2023 Track & Field Roster Choose a Player: Aho, Matt Albrecht, Zach Alvarez Gonzalez, Rodrigo Bryant, Sierra Carpenter, Kelly Chavenaud, Remi Costa, Noah Crull, Jack Dalton, Kelsey Danner, Alec Davis, Amiyah de La Piedra Sitjas, Julia Dieterich, Max Donohue, Aidan Erotocritou, Andriana Fuller, Shae Harp, Olivia Henderson, Maya Ivy, Hannah Jansen, Nicola Jones, Mason Kamp, Brandon Koontz, Kyra Lesher, Amelia Lind, Caleb LoStracco, Tiana Maguire, Ashley Martin, Sidney McDaniel, Max McDonnell, Sophia Narbett, Eddie Narciso, Alice Nielsen, Julia Nielsen, Wilma O'Laughlin, Ian Parrish, Charlie Perry, Anna Potgieter, Nadia Rajlich, Hope Rebello, Michael Rice, Brock Rieker, Eli Schieppe, Peyton Schwartz, Tyler Sheppard, Kaitlyn Simone, Caden Smith, Shay Smith, Will Stan, Robert Strauss, Lily Thames, Leah Tineh, Ismail Vaughn, Jada Vreeland, Mickey Watson, George Westcott, Ivan Wraith, Trixie Go Profile Stats Profile Graduate Student Class Woodridge, Ill. Hometown Downers Grove North High School Alec Danner Graduate Student Class Woodridge, Ill. Hometown Biography Summary Biography HONORS & AWARDS Two-Time All-Missouri Valley Conference (Cross Country): 2020-21, 2021 All-MVC Honorable Mention (Cross Country): 2017 MVC Scholar-Athlete (Cross Country): 2020-21, 2021, 2021-22 MVC Scholar-Athlete (Track & Field): 2021, 2022, 2021-22 Bradley Busey Bank Scholar-Athlete of the Week: 09-21-22, 10-06-21 & 02-12-20 MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2020, 2021 MVC Honor Roll: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall '17, Fall '18, Fall '19, Spring '20, Fall '20, Spring '21, Spring '22, Fall '22 MVC Male Runner of the Week: 10-20-22 CAREER BESTS & RESULTS 2021-22 SEASON Cross Country: Earned All-Missouri Valley Conference after posting a team-best fifth-place finish at the conference meet, helping the Braves to a runner-up finish • Led BU in three of the five meets he ran in • Placed a team-best 39th at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a 10K time of 31:25.32 • Also led BU at the Gans Creek Classic – posting the fifth-best 8K time in school history with a mark of 24:15.0. Indoor: Clocked a PR in the 5,000m to take eighth at the MVC Championship with a time of 14:30.30 2020-21 SEASON Cross Country: Earned All-Missouri Valley Conference honors for the first time during his career, placing eighth at the conference meet • Led the Braves at the Lipscomb Winter Classic with a career-best 8K time of 25:18.1. Indoor: Recorded his first top-five finish at an MVC Championship, placing fifth in the 3,000m run • Posted a season-best time in the event at Indiana State in 8:33.26. Outdoor: Added two additional top-five finishes at the MVC Outdoor Championship • Finished fourth in the 10,000m run in 29:57.60 – the sixth-best time in school history • Added a fifth-place finish in the 5,000m run • Clocked a season-best time of 14:40.03 in the 5,000m at Drake. 2019-20 SEASON Cross Country: Did not run during the cross country season. Indoor: Clocked the 10th-fastest time in the 3,000m run at Notre Dame’s Meyo Invitational, crossing the finish line in 8:22.60 • Finished first in the mile run at Indiana State with a time of 4:16.97, winning his first collegiate race • Also ran the 5,000m run at the GVSU Big Meet with a mark of 15:10.90 • Member of the distance medley relay team that placed fourth at the MVC Championship. 2018-19 SEASON Cross Country: Ran a season-best 8K time of 25:26.2 at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship as Bradley won its fourth-straight title • Made his debut at the NCAA Championship with a 10K time of 33:19.8 as the Braves placed 24th as a team. Indoor: Scored at his debut MVC Track Championship, placing eighth in the mile run • Qualified for the finals with a season-best time of 4:16.55 in the prelims of the title meet • Also posted a time of 8:27.50 at the GVSU Big Meet in the 3,000m and 15:03.88 in the 5,000m at Notre Dame. Outdoor: Placed sixth in the 5,000m run at the MVC Championship with a season-best time of 14:39.51 • Also ran the 1,500m during the season with his quickest time coming at Illinois in 3:56.78. 2017-18 SEASON Cross Country: Received honorable mention to the All-Missouri Valley Conference Team • Second-fastest freshman at the conference meet as his 14th-place overall finish helped the Braves secure their third-straight MVC Championship • Finished 58th at the NCAA Midwest Regional • Placed in the team’s top-five in all four meets he competed in as a rookie. Indoor: Did not compete during the indoor season. Outdoor: Did not run during the outdoor season. HIGH SCHOOL Earned four letters in cross country at Downers Grove North High School • Won the IHSA Regional Championship in 2015 and 2016, while finishing 19th at the state championship as a junior and 12th as a senior • Also placed 20th at the 2016 Nike Cross Midwest Regional • Two-time all-state and all-conference honoree • Helped lead the Trojans to a runner-up finish at the state championship in 2013 and 2016, as well as winning the conference title in 2016 • Placed fourth in the 1,600m at the IHSA State Track & Field Championship. PERSONAL Born December 4, 1998 • Son of David and Lois Danner • One brother, Kevin • Majoring in business economics.
