2020 Demon Track and Field Roster

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Darius Groves

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-10 / 146
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    DeRidder, La.
  • Highschool:
    DeRidder HS
  • Major:
    Social Work

Summary

Biography

Career Bests:
    1500 Meter Run
        Outdoor     4:05.07, LSU Alumni Gold, 4/20/19
    Mile
        Indoor        4:27.55, Texas A&M Invitational, 2/22/20
    5000 Meter Run
        Outdoor      16:10.96, Southland Conference Championships, 5/3/19
    4x400 Meter Relay
        Indoor        3:36.81, LSU Twilight, 2/15/19
    4x800 Meter Relay
        Outdoor     8:10.00, McNeese State Cowboy Relays, 3/9/19
    Distance Medley Relay
        Indoor        10:24.14, Southland Conference Championship, 2/24/19

2020 Southland Conference Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll

2020 Outdoor Season: Canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season: Competed in the mile and distance medley relay at four meets during the season ... ran the mile in three meets with his best time coming and career best coming at the Texas A&M Invitational at 4:27.55 finishing 12th overall ... ran times of 4:38.39 at the Houston G5-Super 22 Invitational and 4:42.93 at the LSU Purple Tiger ... only running of the DMR came at the Ted Nelson Invitational with the time of 10:35.69.

2019 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 800, 1500, and 5000 meters as well as the 4x800 meter relay... placed fifth in the 1500 meters at the Leon Johnson Invitational (4:11.13) and seventh at the SFA Carl Knight Invitational (4:06.23)... part of the 4x800 meter relay team that placed third at the McNeese State Cowboy Relays (8:10.00).

2019 Indoor Season: Competed in the mile as well as the 4x400 and distance medley relay... part of the distance medley relay team that placed eighth at the Southland Conference Championship (10:24.14) and first at LSU Twilight (10:36.43).

2018 Outdoor Season: Ran in the 1500 in five meets and had two top-five finishes…best result was finishing fifth at ULM Warhawk Classic (4:11.20)…placed seventh in the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (4:09.69)…ran a season best of time of 4:09.57 in the 1500 at LSU Alumni Gold…also ran in the 800 at Carl Kight Invitational and finished 12th (2:01.99).

2018 Indoor Season: Ran in the mile at LSU Bayou Bengal and finished 22nd (4:47.89).
 
High School: Graduated with a 3.1 GPA from DeRidder High School...lettered in track, cross country, and soccer...placed 38th in the state championship in cross country and went to the regionals in track as a junior...led the team to the first round of the playoffs in soccer as a junior...placed 5th in the state championship for the mile and placed 6th at the state championship in cross country as a senior...was the MVP for the soccer team as a senior...
 
Personal: Son of Danny and Susan...brother of Brendon, Brandi, and Tamela...majoring in music education...plans to be a music teacher after graduation.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    Distance
    5'10" 146 lbs
  • 2019Sophomore

    Distance
    5'10" 146 lbs
  • 2020Junior

    Distance
    5'10" 146 lbs