COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 1500m - 4:28.61, MILE - 4:48.73, 3K - 9:15.35, 5K - 16:13.69, 10K - 33:18.60, 4K (XC) – 14:14.5, 6K (XC) – 19:54.7
CAREER RECORDS, AWARDS, AND NOTES
AWARDS:
1x All-Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (Fall '25)
2x Academic All-Big Ten (Fall '25 Spring '26)
Outdoor 2026
Season: Posted career-bests in the 10,000m (33:18.60), and 1,500m (4:28.61), while earning a top-15 finish in the 10,000m at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships, and qualified for the NCAA Division I East First Rounds in the 10,000m.
Raleigh Relays (3/26-28): Opened the outdoor season with a personal-best 10,000m time of 33:18.60...Virginia Challenge (4/17-18): Finished ninth in the 1,500m final with a career-best time of 4:28.61...Penn Relays (4/23-25): Recorded a 5,000m time of 16:27.28...Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/15-17): Placed 14th in the 10,000m final with a time of 35:34.63...NCAA Division I East First Rounds (5/27-30): Competed in the 10,000m, finishing with a time of 34:51.43.
Indoor 2026
Season: Set career-best marks in the 3,000m, MILE, 5,000m while competing at the Big Ten Indoor Championships.
BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/6): Opened the indoor season with a personal-best 5,000m time of 16:13.69...Nittany Lion Challenge (1/17): Finished fourth in the mile with a personal-best time of 4:48.73...Penn State National Open (1/30-31): Recorded a personal-best 3,000m time of 9:15.35, placing fifth. BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/13-14): Ran 16:21.24 in the 5,000m. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/26-28): Competed in the 3,000m (9:27.62) and 5,000m (16:24.96).
Cross Country 2025
Season: Competed at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships while recording a top-15 finish at the NCAA Division I Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships, with multiple top finishes during the regular season.
Dolan Duals (9/5): Opened the season with a seventh-place finish in the 4K with a time of 14:15.1...Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/12): Placed fifth in the 6K with a time of 20:44.8...Paul Short Run (10/3): Finished 17th in the 6K with a time of 20:15.8. Nuttycombe Invitational (10/17): Recorded a 6K time of 21:02.4... Big Ten Championships (10/31): Finished 25th in the 6K with a time of 20:36.1. NCAA Division I Mid-Atlantic Region Cross Country Championships (11/14): Placed 14th in the 6K with a time of 19:54.7...NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships (11/22): Finished with a time of 20:02.7.
Outdoor 2025
Season: Competed in the 5,000m.
Larry Ellis Invitational (5/2-3): Finished eighth in the 5,000m with a time of 17:02.94.
Indoor 2025
Season: Recorded a personal-best performance in the 5,000m while competing in the 3,000m and 5,000m during the indoor season.
Boston University Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/7): Opened the indoor season with a personal-best 5,000m time of 16:18.13...Nittany Lion Challenge (1/18): Finished fifth in the 3,000m with a time of 9:32.56...Penn State National Open (1/31-2/1): Placed 11th in the 3,000m final with a time of 9:32.06...Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/14-15): Competed in the 5,000m.
Cross Country 2024
Season: Competed in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional, placing 23rd, and NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. Opened the season with a top-five finish at the Dolan Duals.
Dolan Duals (9/6): Opened the season with a fifth-place finish in the 4K with a time of 14:14.5... Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/13): Placed 16th in the 6K with a time of 20:52.5... Nuttycombe Invitational (9/27): Finished 113th in the 6K with a time of 21:35.7... Princeton Fall Classic (10/18): Recorded a 6K time of 20:32.3, placing 38th... Big Ten Championships (11/1): Finished 41st in the 6K with a time of 20:12.1... NCAA Division I Mid-Atlantic Region Cross Country Championships (11/15): Placed 23rd in the 6K with a time of 20:35.6... NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships (11/23): Concluded the season with a 153rd-place finish in the 6K, crossing in 20:49.8...
Outdoor 2024
Season: Ran in five meets for the Nittany Lions, recording three PRs.
UCF Knights Invite (3/22-23): Posted a 4:36.51 in the 1500m, good for 11th overall…Clocked a 10:12.90 in the 3K for second place. Bison Outdoor Classic (4/12-14): Ran a 16:45.12 PR for ninth in her first collegiate 5K. Jim Thorpe Invitational (5/3): Posted a 9:54.82 3K PR for second place. Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/10-12): Concluded her first outdoor campaign with her outing in the 5K at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships.
Indoor 2024
Season: Did not compete.
Cross Country 2023
Season: Competed in two meet for the Nittany Lions.
Dolan Duals (9/1): Ran 15:30.1 for 22nd overall at the annual Dolan Duals.
Outdoor 2023
Season: Did not compete.
Indoor 2023
Season: Did not compete.
Cross Country 2022
Season: Did not compete.
PRIOR TO PENN STATE
High School PRs: 800m - 2:15, 1600m - 4:52, 3200m - 10:36*, 5k - 17:05
*indicates school record
Two-time team captain for New Milford cross country and track and field teams junior and senior year...Helped cross country team to conference, Class L, Connecticut State Open and New England championship titles senior year 2021...Set school record in 3200m on track...Member of relay team that competed at 2021 Nike Outdoor Nationals...Named All-New England, Connecticut All-State, and All-Conference.
PERSONAL
Parents are Kristen and Daryl Daniels...Has one younger brother, Ben...Enrolled in the Division of Undergraduate Studies...Born in Connecticut.