California Institute of Technology

High School:

Made the Presidents list with a 4.0 GPA…Darius had his research featured in a 2013 conference…Finished his last two years of high school studying at the University of North Texas…Was captain of his intramural basketball team…Also was a volunteer coordinator of TAMS Research Organization…Was the defensive player of the year as a 9th grader…Qualified for the Regionals and the States in Track (110m, 300 hurdles)…Played football all four years (the last two as intramurals) and was on the state runner up UNT Intramural championship team…Lists his most exciting athletic achievement as winning the UNT intramural football championship…Lists his best research project as “materials science research on metal alloys using 3d characterization.”

Personal:

His favorite team is the Spurs and his favorite player is Tony Parker…His desire to compete and learn inspire his to keep taking steps forward academically and in the athletic world…Lists his hobbies as reading, FIFA, research, and participating in the Junior Engineering Technical Society…Liked Caltech because of its great academics, small student population, and stellar environment…His parents are Donald and Carolyn and he has a sister Desiree.