2026 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Ard, Danarrion

Danarrion Ard
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Winona, Miss.
- High School:
- Eagles Landing High School
- Prev School:
- Mississippi State
Bio
AT MISSISSIPPI STATE
JUNIOR (2025)
Indoor
Outdoor
SOPHOMORE (2024)
Indoor
AT ARKANSAS STATE
FRESHMAN (2023)
Indoor
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
JUNIOR (2025)
Indoor
- Opened his season at the Samford Invite, running 6.75 in the 60m
- He improved on his reason opening time at the Samford Open, clocking in at 6.73 in the 60m
- Set a 200m personal best of 21.86 at the Orange & Purple Invitational
- Ran 6.85 in the 60m at the Charlie Thomas Invitational, then 6.88 at the Tiger Paw Invitational to close out the indoor season
Outdoor
- Opened his outdoor season at the Alumni Bulldog Relays, running a wind-legal personal best of 10.30 in the 100m
- Ran 10.45 in the 100m at the Florida Relays
- Clocked 10.55 in the 100m and helped the 4x100m to a 39.77 finish at the Tom Jones Invitational
- Ran 10.66 in the 100m and helped the 4x100m to a 39.82 finish at the Maroon and White Tune Up
- Ran 10.50 in the 100m at the SEC Outdoor Championships to close the season
SOPHOMORE (2024)
Indoor
- Made his MSU debut at the Vulcan Invite (1/13)
- Earned a 2nd place finish with a personal best time of 6.75 at the Vulcan Invite (1/13)
- Ran a personal best of 6.71 in the 60m at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational
- Made his MSU outdoor debut at the Bulldog Alumni Relays, running his second fastest 100m of the season at 10:38m
- Ran a personal best in the 200m at the Maroon and White Invite, running 21.14
- Matched his personal best at the SEC Outdoor Championships in the 100m at 10:35
- Qualified for the NCAA East First Round in the 100m, running 10.50 and finishing 31st
- Booked a ticket to the NCAA Championship as a 4x100m alternate
AT ARKANSAS STATE
FRESHMAN (2023)
Indoor
- Ran a season-best 6.89 in the 60m and 22.14 in the 200m at the Sun Belt Conference Championships
- Took silver in the 100m at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with a time of 10.26
- Runner-up in the 100m at the Music City Challenge, while placing seventh in the 200m
- Finished fifth in the 200m at the Red Wolves Open, clocking a time of 21.21, while also running the anchor leg in the first place 4x100m relay
- Part of the Red Wolves’ runner-up 4x100m relay squad at the Joe Walker Invitational that ran a season-best 40.27
- Competed in the 100m at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Prepped at Eagle's Landing High School
- Five-time All-American sprinter
- Earned gold in 100m at the Adidas National Champion
- Earned gold at the AAU national championships in the 100m
- Two-time state championships qualifier
- Wingfoot Night of Champions winner and record holder
PERSONAL
- Born in McDonough, Ga.
- Knows how to play the piano
- Most memorable athletic moment was being an AAU National Champion
- Also lettered in football
Interview - Shaun Maswanganyi
Tuesday, August 06
1PM - Track & Field, Outdoor | Tom Tellez Invitational
Friday, May 03
Track & Field, Outdoor | Cameron Burrell Alumni Invitational:
Saturday, April 06
Kirk Baptiste Spring Break Invitational
Thursday, March 14