High Point University Athletics

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2011: Named Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year in cross country … Earned All-Conference honors for the third season in a row, placing fourth in a season-best 24:28 at the Big South Championship on Oct. 29 … Placed 10th in the Big South Preview Meet in 25:52 on Sept. 17 … 25th in the Blue Ridge Open in a time of 25:46.9 on Oct. 14 … Finished the season 76th with a time of 32:03.9 in the 10K at the NCAA Southeast Regional ... Millis Scholar-Athlete.

2010: Earned All-Conference accolades ... Was the top HPU finisher in four of six races ... Finished fourth at the season-opening Covered Bridge Open ... Seventh at the Big South Preview with a time of 27:02.49 ... Won the Blue Ridge Open with a career best 8K time of 24:35.90 ... Took fourth (24:53.96) at the Big South Championship ... Led HPU at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a 34th place finish in 31:34.80 (10K) ... Millis Scholar-Athlete.

2009: Came in third as an individual at the season-opening Wake Forest Relays … Placed fifth (26:56) at the Big South Preview meet … Placed 58th in 26:05 at the prestigious Roy Griak Invitational … Led HPU to victory with a seventh-place finish (fourth collegiate) in a time of 25:15 at the Blue Ridge Open … Earned All-Conference honors with his seventh-place finish in 26:13 at the Big South Championship … Led HPU with a 63rd-place finish (32:15) at the NCAA Southeast Regional ... Millis Scholar-Athlete.

2008: Placed 25th as an individual at the Wake Forest Relays ... Placed eighth in 26:44 at the Big South Preview meet ... Took 16th in 26:55, helping HPU to a runner-up finish at the Big South Championship ... Placed 70th in 32:39 (10K) at the NCAA Southeast Regional ... Millis Scholar-Athlete.

Prep: State champ in the outdoor 3,200-meter in 2007 ... During the 2007-08 indoor season, won state titles in the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter while his team won the overall title ... Cross country team won state titles in 2006 and 2007, going undefeated in 2006 ... Was county and regional individual cross country champ in 2007 ... Cross country team MVP.

Personal: Exercise Science major ... Son of Peter Darmody and Laurie Smith ... Has one sister, Charlotte ... Born Neal Alex Darmody on Jan. 5, 1990.