The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2013-14 Track & Field / Cross Country: Men Roster
Roster
Darnell Porter
- Position:
- Sprints/Relays
- Height:
- 5-6
- Weight:
- 135
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Fort Worth, Texas
- High School:
- James Bowie
Career Bests
100m: 10.97
Outdoor 200m: 22.36
60m: 7.02
2012-13
Outdoor:
Ran the 100m in a wind-aided 10.92 to finish 12th at the Longhorn Invitational … set a personal best of 22.33 in the 200m at the Texas Invitational … clocked 10.94 in the 100m at the Texas Relays … opened the season running a personal-best 11.00 in the 100m and a 22.33 in the 200m at the Texas State Elite meet.
Indoor:
Finished fourth in the 200m (22.75) and sixth in the 60m (7.14) at the Arkansas Dual Meet.
2011-12
Outdoor:
Redshirted.
Indoor:
Finished the 60m in 7.02 and the 200m in 22.36 in the Don Kirby Invite prelims ... ran the 60m in 7.03 and the 200m in 22.86 at the Arkansas Dual Meet.
PRIOR TO TEXAS
Led his team to three track and field district championships ... claimed the 2011 5A District championship in the 100 meters as a senior ... qualified for the regional in the 100 meters, 4x100 meters, and 4x200 meters as a junior and senior ... placed fourth at the district championships in the 100 meters as a sophomore ... has personal bests of 10.7 in the 100 meters and 21.67 in the 200 meters ... named MVP for two consecutive years ... four-year letterman and two-year captain of the James Bowie High School track and field team.
PERSONAL
Born in Fort Worth, Texas ... parents are Horatio and Angie Porter ... both parents ran collegiate track in the state of Texas ... has two brothers, David and Darien ... majoring in physical culture and sports ... two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (fall 2011; fall 2013).
