DePaul University Athletics
Darius Brown Resets Program Record, Punches Ticket to NCAA Championships
5/30/2025 8:00:00 PM | TRACK AND FIELD, CHAMPIONSHIP EXPERIENCE
DePaul sends multiple athletes to NCAA Finals for first time in over a decade
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – DePaul senior Darius Brown is headed back to the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships after a record performance in the men's 110m hurdles at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds on Friday night. With Brown and Alex Bernstein both advancing to Eugene, DePaul will send multiple athletes to the NCAA Final Rounds for the first time since 2012.
The evening began with the men's 4x100m relay. The BIG EAST Champion squad, featuring Brown, Demetrius Rolle, Dominic Cole, and Charles Lewis, recorded a DNF after a miscue disrupted the exchange. Cole and Lewis concluded their Blue Demon careers as part of the fastest 4x100m unit in program history.
Rolle returned to the track shortly after for the men's 100m quarterfinal. The graduate sprinter clocked a 10.26, just .02 seconds off his program-best time, finishing 21st in the West and nine places shy of Championship qualification.
Brown then took the track for the 110m hurdles, continuing his dominant postseason by lowering his own school record for the second straight meet. After running a 13.40 to win his third BIG EAST title earlier this month, he trimmed that mark to 13.37 in College Station, finishing seventh overall in the West to punch his return ticket to nationals. He closed strong down the stretch to secure his second consecutive NCAA Outdoor Final Rounds berth. Already tied as DePaul's most decorated track and field athlete with three All-America honors, Brown will have the opportunity to claim the top spot outright with a fourth All-America finish in Eugene.
NCAA West Preliminary Rounds - Day Three
E.B. Cushing Stadium – College Station, Texas
Friday, May 30
Men's 4x100m Relay: DNF - Cole, Lewis, Brown, Rolle
Men's 110m Hurdles: 7. Darius Brown - 13.37 (PR, School record)
Men's 100m: 21. Demetrius Rolle - 10.26
UP NEXT
DePaul closes its stay in College Station on Saturday with the women's discus, women's triple jump, and 3000m SC.
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The evening began with the men's 4x100m relay. The BIG EAST Champion squad, featuring Brown, Demetrius Rolle, Dominic Cole, and Charles Lewis, recorded a DNF after a miscue disrupted the exchange. Cole and Lewis concluded their Blue Demon careers as part of the fastest 4x100m unit in program history.
Rolle returned to the track shortly after for the men's 100m quarterfinal. The graduate sprinter clocked a 10.26, just .02 seconds off his program-best time, finishing 21st in the West and nine places shy of Championship qualification.
Brown then took the track for the 110m hurdles, continuing his dominant postseason by lowering his own school record for the second straight meet. After running a 13.40 to win his third BIG EAST title earlier this month, he trimmed that mark to 13.37 in College Station, finishing seventh overall in the West to punch his return ticket to nationals. He closed strong down the stretch to secure his second consecutive NCAA Outdoor Final Rounds berth. Already tied as DePaul's most decorated track and field athlete with three All-America honors, Brown will have the opportunity to claim the top spot outright with a fourth All-America finish in Eugene.
NCAA West Preliminary Rounds - Day Three
E.B. Cushing Stadium – College Station, Texas
Friday, May 30
Men's 4x100m Relay: DNF - Cole, Lewis, Brown, Rolle
Men's 110m Hurdles: 7. Darius Brown - 13.37 (PR, School record)
Men's 100m: 21. Demetrius Rolle - 10.26
UP NEXT
DePaul closes its stay in College Station on Saturday with the women's discus, women's triple jump, and 3000m SC.
FOLLOW THE BLUE DEMONS
For all of the latest on DePaul Cross Country, Track & Field, stay tuned to DePaulBlueDemons.com and follow the team on Facebook, Instagram, and X.
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