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In 2007-08: Earned a seventh-place finish at the ACC Outdoor Championships in the 400-meter dash final with a time of 47.68 ... Clocked an outdoor personal-best time of 47.63 in the 400m prelims at the ACC Outdoor meet (4/17) ... Also ran a leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that placed sixth at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:10.07 ... Ran a leg of the All-ACC 4x400-meter relay team that finished third with a time of 3:15.44 at the 2008 ACC Indoor Championships (3/1) ... Scored in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:54.64 at the ACC meet for a seventh-place finish ... Had a team indoor season-best time of 1:50.47 in the 800m at the Rod McCravy Invitational (2/1).
In 2006-07: Posted a lifetime-best, team-best indoor time of 1:50.17 in the 800 meter competition at the Meyo Invitational (2/2) ... Posted a team-best, NCAA Region qualifying mark of 1:50.07 in the 800 meter event at the Georgia Tech Outdoor Invitational (5/11) ... Posted a season-best time of 2:34.21 in the 1000 meter run at the Meyo Invitational (2/2).
In 2005-06: Led Tech in the 400-meter dash for both the indoor and outdoor seasons and carried the top 400 meters time for the outdoor season ... Tallied a fourth-place finish in the 800 meters with an indoor season-best time of 47.33 ... Finished fifth at the ACC Indoor Championships in the 400m dash (47.66) ... Ran an outdoor season-best time of 1:51.05 in the 800 at the Georgia Tech Invitational.
In 2004-05: Was Tech's top competitor in the 800 meters for both the indoor and outdoor seasons ... Clocked a NCAA Region qualifying time of 1:49.23 in the 800 at the Orange & Purple Classic ... Won the 800 at the Orange & Purple Classic and Clemson Invitational (1:51.77) ... Ran a leg of the 4x400m relay team that finished the ACC outdoor season with the third fastest time (3:10.24) ... Clocked an indoor season-best time of 1:52.00 to finish eighth in the 800 at the Alex Wilson Invitational.
High School: Four-year letterwinner in track ... Selected as team's Most Valuable Performer as a senior ... Ended junior season ranked No. 1 in the nation in the 800 meters (1:50.31) ... Earned High School All-America honors ... Won the league title in the 400 as a senior and captured the league, county, state and national titles in the 800 as a junior ... Four-time league champion in 800 and three-time regional and district champion in 400 ... School record holder in 400 meters (47.81) and 800 meters ... Class President.
Personal: Born Derek Lawrence Hoye on Aug. 13, 1985, in Columbus, Ohio ... Parents are Larry and Joan Hoye ... Hobbies include reading, playing video games, playing football, basketball and volleyball ... Undecided on a major.
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