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/5-8): Finished 23rd in the nation in the 4x400m relay with a 3:11.01.
2024 Indoor
Season: Posted point-scoring finishes in both the 600m and 800m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships…Set the No. 4 600m time in school history, bettering his own Canadian national record in the process. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/23-24): Finished fourth in the 600m (1:17.26) and sixth in the 800m (1:49.61)…Collected points in multiple events for the second straight Big Ten Indoor Championship meet.
Penn State National Open (1/26-27): Won the 600m with the fourth-fastest time in school history, a 1:16.23 Canadian national record…Added a 1:47.40 in the 800m, the fourth-fastest mark of the meet. David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/16): Clocked a 1:47.44 in the 800m to finish fifth in the field of 260+ runners.
2023 Outdoor
Season: Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second straight season, this time in the 800 meters…Earned Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week honors after the Blue & White Intrasquad Scrimmage (12/10) and the Penn State National Open (1/27-28).
Hurricane Collegiate Invitational (3/25): Finished with a PR in the 400, going 47.91 for eighth overall. LSU Lloyd Willis Invitational (4/8): Finished second in the 800 (1:48.41) and the 4x400 (3:08.85). Penn Relays (4/27-29): Set the No. 3 4x800 time in Penn State history, finishing second place in the Championship of America at 7:12.96. NCAA East Prelims (5/25-27): In his second-straight East Prelims, qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 800, finishing 12th overall with a 1:50.31 in the 800 finals. NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/7-10): Finished his 2023 campaign with his second-straight NCAA Championships appearance.
2023 Indoor
Season: Set PRs in the 400, 800, and 1000 events…Won the Big Ten Championship in the 800 meters.
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/14): Clocked a 2:21.97 in the 1000 for the win, finishing 0.02 seconds short of a top-five mark in school history in the event. Penn State Tune-Up (2/17): Went sub-1:48 for the first time in 2023 for a second-place finish at 1:47.97. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/24-25): Claimed gold in the 800 with the fifth-fastest time in school history (1:47.29)…Finished fourth in the 4x400 at 3:09.02.
2022 Outdoor
Season: Qualified for NCAA Championships as a member of the 4x400m relay team…Placed fourth at Big Ten Championships in the 800m…Ran personal best 800m at Canadian National Championships to place third (6/27).
Bison Outdoor Classic (4/14-16): Placed third in 800m with a 1:49.87. Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/13-15): Placed fourth in 800m. NCAA East Prelims: Ran a season-best 1:48.15 in the 800-meter run, finishing 20th…Along with teammates Korbin Martino, Savion Hebron, and James Onwuka, ran the seventh-fastest 4x400-meter relay in school history…The 3:06.63 qualified the group for the NCAA Championships as the last team in. NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/8-11): Placed 21st in 4x400m relay to earn honorable mention All-America honors with a 3:06.90.
2022 Indoor
Season: Placed sixth at Big Ten Indoor Championships in the 800m (2/25-26).
Sykes & Sabock Invitational (1/29): Made his debut in the 800-meter run with a 1:49.53, finishing third overall. Dr. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge (2/4-5): Placed first in the 4x400-meter relay with a 3:13.66. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/25-26): Placed sixth in the conference with a 1:50.02 in the 800-meter run.
PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Competed at University of Laval in 2020-21.
PERSONAL
Parents are Caroline and Regis Desmeules...Has two sisters, Sarah and Rosemarie...Studying economics...Born in Canada.