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2016-17 Track and Field Roster

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Darian Dutton

Darian Dutton

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    St. George, Utah
  • Highschool:
    Desert Hills HS

Summary

Biography

At Utah Valley ...

Senior (2017): Indoor: Moved into ninth on program all-time indoor record list in the 5,000-meter at the WAC Indoor Championships in Boise, Idaho… placed sixth at WAC Championships in 5K… placed fourth in the mile (5:31.65) at the Boise Jackson Indoor Invite… Academic All-WAC. Outdoor: Finished with second best time in school history in the 3,000-meter in victory at home in the UVU Collegiate Invitational… recorded the fifth fastest time in program history in the 5,000-meter (17:12.41) at the Mt. SAC Relays… named WAC Track Athlete of the Week after placing third in the 5,000-meter in season opener at UNLV Spring Invitational… placed first 17:14.86 in the 5K at San Diego State’s Aztec Invitational… also added a third-place finish in the 3K (10:01.71) at the UC Riverside Spring Invitational… took eighth in the 10,000-meter at the WAC Outdoor Championships in Edinburg, Texas.
 
Junior (2016): Indoor: Posted a season-best time of 10:35.31 in the 3,000-meter at the WAC Indoor Championships in Boise, Idaho… finished 11th (18:41.02) in the 5,000-meter at the WAC Championships… placed fourth in the 3K (11:15.11) at the BYU Cougar Indoor Invitational… Outdoor:  Logged a season-best 17:59.61 in the 10,000-meter to place 10th at the WAC Outdoor Championships in Kansas City, Mo. … took third in the 5,000-meter (18:06.67) at home in the UVU Collegiate Invite… finished with a season-best time of 37:23.56 at the Mt. SAC Relays… Academic All-WAC.

Sophomore/Redshirt (2014): Indoor: Placed 17th in the 3000m run at the WAC Indoor Championships with a time 10:42.59 ... also took 11th in the 3000 at the Boise State Challenge (10:46.85) ... Academic All-WAC. Outdoor: redshirted the 2017 outdoor season.

Freshman (2013): Indoor: Won the 5000m (17:46.40), took second in the 3000m (10:16.61), third in the distance medley relay (12:48.93) and fourth in the mile (5:13:43) ... won the 3000m (10:25.15) at the ISU Open and the 5000m (17:49.51) at the Jackson[apos]s Open and Multi at Idaho State ... posted personal records in the 800m (2:28.42), mile (5:12.09), 3000m (10:16.48) and the 5000m (17:46.40) ... Outdoor: Placed fifth in the 5000m (18:15.01) and eighth (4:56.23) in the 1500m at the GWC Outdoor Championships ... took fourth in the 5000m (18:34.93) ... put up a personal record in the 1500m (4:56.23).

Before Utah Valley ...
Placed second in state in the 800m in 2010...Region champion in cross country...Girls 3A State Champion in cross country...Girls 3A MVP in 2011...Placed second in state in the 800m and 1600m in 2011...Desert Hills HS Outstanding Athlete in 2011-12...Academic all region in track, cross country..First team all-state on cross county and track for two years...Also played soccer.

Personal ...
Daughter of Jenny and Ron Sharp...Graduated from Desert Hills HS in 2012 with a 3.93 GPA...Member of the National Honor Society...Plans to major in nursing...Also recruited by Southern Utah, Utah State and BYU.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

    Distance
    5'5"
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Distance
    5'5"
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Distance
    5'5"
  • 2015-16Junior

    Distance
    5'5"
  • 2016-17Senior

    Distance
    5'5"

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