University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

Official Collegiate Results & Top Times
 

Career Highlights:

• Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2024)

• Was 117th in 28:12.1 at Notre Dame's National Catholic Championships
• Finished 67th in 28:03.6 at the Falcon Invitational

• A transfer from Aquinas College, where he ran track and cross country as a freshman last season
• Ran in three collegiate cross country meets and was 24th at the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge and 26th at the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Championships
• In track, he was ninth in the WHAC Indoor 1,000-meters, while taking fifth in the 1,500 meter outdoors as well as being a member of the runner-up 4x800-meter relay team. 
• As a prep, he lettered in cross country and track and field and earned the Academic Excellence award all four years
• He was the track MVP as a sophomore and a state qualifier in the 800m as a senior

Personal:

• Son of Marae and David Vandierdonck
• Has a younger sister
• Chose Detroit Mercy because it is close to home
• A Psychology major