2016-17 Men's Track & Field Roster
Roster
Diaz, David

David Diaz
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Brentwood, Tenn.
- High School:
- Lake Orion HS
Bio
Diaz's TFRRS Results
INDIVIDUAL TITLES
2015 C-USA Indoor 800M (1:54.04)
Rice All Time Ranking (as of July 16, 2018)
(Indoors)
800-23rd
(Outdoors)
800-29th
AT MAJOR MEETS
2015 C-USA Indoor Championships- 1st, 800m, 1:54.04
2015 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 8th, 4x400, 3:22.29
2015 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 3rd, 800m, 1:53.34
2016 C-USA Indoor Championships- 9th, 4x400, 3:22.16
2016 C-USA Indoor Championships- 4th, DMR, 10:10.21
2016 C-USA Indoor Championships- 5th, 800m, 1:56.93
2016 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 8th, 4x400, 3:23.92
2016 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 8th, 800m, 1:56.91
2017 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 8th, 4x400, 3:22.19
2018 C-USA Indoor Championships- 1st, DMR, 9:52.95
2018 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 8th, 4x400, 3:19.30
ACADEMIC HONORS
2017-18 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2016-17 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2015-16 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2014-15 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
PERSONAL BESTS
(Indoor)
800m- 1:54.04, C-USA Championships (2/25/15)
(Outdoor)
800m- 1:51.49, Triton Invite (4/3/16)
1500m- 3:58.13, TSU Relays (3/16/18)
2017-18
Indoor: Amassed seven Top-10 finishes over the indoor campaign...finished fifth in both the 800m, 1:56.60, and 4x400m relay, 3:27.58, at the Houston Invitational...placed 10th in the 4x400m relay at the Charlie Thomas Invitational after running 3:24.33...took first place in the Distance Medley Relay at the Music City Challenge in a time of 9:48.52...at C-USA Indoors, took seventh in the 800m, 1:57.47, and 8th in the 4x400m relay, 3:23.61...won the Distance Medley Relay at C-USA Indoors with a time of 9:52.95. Outdoor: Had ten Top-10 finishes over the outdoor season, culminating in two wins...n his season opener, the 1500m at the 67th Annual TSU Relays, won with a time of 3:58.13...placed eighth in the 800m at the Victor Lopez Classic with a time of 1:54.72 and sixth in the 4x400m relay after running 3:25.03...at Texas Relays, the Distance Medley Relay squad finished seventh in a time of 9:57.54...ran 4:00.64 in the 1500m at The Skecher's Performance Carl Kight Invitational to finish fifth...finished third in the 4x440m relay at the UCSD Triton Invitational in 3:16.95 and won the 800m in 1:51:49, a new personal best time in the event...at the J Fred Duckett Twilight Meet, ran 3:16.45 in the 4x400m relay to finish third overall...at the C-USA Outdoor Championships, the 4x400m relay squad ran 3:19.30 to finish eighth overall.
2016-2017
Indoor: Redshirted. Outdoor: Finished in first place at the Victor Lopez Classic, posting a time of 3:13.74 as member of the 4x400 relay...another first place finish was earned at the J Fred Duckett Twilight Meet after posting a time of 3:13.92 in the 4x400 relay...eighth place at the C-USA Outdoor Championships in the 4x400 relay.
2015-16
Indoor: Member of DMR that finished second at the Howie Ryan Invite and third at the C-USA Championships, respectively...placed fifth in the 800m at the C-USA Championships. Outdoor: Second place finish (1:53.64) in the 800m at the Skechers Carl Knight Invitational.
2014-15
Indoor: Won a C-USA individual title in the 800m (1:54.04) as a freshman...also competed in the 800, DMR and 4x400 at the Texas A&M Aggie Invitational. Outdoor: Earned C-USA All-Conference honors in the 800m (1:53.34)...set a season-best time in the 800m at the Occidental Invitational (1:51.61).
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from and ran track at Lake Orion HS (Michigan) for head coach Stand Ford ... was an all-state and all-county performer while running the 800, 1600 and 400 ... career-best marks of 1:54 (800), 4:21 (1600) and 49.5 ((400-split) ... part of a team that was state champions in 2012 and the Oakland County Champions 2012-14 ... regional champs in 2013.
PERSONAL
Full Name: David Allen Diaz ... Parents: Fred and Debbie Diaz (one brother, Steven) ... Major: Sports Management/Business Minor ... College: Jones.
