Darrius Lopez

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Kapolei, Hawaii
High School:
Kapolei

2015-16: Competed in the Hammer in both indoor and outdoor seasons… Took first at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood invitational with a throw of 60.59m/198-09… Placed third at the USF Bulls invitational with a mark of 57.93m/190-01… Placed second at the Rankin/Poehlein Invitational with a mark of 55.50m/182-01… Took fourth at the WKU Hilltopper Relays with a mark of 57.76m/ 188-10.

2014-15: Competed in the hammer throw and discus throw during the outdoor season…recorded his best marks in the discus throw (46.40m) and the hammer throw (56.76m) at the Louisville Twilight…recorded six top-10 finishes on the season…finished 16th in the hammer throw at the ACC Outdoor Championships.

2013-14: Competed in the hammer throw during the outdoor season... Posted a season-best mark of 55.46m at the Kentucky Relays, earning him an 11th place finish... Took sixth place finishes at the Georgia Invitational and AAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Prep: Earned first team all-star honors in 2012 and 2013 at Kapolei High under coach Tony Gamboa ... was ranked 10th best thrower in Hawaii ... competed for USA Track and Field during a summer session.

Personal: Son of David and Minyon Lopez ... birthday is April 14 ... has two brothers and one sister ... majoring in exercise science.