Darien Buc Season 2008

Height5-3
ClassJunior
HometownDana Point, Calif.

2008 Track
Competed in the 800-, 1,500- and 3,000-meter runs during the outdoor campaign ... emerged as the team[apos]s top 1,500 runner with a time of 4:38.79 at the Trojan Invitational where she finished in ninth place ... became one of SDSU[apos]s premier 800 runners after notching the team[apos]s fourth-fastest time of 2:17.82, while winning the open at the Aztec Track and Field Classic ... the 800-meter race was the first of her young career ... posted the eighth-best among SDSU runners in 2008 in the 3,000 (10:57.97) at the San Diego City Championships ... appeared in seven outdoor meets, including the Cal-Nevada Championships and the MWC Championships ... ran the one mile event three times during the indoor campaign, including a 2008 team-best and first-place effort of 5:39.48 at the Mountain T[apos]s Invitational.

2007 Cross Country
Ran with the first team in all seven meets last season for the first time in her career ... appeared on the team[apos]s top-10 list for 2007 in the 4K, 5K and 6K ... logged the Aztecs[apos] third-best 4K time of the season at the Big Wave Invitational after completing the race in a personal-record 15:43.00, which was good for 13th place ... posted the team[apos]s fifth-fastest 5K after crossing the finish line in a personal-best 19:12.00 ... set another PR in the 6K with her NCAA West Regional performance of 23:40.70, which was the squad[apos]s eighth-fastest time of the season ... her 24:00.00 at the Stanford Invitaitonal[apos]s 6K course ranked 10th among all Aztecs for the season.

2007 Track
Primarily competed in the 1,500-meter run, but twice raced in the 5,000 and once in the 3,000 ... her top 1,500 performance came in the final meet of 2007 where she finished in eighth place with a time of 4:49.51 at the Claremont Classic ... was able to improve on each of her 1,500 marks in the final four meets of the campaign ... ran a personal-best 19:53.00 in the 5,000 at the VS Athletics Invitational to come in eighth ... came in second place in section two of the 1,500 (4:51.50) at the Asics/Steve Scott Invitational ... completed her only 3,000-meter race at the San Diego City Championships in 11:32.35.

2006 Cross Country
Improved on each of her three 5K races in which she competed in ... crossed the finish line in 22:17.90 at the Fullerton Season Opener ... participated in the open meet of the 5K Aztec Invitational and clocked in at 21:16.00 ... posted her top 5K performance of the season at the UC Riverside Invitational after she finished the race in 20:33.30 ... her lone 6K came at the UCSD Triton Invitational where she registered a time of 26:34.10.

High School
Ran cross country at Dana Hills High for head coach Rex Hall ... Helped the Dolphins to the state championship during her time on the squad ... also played soccer.