2013-14: Competed in all six indoor meets ... Was the top Belmont finisher 500m (1:07.98) at the Music City Challenge ... Finished seventh in the 400m at the Saluki Open with the time of 53.21 ... Took third in the 600m at the Gladstein Invitational (1:25.93) ... Third-best Belmont finisher in the 400m (53.32) at the TSU Invitational ... Finished in the top-58 in the 400m at the Cupid Classic with a season-best time of 52.86 ... At the OVC Indoor Championships helped Belmont finish fifth in the 4x400m relay (3:27.15) ... Competed in four outdoor meets ... Finished eighth in the 400m hurdles (58.22) at the Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invitational ... At the Boston-Moon Classic finished fifth in the 40m Hurdles (57.22) ... Finished 21st in the 400m Hurdles at the Jesse Owens Track Classic (57.09) ... At the OVC Outdoor Championships was a member of the 4x400m Relay team that set a new Belmont record with the time of 3:21.04.
2012-13: Competed in four indoor meets ... Opened season at Indiana Relays, taking 34th in deep 600m (1:26.81) field ... Top Belmont finisher in 400m at MTSU Invitational, taking 13th (52.23) ... Ran season-best 51.78 in 400m at MTSU Valentine Invitational ... At OVC Indoor Championships finished 15th in 400m (52.64) ... Competed in six outdoor meets ... Notched best finish of the season, taking eighth in 400m Hurdles (57.15) at the Rhodes College Open Meet ... At Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invitational ran season-best 56.43 in 400m Hurdles as BU's top finisher in the event ... Competed in three events at Raleigh Relays, taking 46th in deep 400m Hurdles field (57.38) and 109th in deep 400m field (51.34) before helping BU to 21st in 4x100m (44.44) ... At Boston-Moon Classic finished seventh in 400m Hurdles (57.41) ... Ran season-best 51.08 in 400m at Vanderbilt Invitational to finish 26th in deep field ... At OVC Outdoor Championships helped BU to take fifth in 4x400m (3:25.57) ... Also finished 13th in 400m Hurdles at same meet.
2011-12: Competed in all six indoor meets ... Second best BU finisher at Saluki Fast Start in both 200m (23.74) and 60m prelims (7.45) ... At Saluki Open finished 20th in 60m Hurdles prelims (9.89) and 33rd in 200m (24.16) ... Competed at Blue Raider Invitational ... At highly competitive Indiana Relays finished 21st in 600m with a time of 1:26.21, setting new Belmont record ... Competed at MTSU Valentine Invitational ... At Atlantic Sun Indoor Championships took 13th in 400m ... Also helped BU to take fourth in DMR and sixth in 4x400m ... Competed in four outdoor meets ... Finished 14th (57.39) in deep 400m Hurdles field at Coastal Carolina Invitational ... Took 12th in 400m Hurdles at Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invitational ... At Bellarmine Invitational finished fifth in 400m Hurdles ... At Atlantic Sun Outdoor Championships took fourth in 400m Hurdles with season-best 55.60... Names Atlantic Sun Scholar-Athlete and earned Academic All-Conference honors.
2010-11: Competed in all five indoor meets ... Opened collegiate career at Saluki Fast Start, finishing 13th in 400m (52.67) ... Top BU finisher, eighth, in 400m (52.24) at Blue Raider Invitational ... Notched two top-25 finishes at the heavily contested Indiana Relays ... Ran season-best 51.98 in 400m at MTSU Valentine Invitational ... At Atlantic Sun Indoor Championships competed in 400m and 4x400m ... Competed in six outdoor meets ... Won 400m (51.37) at Austin Peay Spring Fling ... Took eighth in 400m Hurdles at Boston-Moon Classic ... Ran season-best 57.20 in 400m Hurdles at Atlantic Sun Outdoor Championships.
High School: Prepped at Macon County High under coach Glendon Gattis ... Owns school records in 4x100m, 4x200m, 4x800m and 110m hurdles ... Finished third in 300m hurdles as a junior ... Took third in 4x800m as a senior ... Also ran cross country as MCHS.
Personal: Born Caleb Ray Darnell on November 28, 1991 ... Son of Mark and Lena Darnell ... Has one sister, Lora ... Lists favorite athletes as Michael Jordan, LaDanian Tomlinson and Jeremy Wariner ... Favorite movies are The Patriot, A Knight's Tale, August Rush, October Sky, and The Love Guru ... Lists favorite television shows as Royal Pains, White Collar, Smart Guy, Family Guy and Walt Disney Presents ... Favorite books are Rifles for Watie, Wheel of Time series and The Swiss Family Robinson ... Interested in majoring in International Business.
