Darren McQueen Jr.

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Miami, FL
High School:
Christopher Columbus

2024-2025 Indoor: Competed in five meets during his junior indoor season with the Panthers…Started the season strong with a third place finish in the 4x400 at the YSU Indoor Track and Field Icebreaker with a time of 3:18.77…Finished first at the Nittany Lion Challenge in the 4x400 (3:08.03)...Placed second in the 60m (6.72) and third in the 200m (21.50) at the Hokie Invitational…Recorded a personal best time at the Penn State National Open in the 60m with a time of 6.69 and a third place finish.

2023-24 Indoor: Competed in six indoor meets for the Panthers. McQueen recorded a personal best in the 60 at the Hokie Invitational (Jan. 19-20) with a time of 6.76, which placed him fourth. He earned a second place finish alongside his teammates in the distance medley relay with a time of 9:42.36 at the Penn State National Open (Jan. 26-27).

2023 Outdoor: Competed in six outdoor meets for the Panthers. McQueen set two personal records in the outdoor campaign with the first coming at Carnegie Mellon’s Last Chance Meet. Here, he placed second in the 200 with a score of 21.50. Next, at the Virginia Challenge he placed fifth in the 100 with a 10.52 score. McQueen also was able to advance to the NCAA East Preliminary Round after he and his teammates scored a 39.73 in the 4x100 at the ACC Championships. They went on to place seventeenth in the Preliminary Round.

2022-23 Indoor: Competed in six indoor meets for the Panthers. McQueen shined at the YSU Indoor Track and Field Icebreaker when he and his teammates placed first in the 4x400 with a time of 3:14.19. He also won the 60 at the same meet with a score of 6.87. At the Tiger Paw Invite he recorded a personal best in the 60 with a score of 6.83.

Personal: Born in Miami, FL… son of Darren McQueen Sr. and Telicia Henry McQueen…brother to Tyrone Burch Jr., Peyton McQueen, and Paige Humphrey…majoring in pre-med psychology