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COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 1500m - 4:28.61, MILE - 4:48.73, 3000 - 9:15.35, 5000m - 16:13.69, 10K - 33:18.60, 4K (XC) – 14:14.1, 6K (XC) 19:54.7
CAREER RECORDS, AWARDS, AND NOTES
AWARDS:
1X USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic All Region (XC '25, XC '24)
1x All-Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (Fall '25)
2x All-Big Ten Academic Team (Fall '25, Spring '26)
RECORDS:
No 5 all time in 10,000m (33:18.60)
Outdoor 2026
Season: Posted PRs in the 10,000m (33:18.60), 5,000m (16:27.28), and 1500m (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, placing 19th...Virginia Challenge (4/17-18): Finished ninth in the 1,500m final with a 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 34th in the preliminary round with a time of 34:51.43.
Indoor 2026
Season: Set career-best marks in the 3,000m and 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 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 and 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 119th with a time of 20:02.7...
Outdoor 2025
Season: Competed in the 5,000m while continuing to build toward championship-level performances.
Larry Ellis Invitational (5/2-3): Finished eighth in the 5,000m with a time of 17:02.94.
Outdoor 2024
Season: Recorded collegiate personal bests in the 1,500m and 5,000m while earning top finishes in the 3,000m and 5,000m.
UCF Knights Invite (3/22-23): Finished 11th in the 1,500m with a time of 4:36.51 and placed second in the 3,000m with a time of 10:12.90...Bison Outdoor Classic (4/12-14): Recorded a ninth-place finish in the 5,000m with a time of 16:45.12...Penn Relays (4/25-27): Ran 17:06.16 in the 5,000m...Jim Thorpe Invitational (5/3): Finished second in the 3,000m with a time of 9:54.82...Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/10-12): Competed in the 5,000m, finishing 32nd with a time of 17:28.11.
Cross Country 2023
Season: Competed in one 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.