2017 Track and Field

Darius Marshall

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 175
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Columbia, S.C.
  • Highschool Blythewood HS

Biography

2014-15 Indoor:  Ran in four meets and competed in the long jump, 60-meter dash and 200-meter dash…Opened the season at the UNCG Six-Way Meet with a 6th place finish in the long jump (6.60-meters) and was 11th in the 60-meter dash (7.23).

High School: 
Lettered four years each in football and track at Blythewood High School…Was a state champion, Class AAAA All-Region and National High School All-American performer…Received the Bengal Award as a senior…Collected Most Valuable Sprinter honor during his junior season and Most Improved as a sophomore.

Personal:  Born May 27, 1996…Parents are Michael and Yolonda Marshall…Has one sister, Aleah (15)…His mother was a hurdler/sprinter at the University of Georgia…Is majoring in computer science…Enjoys drawing…His favorite food is pizza…Lists “The Fast and Furious” series as his favorite movies…Claims Zoe Saldana is his favorite actress…Likes listening to J. Cole…Spring is his favorite season…His favorite book is The Art of War by Sun Tzu…Says Dwight Philips is his favorite athlete…Favorite quote is, “In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure:…His dream job is to become a computer graphic engineer.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    Sprints/Jumps
    5'11" 175 lbs
  • 2016Sophomore

    Jumps
    5'11" 175 lbs
  • 2017Junior

    Jumps
    5'11" 175 lbs