Cerritos College Men’s Cross Country (2017): Finished in 151st place at the Mt. San Antonio Invitational with a time of 28:03.6, while his time of 25:44.6 at the Fresno Invitational put him in 133rd place…

Cerritos College Men’s Track & Field (2018): Ran the third leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished in fifth place at the Southern California Championships (3:22.22)… Came in eighth place in the 800 meters (2:01.94) at the South Coast Conference Championships… Also competed in the 200 meters (23.10) and 400 meters (51.15)…..

Cerritos College Men’s Track & Field (2017): Competed in the 800 meters (2:00.74) and ran in relay races during the season…..

Narbonne HS: Specialized in the 100 meters (11.3), 200 meters (23.2), 400 meters (51.9), 800 meters (2:12.0) and long jump (19’ 9”)… Helped the team win the Marine League championship as a senior… Named the league’s Most Valuable Player his senior year… Spent four years on the track and field team and two with the cross country team… Posted a personal best time of 19:19.0 in cross country…..

Personal: Most memorable moment was running a leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that came from sixth place to win the league championship… Would like to transfer to any Cal State school and aspires to be a physical therapist… Hobbies include playing video games and sports… Nicknamed “Darimilk”… Has one brother – Darius (17)… Is the son of Alex Blanding and Esther Jackson-Blanding… Born in Long Beach, CA on September 23, 1998…..

Favorite Athlete:  Alberto Cano                       Favorite Movie:  “Django: Unchained”
Favorite Food:  Banana Pudding                      Favorite TV Show:  “Jane the Virgin”