Arash Darbandi
	Class: Junior Hometown: Oak Brook, Ill. High School: Hinsdale Central Event: XC/Long Distance

Outdoor 2012: Posted a 36:30.47 in the 10,000 at the Chicagoland Championships on April 6 and placed 22nd overall ... placed 10th in the 5,000 at the DePaul Invite on April 20 with a time of 16:30.59.

Indoor 2012: Placed seventh in the 5,000 at the Chicagolandland Championships on Feb. 11 with a time of 15:36.32 ... ran a 4:43.08 in the 1,500 at the Carthage Tadd Metzger Invite on Jan. 27 to place 11th.

Outdoor 2011: Placed ninth in the 1,500 meter run at the Chicagoland Classic (4/09/11).

Indoor 2011: Placed 12th in the 3,000 meter run at the North Central Invitational (1/21/11)... took 15th in the 3,000 meter run at the UWM Panther Tune-Up (2/18/11).

PREP AND PERSONAL: Three-time letterwinner in cross country and track at Hinsdale Central (Ill.) ... three-time all-conference honoree in XC, indoor and outdoor track and field ... two-times all-region honoree in XC and outdoor track ... helped his cross country team to a 25th place finish his junior season ... team captain in his senior campaign ... member of the Dean's List and an Illinois State Scholar ... biggest athletic thrill to date is winning the Joliet Invite in high school making state in cross country and track ... born July 16, 1992 ... son of Susan and Saeed Darbandi ... has two siblings, Azad and Sria ... currently enrolled as biology major.

Career-Best Outdoor Times
1,500-Meter Run: :4:18.69 (4/21/11)
5,000-Meter Run: :15:44.11 (4/8/11)
10,000-Meter Run: 36:30.47 (2/11/12)

Career-Best Indoor Times
1-Mile Run: 4:43.08 (1/27/12)
3,000-Meter Run: :9:02.59 (1/21/11)
5,000-Meter Run: 15:36.32 (2/11/12)

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