Symone Darius

4/7/18 MWTR Crimson Tide InvitationalAlabama's Symone Darius competes in the 4 x 400 Meters during the Crimson Tide Invitational Photo by Robert Sutton

Position:
Sprints
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
New Rochelle, N.Y.
High School:
New Rochelle

ACCOLADES

All-American, outdoor 4x100 relay (2019)
School record-holder, 4x100 relay
Second Team All-American, indoor 4x400-relay (2018)
First Team All-American, 4x100 relay (2017, 2018)
Second Team All-American, outdoor 4x400 relay (2017, 2018)

2018-19

2019 Outdoor Season

Finished 6^th in the 100 meters at the LSU Invitational with a time of 11.47. Also finished 5^th in the 200 meters with a time of 23.53
Finished 2^nd in the 100 meters at the War Eagle Invitational with a time of 11.63
Finished 8^th in the 200 meters at the Crimson Tide Invitational with a time of 23.62
Finished 22^nd in the 100 meters at the Florida Relays with a time of 11.67

2019 Indoor Season

Finished 36^th in the 200 meters at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 24.49
Finished 3^rd in the 300 meters at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a time of 39.30

2017-18

2018 Outdoor Season

Ran the third leg on the Tide’s 4x100 relay that finished sixth at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships (44.05) to earn first-team All-America honors. Also ran the second leg on UA’s 4x400 relay that finished 11th in the semifinals at the NCAA meet in 3:33.53
Ran on the Tide’s NCAA-qualifying 4x100 relay (43.41) and 4x400 relay (3:32.26) at the NCAA East Preliminary. Also finished 17th in the quarterfinals of the 200 meters at the East Prelim with a personal best time of 23.38
Finished 17th in the prelims of the 100 meters (11.53) and 200 meters (23.60) at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Also ran the third leg on the 4x100 relay (43.27) and the second leg on the 4x400 relay (3:29.71) that finished fourth and sixth, respectively
Finished eighth in the 100 meters at the LSU Invitational in a time of 11.58. Also ran the third leg on the Tide’s “A” 4x100 relay that finished second in 43.37. Ran the second leg on the “A” 4x400 relay at LSU that finished second in 3:31.24
Finished second in the 100 meters at the War Eagle Invitational with a time of 11.65. Also finished second in the 200 meters with a personal best time of 23.40
Ran the third leg on the Tide’s “A” 4x100 relay which finished first at the Tom Jones Invitational with a time of 43.26. Also ran the third leg on the Tide’s “A” 4x400 relay which finished second with a time of 3:34.37. Finished fifth in the 200 meters with a personal best time of 23.69
Ran the third leg on the Tide’s “A” 4x100 relay which finished first at the Crimson Tide Invitational with a time of 43.48. Also ran the third leg on the Tide’s “A” 4x400 relay which finished first with a time of 3:38.87. Finished eighth in the 400 meters with a time of 55.20
Ran the second leg on Alabama’s 4x400 relay which finished first at the Samford Alabama Track Challenge with a time of 3:44.46
Won the 100 meters at the season-opening UTSA Invitational with a time of 11.46

2018 Indoor Season

Ran the anchor leg on the Tide’s 4x400 relay that finished 16th at the NCAA Championships in 3:42.93
Finished 18th in the prelims of the 60 meters at the SEC Championships with a time of 7.39. Finished 20th in the prelims of the 200 meters with a time of 23.50. Also ran the third leg of the Tide’s 4x400 relay which finished sixth with a time of 3:34.50
Finished 11th in the prelims of the 60 meters at the Tiger Paw Invitational with a personal best time of 7.37. Also ran the second leg on the Tide’s “A” 4x400 relay which finished third with a time of 3:32.72
Finished fifth in the 200 meters at the New Mexico Classic with a personal best time of 23.47. Also ran the anchor leg of the Tide’s “A” 4x400 relay team which finished first with a time of 3:33.69, the third-fastest time in school history
Finished 11th in the prelims of the 60 meters at the Bob Pollock Invitational with a time of 7.56. Also finished ninth in the 200 meters with a time of 24.23
Ran the anchor leg of the Alabama “A” 4x400 relay at the Vanderbilt Invitational which placed first in a time of 3:35.89. Also finished third in the 60 meters with a personal best time of 7.41
Was the top collegiate finisher in the 300 meters at the season-opening UAB Blazer Invitational in 38.90. Also anchored the Tide’s “A” 4x400 relay that won the event in 3:39.82

