| Darius Anderson
(The University of Memphis)
Three-Time All C-USA Performer
2011 Outdoor:
A reliable complement to Robert Jackson, Anderson had
five top-five finishes in the hurdles as a senior... At
SEMO Invite, had season-best 4th place finish in the
110m hurdles with a 14.98s mark... Had season-best run
of 14.56s during the prelims at the War Eagle Invite; he
ultimately finished ninth in the event... Culminated
season at the C-USA Outdoor Championships, finishing
fifth with a 14.75 mark... Also competed in 400m
hurdles, with a career-best third place finish at the
Tiger Invite in 54.64s seconds.
2011 Indoor:
Earned four top-five finishes during his final indoor
season as a Tiger... Was runner-up at the SEMO Invite
with a 7.76s final run in the 55m hurdles... Put up a
season-best in the 60m hurdles at the EIU Mega Meet with
an 8.50s mark, finishing fourth... At C-USA Indoor
Championships, finished sixth with an 8.27s mark in the
55m hurdles.
2010 Outdoor:
Injury limited him to one 110m hurdle at
the C-USA Championships; he ran a 14.90 during the
prelims.
2010
Indoor: Competed in four
events...finished third at the ASU Kickoff Klassic in
the 55m hurdles with a personal-best 7.66
mark...season-best 8.53 second 60m hurdle came during
C-USA Championships prelims.
2009 Outdoor:
Anderson participated in seven meets during the outdoor
season...Had six top-five finishes during the
season...Finished second in the 110m hurdles at the
Memphis Tiger Invitational with a time of 14.66...Set a
personal-best time of 14.46 in the 110m hurdles at the
C-USA Championships...Finished third in the C-USA
Championship 110m hurdles race with a time of
14.73...His best finish in the 400m hurdles came at the
Joey Haines Invitational with a time of 55.52.
2009 Indoor:
Anderson participated in four meets during indoor
season...Recorded a personal best 60m dash time in of
7.61 at the SIU McDonald's Invitational...Finished
fourth in the 60m hurdles at the SIU McDonald's
Invitational with a time of 8.61 in the finals.
Member of the
second place finishing distance medley relay team at the
EIU Mega Meet...Set a season-high time of 8.49 seconds
in the prelims of the 60m hurdles at the C-USA
Championships.
2008 Outdoor:
Anderson participated in
three meets during the outdoor season...Finished
top-eight in every race...Two top-five finishes...Placed
fourth at SEMOtion relays with a time of 15.60 in the
110m hurdles...At C-USA Outdoor Championships, he set a
season-best 110m hurdles time of 15.13 in
prelims...Placed seventh in 110m hurdles finals with a
time of 15.15...Also set a 400m hurdles season-best time
of 55.96 in prelims...Placed fifth in 400m hurdles
finals with a time of 57.60.
2008 Indoor:
Anderson participated in six meets during indoor
season...Finished top-eight in every race...Three
top-five finishes...At SIU Saluki SASF Invitational
finished fourth with an 8.48 time in the 60m
hurdles...Finished second at the SIU McDonald's
Invitational with a season-best 8.43 in the finals of
the 60m hurdles...Set a 55m hurdles season-best at SEMO
Invitational with first place time of 7.81 in the
finals...At C-USA Indoor Championships, he tied his
season-best 60m hurdles mark of 8.43 in prelims...Placed
eighth in 60m hurdles finals with a time of 8.46.
Academics:
Named to the C-USA Track and Field All-Academic Team in
2009...Has been a member of the Tiger 3.0 Club for three
semesters and was twice placed on the C-USA
Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll.
Prep:
Attended Lyndon B. Johnson HS lettering in track and
field for four years under coach La'Boris
Bean...Specialized in sprints and hurdles...Regional
qualifier in 110 hurdles 2004...In 2006, finished sixth
at the UIL State (Texas) Championships in 110 meter
hurdles class 4-A...In 2007, finished fourth at UIL
State Championships in 110 meter hurdles class
4-A...Third place finish at regionals in 300 meter
hurdles in 2007.
At LBJ High School, Darius lettered
in track and field for four years under Coach La'Boris
Bean. Darius specialized in sprints and hurdles
where he was a Regional
qualifier in 110 meter hurdles 2004. In 2006 he finished 6th
at the UIL State (Texas) Championships in 110 meter hurdles
Cass 4-A. As a senior in 2007, Darius finished 4th at UIL State
Championships in 110 meter hurdles in Cass 4-A and
secured a 3rd place
finish at the Regionals in the 300 meter hurdles in 2007. |
