SPU: Three-year letterwinner. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2023.
Junior (2023): INDOOR – After two years of dealing with various injuries, finally got to compete in his first multi-event competion, and scored a team point by placing 8th in the heptathlon at the GNAC Championships, scoring 3,861 points. Won the 60-meter dash portion in 7.14 seconds, was 4th in the long jump portion in a personal-best 21-2, and 4th in the pole vault portion with a personal-best 12-7 1/2. ... Ran a PB 52.41 in the 400-meter dash at the UW Invitational on Jan. 28.
OUTDOOR – Competed in three regular-season meets before missing the rest of the spring with an injury. ... Ran a personal-best 20.02 in the 110 hurdles at the Mangrum Invitational in San Marcos, Calif., on March 24.
Sophomore (2022): INDOOR – Did not compete.
OUTDOOR – Ran the anchor leg on SPU's 7th-place 4-by-100 relay at GNAC, teaming with Evan Carpenter, Jeff Gordon, and Julius Shepherd for a time of 43.52. ... Set a personal best of 11.61 seconds in the 100-meter dash at the CWU Wildcat Invitational on April 23. ... Anchored the winning 4-by-100 relay, following David Njeri, Jeff Gordon, and Julius Shepherd, at the PLU Invitational on April 9. That foursome clocked 43.65 seconds.
Freshman (2021): INDOOR – Season canceled.
OUTDOOR – Placed 13th in the discus at GNAC Championships with a throw of 107 feet, 3 inches. ... Ran the second leg on the 6th-place 4-by-100 relay and the third leg on the 7th-place 4-by-400 at GNAC. ... Set a personal-best of 11-5 3/4 in the pole vault at the Ed Boitono Invitational on March 27 at Puget Sound. ... Inside that same Baker Stadium venune on April 24 at the Peyton-Shotwell Invitational, recorded a PR of 37-8 1/2 in the shot put. ... Threw the discus a personal-best 127-8 in the Buc Scoring Invite at Whitworth on April 30. ... Participated in seven meets.
Personal: Darius Terrone Holmes. ... Exercise science major.
Klamath Union High School: As a junior in 2019, placed 3rd in the long jump (21-2 3/4), 4th in the 100-meter dash (11.41), 11th in the discus (119-1) and led off the 3rd-place 4x100 relay at the Class 4A (medium-large school) Oregon state meet. During that season, set PRs in the shot (49 feet, 7 inches), discus (166-7), long jump (21-7 ½) and 100 dash (11.25 seconds). ... Placed 4
th in the discus and 11
th in the long jump at state as a sophomore, and 6
th in the discus as a freshman. ... Won three straight Skyline Conference discus titles, two straight in the long jump, and one in the 4-by-1. ... Earned five first-team and one second-team All-Skyline Conference awards in football, and three first-team All-Conference awards in basketball.
Fun facts: Started doing track & field as a high school freshman. ...
If not for track, would play basketball. ...
Favorite sport to watch is basketball. ...
Books he just couldn't put down were any in the "Percy Jackson" series and the "Kane Chronicles." ...
Favorite junk food is French fries. ...
Favorite healthy food is grilled chicken or grilled steak. ...
His dream car is a 1964 Chevy Impala convertible. ...
Loves to shop for clothes and food. ...
Favorite team is the Dallas Cowboys. ...
Favorite athlete is LeBron James. ...
Easiest subject in school is Spanish. ...
Toughest subject is English. ...
If he could invite anyone to dinner, it would be American rapper / songwriter / actor Tupac Shukar. He would serve a fancy meal with steak. ...
If he could be any action hero, would be Superman. ...
His friends call him 'D.' ...
In 10 years, plans to be involved in some way with football or basketball, possibly with a sideline job.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
60 dash: 7.14 (2/20/2023)
400: 52.41 (1/28/2023)
1000: 3:10.83 (2/21/2023)
HJ: 5-7 3/4 / 1.72m (2/20/2023)
PV: 12-7 1/2 / 3.85m (2/21/2023)
LJ: 21-2 / 6.45m (2/20/2023)
SP: 34-5 / 10.49m (2/20/2023)
Hep: 3,861 (2/20-21/2023)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
100: 11.61 (4/23/2022)
400: 52.87 (3/18/2023)
110H: 20.02 (3/24/2023)
PV: 12-6 / 3.81m (3/18/2023)
LJ: 18-7 / 5.66m (3/24/2023)
SP: 37-8 1/2 / 11.49m (4/24/2021)
Discus: 127-8 / 38.91m (4/30/2021)
CAREER RESULTS
