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David Darst

David L. Darst, Jr.

  • Class
    1987
  • Induction
    2010
  • Sport(s)
    Football, Men's Track & Field
Name: David L. Darst, Jr., Athlete
Class of: 1987
David L. Darst, Jr. is a native of Point Pleasant. He graduated from Glenville State College in 1987 where he was a 4 year starter and letterman in football and a 4 year letterman in track and field. Dave was 2 Time WVIAC All Conference in Football, a WVIAC Defensive Player of the Week, and nominated National Defensive Player of the Week. He had a single season quarterback sack record of 17 and a career quarterback sack record of 38. Dave led his football team in tackles during his sophomore year. He was 4 Time WVIAC All Conference in Track and Field, 3 Year WVIAC Shot Put Champion, and 3 Year WVIAC Discus Champion. Darst is GSC's Shot Put record holder, GSC's Discus record holder with heave of 157.10 feet, and WVIAC Conference Shot Put record holder. He earned 9th place finish in Shot Put at the 1985 National/NAIA Track and Field Championship and 2nd place finish in Shot Put at the 1986 National/NAIA Track and Field Championship (with 56.4 feet). Dave won NAIA All-American Shot Put honors in 1986 and received GSC's prestigious Frank Montrose Award in1987. He holds a Master plus 30 from Marshall University and teaches Physical Education at Pt. Pleasant High School. Additionally he is the head football coach at Pt. Pleasant High School and Assistant track coach. Dave has coached football for twenty-three years and been head coach for the last three of these years. He has coached track for thirteen years and was head coach for seven of these years. Versatile in all fields of coaching, Darst was also wrestling coach for twenty years and coached baseball one year and softball one year. Dave and his wife, Brenda, are parents of one daughter, Alissa, who attends Alderson Broaddus on a softball scholarship, and one son, Anthony, who is a sophomore at Pt. Pleasant High School and plays football for his dad.
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