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2021 Men's Cross Country Roster

Oliver Daniel

Oliver Daniel

  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Northville, Mich
  • High School:
    Northville (Earlham)

Summary

Biography

Official Collegiate Results

Career Highlights:
  • 2x Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2021, 2022)
  • Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll (2021)
  • 2x Horizon League Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022)

Career Best:
  • 4-Mile: 21:56 at 2021 35th Annual Running Fit-Detroit Mercy Invite
  • 8k: 26:29 at 2021 Live In The Lou Classic

2021:
  • Competed in five of the six races on the season
  • Ran 21:56 for third at the Running Fit-Detroit Mercy Titan Invite
  • Posted a time of 27:55 for 58th at the National Catholic Championships
  • Set his 8k PR of 26:29 for 253rd at the Live In The Lou Classic
  • Finished 85th in 28:57 at the Horizon League Championships

2020:
  • Finished 23rd in his Titan debut at the Wright State XC Challenge
  • Placed 35th in 27:30 at the Horizon League Championships

Prior to Detroit Mercy:
  • A graduate transfer from Earlham College, where he ran track and cross country from 2016-2019
  • Transferred to the Titans in January of 2020 and participated in the indoor track and field program
  • Lettered in tennis and track and field at Northville
  • Was Honorable Mention All-State for tennis as a senior

Personal:
  • Son of Lina and Joseph Daniel
  • Has a younger brother, Giuliano, who plays soccer for the Air Force Academy
  • Chose Detroit Mercy because of the first-class dental school
  • Enrolled in the Dental School

Career Finishes:
2021 Results
Sept. 11 - 35th Annual Running Fit - Detroit Mercy Titan Invitational (Cass Benton Park - Northville, MI) - 21:56 - 3rd
Sept. 17 - National Catholic Championships (UND Cross Country Course - South Bend, IN) - 27:55- 58th
Oct. 2 - Live In The Lou Classic (EP "Tom" Sawyer Park - Louisville, KY) - 26:29 - 253rd
Oct. 16 - Falcon Invitational (BGSU XC Course - Bowling Green, OH) - 28:45 - 55th
Oct. 30 - Horizon League Championships (Northview Church Course - Carmel, IN) - 28:41 - 77th

2020 Results (run in the spring of 2021)
Feb. 6 - Wright State Winter XC Challenge (Fairborn Community Park - Fairborn, OH) - 25:35 - 9th
Mar. 4 - Horizon League Championships (Northview Church Course - Carmel, IN) - 27:18 - 30th

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