INDIVIDUAL TITLES
2015 C-USA Indoor 800M (1:54.04)
Rice All Time Ranking (as of July 16, 2018)
(Indoors)
800-23rd
(Outdoors)
800-29th
AT MAJOR MEETS
2015 C-USA Indoor Championships- 1st, 800m, 1:54.04
2015 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 8th, 4x400, 3:22.29
2015 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 3rd, 800m, 1:53.34
2016 C-USA Indoor Championships- 9th, 4x400, 3:22.16
2016 C-USA Indoor Championships- 4th, DMR, 10:10.21
2016 C-USA Indoor Championships- 5th, 800m, 1:56.93
2016 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 8th, 4x400, 3:23.92
2016 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 8th, 800m, 1:56.91
2017 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 8th, 4x400, 3:22.19
2018 C-USA Indoor Championships- 1st, DMR, 9:52.95
2018 C-USA Outdoor Championships- 8th, 4x400, 3:19.30
ACADEMIC HONORS
2017-18 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2016-17 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2015-16 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2014-15 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
PERSONAL BESTS
(Indoor)
800m- 1:54.04, C-USA Championships (2/25/15)
(Outdoor)
800m- 1:51.49, Triton Invite (4/3/16)
1500m- 3:58.13, TSU Relays (3/16/18)
2017-18
Indoor: Amassed seven Top-10 finishes over the indoor campaign...finished fifth in both the 800m, 1:56.60, and 4x400m relay, 3:27.58, at the Houston Invitational...placed 10th in the 4x400m relay at the Charlie Thomas Invitational after running 3:24.33...took first place in the Distance Medley Relay at the Music City Challenge in a time of 9:48.52...at C-USA Indoors, took seventh in the 800m, 1:57.47, and 8th in the 4x400m relay, 3:23.61...won the Distance Medley Relay at C-USA Indoors with a time of 9:52.95. Outdoor: Had ten Top-10 finishes over the outdoor season, culminating in two wins...n his season opener, the 1500m at the 67th Annual TSU Relays, won with a time of 3:58.13...placed eighth in the 800m at the Victor Lopez Classic with a time of 1:54.72 and sixth in the 4x400m relay after running 3:25.03...at Texas Relays, the Distance Medley Relay squad finished seventh in a time of 9:57.54...ran 4:00.64 in the 1500m at The Skecher's Performance Carl Kight Invitational to finish fifth...finished third in the 4x440m relay at the UCSD Triton Invitational in 3:16.95 and won the 800m in 1:51:49, a new personal best time in the event...at the J Fred Duckett Twilight Meet, ran 3:16.45 in the 4x400m relay to finish third overall...at the C-USA Outdoor Championships, the 4x400m relay squad ran 3:19.30 to finish eighth overall.
2016-2017
Indoor: Redshirted. Outdoor: Finished in first place at the Victor Lopez Classic, posting a time of 3:13.74 as member of the 4x400 relay...another first place finish was earned at the J Fred Duckett Twilight Meet after posting a time of 3:13.92 in the 4x400 relay...eighth place at the C-USA Outdoor Championships in the 4x400 relay.
2015-16
Indoor: Member of DMR that finished second at the Howie Ryan Invite and third at the C-USA Championships, respectively...placed fifth in the 800m at the C-USA Championships. Outdoor: Second place finish (1:53.64) in the 800m at the Skechers Carl Knight Invitational.
2014-15
Indoor: Won a C-USA individual title in the 800m (1:54.04) as a freshman...also competed in the 800, DMR and 4x400 at the Texas A&M Aggie Invitational. Outdoor: Earned C-USA All-Conference honors in the 800m (1:53.34)...set a season-best time in the 800m at the Occidental Invitational (1:51.61).
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from and ran track at Lake Orion HS (Michigan) for head coach Stand Ford ... was an all-state and all-county performer while running the 800, 1600 and 400 ... career-best marks of 1:54 (800), 4:21 (1600) and 49.5 ((400-split) ... part of a team that was state champions in 2012 and the Oakland County Champions 2012-14 ... regional champs in 2013.
PERSONAL
Full Name: David Allen Diaz ... Parents: Fred and Debbie Diaz (one brother, Steven) ... Major: Sports Management/Business Minor ... College: Jones.
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