WSU CAREER. SENIOR (2004-05): Cross Country - Top WSU finisher in three of the four meets he competed...only second to Mike Heidt at Griak...19th overall at NCAA Pre-Nationals (10/16/04, Terre Haute)...ninth at Pac-10 Championships (10/30/04, San Francisco)...41st at NCAA West Regional (11/13/04, Fresno).
JUNIOR (2003-04): Cross Country - Top team finisher in three races including defending Idaho Jamboree and Cougar Invite titles...among top three Cougar in six races...reached 20th at the prestigious Roy Griak Invite (9/27/03, Minneapolis)...16th overall and second on team at Pac-10 Championships (11/1/03, Pullman)...39th overall and second on team at NCAA West Regional Meet (11/15/03, Gresham)...Indoor - Ran PRs in 800m (1:56..49i), mile (4:06.00i), and 3000m (7:58.78i)...finished third in the 3000m at the MPSF Championships with an NCAA Provisional Qualifying time and PR of 7:58.78i (2/28/04, Seattle)...also ran the anchor leg of the fifth place Distance Medley Relay (9:56.75i)...earned All-America honors with 10th place finish in 3000m (8:13.80i) at the NCAA Championships (3/13/04, Fayetteville)...REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2004):Outdoor - Ran 5000m PR time of 14:05.34 at Stanford Invite (3/27/04).
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 - Clocked a PR and NCAA PQ time of 8:05.05i in the 3000m at the adidas Classic (2/8/03, Lincoln)...finished third in the 3k at the MPSF Championships with a time of 8:15.72 (2/22/03, Nampa) but injured his calf in the final 200 meters of the race and couldn't run in the Cougars' DMR...Outdoor - Injury at the MPSF Championships made it necessary to redshirt this 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...majoring in management information systems at WSU.
WOLF'S WSU BESTS
800m - 1:56.49i (2004)
Mile - 4:06.00i (2004)
1500m - 3:55.20 (2002)
3000m - 7:58.78i (2004)
3000m Steeplechase - 9:17.8h (2002)
5000m - 14:05.34 (2004)
Distance Medley Relay - 10:05.44i Freshman SR (2002), 9:56.75i (2004)
PAC-10 CHAMPIONSHIPS PERFORMANCES 2002 5000m DNF
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS PERFORMANCES 2004 3000m Indoor 10th 8:13.80
