2011-12 (M) Track and Field Roster

Darius Purcell

  • Position High Jump
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fayetteville, N.C.
  • High School EE Smith

Biography

2010-11 (Junior): Broke the conference and school record in the high jump at the height of 7-1.75 at the Indoor SoCon Championships ... finished seventh and set a personal best mark in the long jump (22-3.50) at the indoor conference meet ... set the meet record at the Appalachian Open (Jan. 15) in the high jump at the height of 7-0.25 ...  claimed his first SoCon Outdoor Championship in the high jump (6-10.75) ... finished first in the high jump at the Wake Forest Invitational, Liberty Invitational, Beach vs. Mountains, and the North Florida Invitational ... finished tied for seventh at the NCAA East Regional ... earned an eighth place finish in the long jump at the Outdoor SoCon Championships.

2009-10 (Sophomore): Second at SoCon Outdoor Championships in the high jump ... qualified
for NCAA Preliminaries in the high jump ... runner-up in the high jump at SoCon Indoor Championships ... named SoCon Field Athlete of the Week twice (Jan. 21 and Feb. 4).

2008-09 (Freshman): Runner-up in the high jump at SoCon Indoor Championships ... second in the high jump at SoCon Outdoor Championships ... qualified for NCAA East Regionals in the high jump ... named SoCon Field Athlete of the Week for the week of April 3.


PR's
Indoor
• High jump- 7-1.25
Outdoor
• High jump- 6-11

Historical Player Information

  • 2008-09Freshman

    High Jump

  • 2009-10Sophomore

    High Jump

  • 2010-11Junior

    High Jump

  • 2011-12Senior

    High Jump