2016-17

2017 Outdoor Season

Member of Alabama’s school record-setting 4x100 relay team (42.56)
Ran the third leg on Alabama’s 4x100 relay that finished second at the NCAA Track & Field Championships in a school-record 42.56. Also ran the third leg on the Tide’s 4x400 relay that finished 10th at the NCAA Championships in 3:33.57
Ran the third leg on Alabama’s 4x100 and 4x400 relays that qualified for the NCAA Track & Field Championships at the NCAA East Preliminary. Also finished 13th in the 100 meters. Finished eighth in the first round of the 100 meters in a personal-best 11.31 to advance to the quarterfinals
Ran the third leg on Alabama’s 4x100 relay (44.41) and 4x400 relay (3:30.94) that finished eighth and fourth, respectively, at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Finished 22nd in the prelims of the 400 meters at the SEC Championships in a personal-best 54.82
Ran the third leg on Alabama’s 4x100 relay that finished third at the SEC Relays in 43.17. Ran the second leg on Alabama’s “A” 4x400 relay that finished second in 3:28.65
Finished 14th in the 200 meters at the SEC Relays in 23.72
Finished second in the 100 meters (11.59) and fifth in the 200 meters (23.93) at the Jim Bush Collegiate. Also anchored the Alabama “A” 4x400 relay that finished second in 3:33.31
Finished 12th in the 200 meters at the Crimson Tide Invitational in 24.34. Also ran the third leg on the Alabama “A” 4x100 relay that finished first at the CTI in 44.02 and the second leg on the 4x400 relay team that finished first in 3:36.69
Ran the lead leg on Alabama’s 4x100 relay team at the Florida Relays that finished sixth in 43.59. Also finished 11th in the 100 meters at the Florida Relays in a personal-best 11.51
Finished fourth in the 200 meters at the Florida State Relays in 24.14 in her outdoor collegiate debut.

2017 Indoor Season

Finished 19th in the prelims of the 60 meters at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships in a personal-best 7.43. Also finished 13th in the prelims of the 200 meters at the SEC meet in 23.81
Finished sixth in the 60 meters (7.46) and 10th in the 200 meters (23.71) at the Tiger Paw Invitational. Also ran the second leg on the Tide’s 4x400 relay “B” squad that finished seventh at the Tiger Paw in 3:41.65
Finished sixth in the 400 meters in 55.62 at the Bob Pollock Invitational
Returned the next day to run the third leg on the Tide’s 4x400 relay squad that finished first in 3:36.91
Finished second in the 200 meters in 23.79 and placed eighth in the 60 meters in 7.56 at the Auburn Invitational
Made her collegiate debut at the Commodore Invitational and finished 15th in the 200 meters in a time of 24.60. Also a member of the Tide’s 4x400 relay “B” squad that finished fourth in 3:41.29

PREP HIGHLIGHTS

2014 state champion in the 200 meters outdoors and the 300 meters indoors
Member of the 4x200 relay squad finished first at the 2014 New Balance Indoor Nationals
Set the New Rochelle High School record in the 200 meters
Also participated in choir in high school

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Daughter of Donovin and Alemnesh Darius
Father, Donovin, was a two-time all-Big East selection in football and the 1997 Big East Defensive Player of the Year at Syracuse and played for nine seasons in the NFL
Born July 4, 1998
Majoring in exercise science