Player Bio: Danny Wolf :: Cross Country

Player Bio: Danny Wolf :: Cross Country  

WSU CAREER. Junior (2003-04): Cross Country - Top finisher for the Cougars three times and in the top three all six races...successfully defended his titles at both the Idaho Jamboree and the Cougar Invite...best race of the season was a 20th place finish at the Roy Griak Invitational...finished 16th overall and second on team at Pac-10 Championships (11/1/03, Pullman)...at NCAA West Regional (11/15/03, Portland) ran to 39th place (second on team)...Indoor - Ran PR an NCAA Provisional Qualifying 3k time of 7:58.78i for third at MPSF Championships (2/28/04, Seattle)...earned All-America honor with a 10th-place finish at NCAA Indoor Championships with time of 8:13.80i (3/13/04, Fayetteville)...bettered 2002 time in 800m to 1:56.49i at the WSU Open (1/24/04, Pullman)...led team in mile with PR time of 4:06.00 at Husker Invite (2/7/04, Lincoln)...Outdoor - Ran a PR and NCAA Regional Qualifying time in 5k of 14:05.34 at the Stanford Invite (3/27/04)...did not run at West Regional.

SOPHOMORE (2002-03). Cross Country - Lead runner for Cougar men nearly entire season...won the Idaho Invitational (9/6/02, Moscow) and WSU Invite (10/12/02, Pullman)...first WSU runner and 23rd overall at Pac-10 Championships (11/2/02, Pasadena)...had a bad day at the NCAA West Regional Meet (11/16/02, Stanford), finishing 109th (6th WSU runner)...Indoor - Ran PR and NCAA Qualifying 3000m time of 8:05.05i at the adidas Classic (2/8/03, Lincoln)...at the MPSF Championships, finished third in the 3k but during the race, with 200m to the finish line and making a move for the lead, felt something pop in his calf...did not compete again this year...Outdoor - Redshirt season.

FRESHMAN (2001-02). Cross Country - Had tough transition to long collegiate distances...ran 32nd (8th WSU runner) Sundodger Invite (9/22/01, Seattle) and 234th (8th WSU runner) at Roy Griak Invite (9/29/01, Minneapolis)...Indoor - Won the 3000m race at the MPSF Championships (2/23/02, Flagstaff) in time of 8.44.41i...ran anchor leg of winning distance medley relay (10.19.26)...ran 3k PR time of 8.17.96i at Husker Invite (2/8/02, Lincoln)...Outdoor - Team leader in 5000m with time of 14.17.11 run in a 12th place finish at Mt. SAC Relays (4/21/02, Walnut)...did not finish the 5k race at the Pac-10 Championships (5/19.02, Pullman).

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. Lettered three years in both cross country and track and field for coach Bruce Sasong at Reno High...capped prep career with regional and state cross country titles...cross country team captain senior season...other state cross country finishes included 25th as junior and 33rd as sophomore...named second team all-conference both those years...2000 Junior Olympic National Champion...two-time 3200m state champion (PR 9.43)...also won zone title as junior...1600m champion at state meet senior year...as a senior in track, placed seventh in 3200m at Arcadia with PR time of 9.09...at same distance won Great South West...set new records at Placer Relays, Reed Rotary Invitational, and Woody Wilson Invitational...as a sophomore placed fifth in divisional meet 3200m.

PERSONAL. Daniel J. Wolf was born 9/22/82 at Carson City, Nev....father Roger is an insurance salesman...father played football at University of Nevada Reno...mother Loni is a homemaker...brothers Jake and Kyle...Jake played golf at UNR...plans to study management information systems at WSU.

WOLF'S WSU BESTS
800m - 1.56.49i (2004)
Mile - 4.09.91i (2002)
1500m - 3.55.20 (2002)
3000m - 8.05.05i (2003)
3000m Steeplechase - 9.17.8h (2002)
5000m - 14.05.34 (2004)
Distance Medley Relay - 10.05.44i Freshman SR (2002)
DMR - 9:56.75i (2004)

PAC-10 CHAMPIONSHIPS PERFORMANCES 2002 5000m DNF

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS PERFORMANCES 2004 Indoor 3000m 10th 8:13.80i

  Danny Wolf
Danny Wolf
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Reno, Nevada

High School:
Reno High

Event:
Distance

Birthdate:
09/22/1982

Experience:
3V