Declan Dahlberg

Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Position:
Distance
Hometown:
North Oaks, Minn.
High School:
Mounds Park Academy

PRONUNCIATION

2021 Cross Country • Redshirt Junior Season: Named an Academic All-Big Ten honoree • served as a team alternate at both the NCAA Championships and Regional meet • finished 82nd at the Big Ten Championships • posted a career-best 8K time at the Nuttycombe Invitational, crossing 207th overall in 25:52.1 • finished 134th overall and seventh on the team in the men’s gold 8k race at the Roy Griak Invitational • opened the season with a lifetime best 5.2 Mile time at the Spiked Shoe Invitational, placing 53rd overall in a time of 26:58.1.

2020 Cross Country • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Named Academic All-Big Ten honoree • finished 84th overall and eighth on the team in 26:57.3 in his debut at the Big Ten Cross Country Championships.

2021 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Competed in the mile at two meets • ran a career-best 4:14.21 as runner-up in the mile at the Husker Triangular.

2021 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Named Academic All-Big Ten honoree • did not compete.

2019 Cross Country • Redshirt Freshman Season: Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • ran three races • made collegiate debut as the eighth Gopher in 99th place overall at the Griak Invitational • finished third on the team in 28th overall at the Jim Drews Invitational, running 25:52.7 for 8K • posted a season-best time of 25:36 as runner-up at the Fall Finale.

2020 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • ran four races • placed 10th in the 1500m in a season-best 4:16.63 at the Jack Johnson Classic • ran a season-best 8:32.81 to finish sixth in the 3,000m at the McCravy Memorial • ran a season-best 14:52.16 in the 5,000m at the Iowa State Classic • the 2020 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships were canceled on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.

2020 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: The 2020 outdoor track & field season was canceled on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.

2018 Cross Country • Freshman Season: Redshirted the 2018 cross country season • ran in three meets as an unattached competitor • finished 17th at the Oz Memorial (21:26.2 for four miles) • placed 64th at the Griak Invitational (26:09.8 for 8K) • came in seventh at the Fall Finale (25:55 for 8K).

2019 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Redshirted the 2019 indoor season • finished as the runner-up at the Saint Thomas Invite in the mile run (4:27.99) while competing unattached • finished second in the 3,000m at the Snowshoe Open with a time of 8:44.19, competing unattached.

2019 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Redshirted the 2019 outdoor season • placed fourth in the 5,000m (15:28.73) while racing unattached at the Tomcat Twilight • took seventh in the 1,500m at the Hamline Invite (4:05.34) while racing unattached.

High School: A 2018 graduate of Mounds Park Academy • the 2016 MSHSL Class A state cross country champion and the 2017 MSHSL Class A state champion in the 1600m • also posted three runner-up performances at state meets as a prep • six-time all-state honoree (three in cross country, three in track) • 11-time all-conference honoree (four in cross country, three in track, four in Nordic skiing) • earned 25 letters as a prep • competed for Daniel Ethier (cross country) and Beverly Docherty (track & field) • made the MPA honor roll every semester of high school and was the salutatorian • member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Peter Dahlberg and Anuradha Tummala • has two siblings, Kethan and Kian • plays several instruments (violin, piano, drums, and guitar), likes to read, and enjoys soccer, golf, and Nordic skiing • lists winning the state cross country title as a junior and qualifying as a team as a senior as his favorite sports thrill • Biomedical Engineering major.

Dahlberg's Cross Country Postseason Appearances
Year	Big Tens	Midwest Regional	NCAA Championship
2018	Redshirt	Redshirt	Redshirt
2019	DNC	DNC	DNC
2020	84th, 26:57.3	N/A	DNC
2021	82nd, 27:04.4	Alternate	Alternate

Dahlberg's Cross Country Career Bests (2021-22 Final)
Event	Time	Meet (Date)
8K	25:36	Fall Finale (11/8/19)
10K	---	---

Dahlberg's Indoor Career Bests (2020-21 Final)
Event	Mark	Meet (Date)
Mile	4:14.21	Husker Triangular (1/16/21)
3,000m	8:32.81	McCravy Memorial (1/25/20)
5,000m	14:52.16	Iowa State Classic (2/15/20)
Dahlberg's Outdoor Career Bests (2020-21 Final)
Event	Mark	Meet (Date)
800m	2:00.12 (UA)	Meet of the UnSaintly (5/4/19)
1,500m	4:05.34 (UA)	Hamline Invite (4/6/19)
5,000m	15:28.73 (UA)	Tomcat Twilight (4/18/19)