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2018 Men's Cross Country Roster

Spencer Danielson

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Terre Haute, Ind.
  • Highschool Terre Haute South Vigo

Biography

Event Personal Record Date
5K 15:05.9 9/2/17
8K 24:22.0 9/28/18
10K  31:30.08 11/9/18

2018 (Senior)
• Received USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors
• Named Great Lakes All-Region
• Earned Academic All-Conference honors
• Named All-Conference after finishing seventh at the A-10 Championships with a time of 25:01.8
• Finished fifth at both the National Catholic Invite and Queen City Invite
• Set a PR in the 8K at the Joe Piane Meet
• Recorded a PR in the 10K at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, finishing 17th
• Named A-10 Performer of the Week on Sept. 18

Named to University of Dayton Dean's List for Fall 2018 with 4.00 GPA


2017 (Junior)
• Finished 4th with a PR time of 15:05.9 at the Queen City Invitational
• Awarded the High Flyer at the End-Of-Season Banquet
• Named Atlantic 10 All-Conference for the second consecutive year
• Awarded 2017 Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference honors
• Earned CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team honors
• Posted three Top 5 finishes
• Finished 13th at the A-10 Championships
• Named to 2017-18 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2016 (Sophomore) 
• Recorded a career best 10K time of 31:40.1 at the Great Lakes Regional 
• Finished 10th in the All-Ohio Championship with a time of 25:42.6
•Placed 9th in the National Catholic invited with a time of 25:41.5
• Finished 7th in the Flyer 5K with a career best of 15:42.8
• Named to the 2016 Atlantic 10 All-Conference Team 
• Fall 2016 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
• Spring 2017 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2015 (Freshman)
• Placed fourth on the team with a time of 25:45.4 at the A-10 Championship
• Helped the Flyers place fifth in the Bradley Classic recording a personal record time of 25:11
• Placed fifth on the team at the All-Ohio Championship with a time of 25:40.79
• Finished 11th in the Flyer 5K with a time of 16:05.9 his 5K personal best
• Placed 19th in the National Catholic Invitational 8K with a time of 25:47.1
• Ran a 32:54.7 in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional good for 101st place
• Fall 2015 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
• Spring 2016 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

High School
• 2014 proved to be his best year of performance, setting PRs in every distance
• Took first place at the IHSAA Terre Haute Sectional and was second at IHSAA Regional
• A four-time state qualifier in cross country in the state of Indiana
• Student Council Athletic Leadership Award Winner in 2014
• Relied on as a strong team leader on and off the field as the senior leader from a strong program
• Personal bests of 4:22 for 1600m, 9:26 for 3200m, and 15:36 for 5K in cross country

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

  • 2016Sophomore

  • 2017Junior

  • 2018Senior