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2019-20 Men's Track & Field Roster

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Elizabeth Courtney Randolph/USI
Elizabeth Courtney Randolph/USI
Elizabeth Courtney Randolph/USI
Elizabeth Courtney Randolph/USI
Olivia Kelley
Dan McDonnell, USI Athletic Communications
Dan McDonnell, USI Athletic Communications
Dan McDonnell, USI Athletic Communications

Darius Payne

  • Position
    Middle Distance
  • Indoor Class
    Senior
  • Outdoor Class
    Sr.
  • Hometown
    Louisville, KY
  • Highschool
    duPont Manual
  • Major
    Public Relations & Advertising

Biography

Career Results
2019-20
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD:
Competed in five meets for USI in the 600 meters and 800 meters...finished 11th at the GLVC Championships in the 800 meters (1:59.98)...also finished fourth at the EIU Friday Night Special in the 800 meters (1:58.48).
2018-19
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in one meet, the Greater Louisville Classic.
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Finished fourth in the 800 meters at the GLVC Championships...also helped USI's 4x400-meter relay team to an eighth-place showing and its distance medley relay team to a 10th-place finish at the GLVC Championships...appeared in seven meets during the indoor season, competing in the 400 meters, the 600 meters, the 800 meters, 4x400-meter relay and the DMR.
OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Posted a 14th-place finish in the 800 meters at the GLVC Championships...competed in five meets during the outdoor campaign, running the 800 meters as well as the 4x400-meter relay.

2017-18
CROSS COUNTRY: Did not compete.
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Competed in the 600 meters, 800 meters, distance medley relay and 4x400-meter relay during the indoor season...finished ninth in the 800 meters at the GLVC Championships...also helped USI's 4x400-meter relay team to a ninth-place finish at the conference meet.
OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Appeared in five meets, running the 800 meters four times and the 4x400-meter relay once...helped USI's 4x400-meter relay team to an eighth-place finish at the GLVC Championships.

2016-17
CROSS COUNTRY:
Appeared in one meet as a sophomore placing 38th at the Gabby Reunvent Early Bird. 
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Did not compete. 
OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Did not compete.

2015-16
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in four meets as a freshman, finishing 112th at the GLVC Championships.
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Finished seventh in the 800 meters at the GLVC Indoor Championships...helped USI's distance medley relay team to an NCAA II provisional qualifying time and what, at the time, was a school-record in the event at the GVSU Big Meet (the record was later broken at the GLVC Championships by a different combination of runners)...also competed on USI's 4x400-meter relay team, the 400 meters, and the 600 meters during the indoor season.
OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Did not compete.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from duPont Manual High School in Louisville, Kentucky, where he was a four-time qualifier for the KHSAA Class 3A state championships...finished 63rd at the state meet as a sophomore in 2012 and 65th as a senior in 2014...earned All-State honors after finishing third in the 800 meters at the KHSAA Class 3A Track & Field Championships...qualified for the KHSAA Class 3A Track & Field Championships in the 800 meters three times...also helped DMHS's 4x800-meter relay team to three appearances in the KHSAA Class 3A Track & Field Championships.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-2016Freshman

    Middle Distance
  • 2016-2017Freshman

    Middle Distance
  • 2017-2018Sophomore

    Middle Distance
  • 2018-2019Junior

    Middle Distance
  • 2019-2020Senior

    Middle Distance