INDUCTEE SPOTLIGHT
DARRIN PLAB

In 1988, Darrin captured gold in the Junior Olympic National High Jump Championships. In 1989, he was named the Illinois Male Track Athlete of the Year. Darrin received a scholarship to Southern Illinois University-Carbondale where he was a 4-time All-American. In 1991, Darrin won the NCAA Division I national high jump championship with a leap of 7-6 ½ and followed that up as repeat national champion in 1992 with a leap of 7-8 . After winning two national titles, Darrin went on compete in the 1992 Olympic Trials where he jumped 7-8 ½ to qualify for the Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. He took a 17th place finish at the Games. After the Olympics, Darrin competed internationally for the next two years before he retired.

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