2014-15 Track and Field Roster
McDaniel, Eddie
Eddie McDaniel
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Oak Forest, Ill.
- High School:
- Oak Forest
Bio
Career Notes:
- Named to BIG EAST All-Academic Team in 2012.
2012-13 (Junior)
Cross Country:
- Won the NIU Open on Sept. 7, finishing with a time of 19:02.34
- Finished first for the Blue Demons in all six races and qualified for the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, where he took 65th.
Indoor:
- Posted a PR of 8:39.45 in the 3000 at the Blue and Gold Invitational on Dec. 7 while finishing second.
Outdoor:
- Won the 1500m at the Huskie Open (3:57.70) on April 20
- Also took second at the Vanderbilt Black and Gold.
2011-12 (Sophomore)
Cross Country:
- Competed in two events
- Ran a season-best 8K time of 26:24.51 at the Greater Louisville Classic.
Outdoor:
- Won the 1,500m run at the DePaul Invitational in a career-best time of 3:52.92, which also broke the previous meet record
- Finished second at the Chicagoland Championships in a time of 3:58.08
- Placed fourth at the Oliver Nikoloff in 3:55.55
- Placed sixth at the FSU Relays in a time of 3:57.94
- Finished in the top 10 in four out of six races.
2010-11 (Freshman)
Cross Country:
- Ran in six races on the season
- In his first career race, placed second at the Vincentian Cup Invitational with a time of 20:54 and just behind teammate Matthew Graham
- Took home 14th place at the BIG EAST Preview with a 6K time of 19:21
- Also earned points at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational, the National Catholic Championships, the BIG EAST Championships, and at the Bradley Classic where he finished with a season-best 8K time of 25:11.
Outdoor:
- Took home first place in the Chicago Penultimate when he ran a 4:07.40 time in the 1500m
- His career-best 1500m run of 4:00.35 gave him a second place finish at the DePaul Invitational
- Also ran a career-best time of 1:59.43 in the 800m run at the Stan Lyons Invitational.
High School:
- Two time MVP in track and field and cross country
- Was an all-state performer as a junior and a senior
- Was the captain of the track team in his senior year.
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Friday, April 04
Episode 13.2: Missy Fraser & Karen Loicano, 2024 Hall of Famers
Wednesday, January 22
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Tuesday, August 27
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