Darvis Patton

Height: 6-0
Weight: 165
Event: Sprints, formerly Long Jump
Personal Records: 200m – 20.03 (2003); 100m – 10.11 (2007)
Born: December 4, 1977
Current Residence: Fort Worth, Texas
High School: Lake Highlands Dallas (1996)
College: Garden City Community College (1998); Texas Christian (2001)
Coach: Monte Stratton

Career Highlights: Became a JUCO All-American eight times; was an NCAA All-American ten times; was a World Outdoor 4x100m gold medalist twice (2003 and 2007); was a runner up in both the USA Indoors and USA Outdoors in 2002; took the World Outdoors silver medal in 2003; topped the USA Outdoor 200m in 2003; took a bronze medal for the 4x100m and a silver medal for 100m at the Pan-American Games in 2007

2007: Took eighth place at the USA Outdoors (10.26); was sixth at the Adidas Track Track Classic (10.11w); took fifth place in 200m at Reebok Grand Prix (20.49); won a bronze medal for the 4x100 at the Pan-Am Race (38.88); came in second at Luzern (10.26); won first place at Arlington (10.13); took a gold medal for the 4x100m at the World Outdoors (37.78) achieved best of 10.11 at Adidas Track Classic in heats
2006: Took third place at the Road to Eugene (10.19); placed second in 200m at Thessaloniki (20.50)
2005: Placed seventh in Jamaica with a best of 10.27
2004: Won the first round in 100m at Kingston (10.12); took fourth place at the Olympic Trials (20.32); came in second in 200m at Fort Worth (20.07w); took first place at Arlington's 100m (9.89w); was ranked by Track and Field News as tenth (in the World) and fifth (in the US) in the 200m, and seventh in the US 100m; achieved bests of 10.12 and 20.17
2003: Placed first at World Outdoors semifinal (20.03PR); was second at Lausanne (20.14); took the silver medal at the USA Outdoors 200m (20.31); won a gold medal for the World Outdoor 4x100m race (38.06); came in first in the 200m at the Adidas Boston Indoor Games (20.73); became champion at the USA Outdoors (20.15); ranked in Track and Field News as second in both America and the World's top sprinters with a best of 20.03
2002: Took fourth place in Long Jump at Padua (8.04m/26-4.5); placed second in the USA Indoors (20.95) and the USA Outdoors (20.31); was second in Brussels (20.12PR); was second place in Rome (20.14); took first place at London (20.25); placed first at Rethymnon (20.26); was first place in Yokohama (20.29); won the 200m at the Norwich Union Challenge held in Glasgow (20.16 – was named the meet's Outstanding Performer); was ranked by Track and Field News as fourth in the world and first in the US at 200m and ninth in the US long jump; achieved bests of 20.31 and 8.12m/26-7.75
2001: Placed fourth at the NCAA Outdoor long jump (7.97m/26-1.75); took fourth place at the USA Outdoors (20.72); came in third at the NCAA Outdoors 200m (20.59); part of the TCU winning 4x100m team (38.58); ranked by Track and Field News as seventh best US 200m sprinter; achieved bests of 20.31 and 8.12m/26-7.75
2000: Took fifth place at the Olympic Trials semis (20.56); eighth place in the long jump at the NCAA Outdoors (7.59m/24-11); placed fourth at the NCAA Outdoors 200m; won both the long jump and the 200m at the Western Athletic Conference; achieved bests of 20.29 and 8.04m/26-4.5
1999: Did not compete
1998: Was fourth in 200m at JUCO Outdoors; became Junior College Long Jump Champion; achieved bests of 20.49w and 8.06m/26-5.5w