| Darius Anderson |
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Anderson's Personal Bests
55m hurd. (in.) 7.81 (fin.) 2/22/2008
60m dash. (in.) 7.61 (pre.) 1/31/2009
60m hurd. (in.) 8.43 (fin.) 2/9/2008
8.43 (pre.) 2/30/2008
DMR (in.) 10:59.50 1/24/2009
100m hurd. (out.) 15.13 (pre.) 5/15/2008
200m hurd. (out.) 55.96 (pre.) 5/15/2008
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 personal 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 personal 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 personal best 8.43 in the finals of the 60m hurdles...Set a 55m hurdles personal best at SEMO Invitational with first place time of 7.81 in the finals...At C-USA Indoor Championships, he tied personal best 60m hurdles mark of 8.43 in prelims...Placed eighth in 60m hurdles finals with a time of 8.46.
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 hurdles class 4-A...In 2007, finished fourth at UIL State Championships in 110 hurdles class 4-A...Third place finish at regionals in 300 hurdles in 2007.
ACADEMICS: Has been a member of the Tiger 3.0 club for both of his freshman semesters and was placed on the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
PERSONAL: Native of Austin, Texas...Born on May 29, 1989 to Julia and Darryl Anderson...Has one sister, Marquita...Enjoys watching TV and playing video games...Favorite movie is the "Hulk"...Majoring in physics.
