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Darius Rodgers
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Spring, Texas
- High School:
- Klein Cain High School
ACADEMIC AWARDS
- 2025 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
FRESHMAN (2025)
Indoor
- Competed in three meets
- Ran a season best time in the 60m (6.94) for sixth place at the Howie Ryan Invitational (Feb. 14)
Outdoor
- Competed in seven meets
- Helped the 4x100-meter relay win the event with a time of 40.06 at the Tom Tellez Alumni Invitational (April 5)
- Won the 100-meter at the J Fred Duckett Twilight Meet (April 26)
- Closed the season with season best times of 10.61 (2.1) in the 100-meter and 21.63 in the 200-meter at the Cameron Burrell Invitational (May 2)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Klein Collins High School
- Attended high school with teammate, Damarien Jacobs
- Klein ISD district champion and area champion
- Stadium record holder
- Other sports lettered in: Football
- Football awards: First Team All-District running back
PERSONAL
- From Spring, Texas
- Son of Ashley Akinsuroju
- Has two siblings
- Aunt, Naomi Taylor was an All-American and Conference Champion for Houston Track & Field from 2018-22
- Why Houston: Grew up attending UH track meets to watch his aunt compete
Tuesday, August 06
Friday, May 03
Saturday, April 06
Thursday, March 14
