University of Minnesota Athletics
2013 Women's Cross Country Roster
Danielle Anderson
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Eagan HS
- Hometown:
- Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
2016 - Redshirt Junior Season: Named team co-captain - competed in four meets this season - finished among the top six Gophers at all four meets - ran a season-best 6K of 22:12.0 to place eighth overall and sixth on the team at Jack's Run - finished third overall at Rocky's Run (23:37.5).
2015 - Redshirt Sophomore Season: Ran two races - made season debut in Wisconsin adidas Invitational open race as the fifth Gopher in 35th overall (22:24.0) - placed 32nd overall and fourth among female finishers at Jack's Run (23:20.1).
2014 - Redshirt Freshman Season: Named NCAA All-Midwest Region, USTFCCCA All-Academic Team, and Academic All-Big Ten - ran seven races - made Gopher debut at the BYU Autumn Classic, finishing ninth overall and fourth on the team and covering the three-mile course in 18:21.1 - placed second for the team and 35th overall at the Griak (22:09.9) - finished fourth for the Gophers and sixth overall at the SDSU Classic 5K in 17:51.84 - finished in 21:24 as the fourth Gopher at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational - clocked a time of 21:06.5 at the Big Ten Championships, finishing fourth for Minnesota and 35th overall - ran a career-best time of 20:53.3 at the NCAA Midwest Regional, earning all-region honors in 24th overall as the fourth Gopher - finished fourth for the Gophers at the NCAA Championship in 21:59.5 (205th overall).
2013 - Freshman Season: Redshirted the 2013 cross country season and the 2014 indoor and outdoor track & field seasons.
High School: A 2013 graduate of Eagan High School - high school coaches were Lisa Langenhahn and Rob Graham - four-time all-state honoree in cross country - named high school All-American in 2012 - finished fourth (14:06.5) to lead Eagan to a second-place finish at the 2012 Minnesota Class AA cross country state meet - won the Section 3AA title by 37 seconds on the way to state - set the South Suburban Conference record with a winning time of 14:04 - finished 66th at the 2012 Nike Cross Nationals - posted third (2012) and fourth-place (2012) finishes in the Roy Griak Invitational high school race - on the track, finished second in the 3,200m and fifth in the 1,600m at the 2012 state meet - took second in the 3,200m again at the 2013 state meet and eighth in the 1,600m to lead Eagan to a fourth-place finish - set her 3,200m personal record of 10:24.69 at the 2013 Hamline Elite Meet - set her 1,600m personal record of 5:01.01 at the 2012 Section 3AA meet - placed second in the 5,000m at the 2012 New Balance Outdoor Nationals with a personal-best 16:43.65 - ran the 2-mile and 5,000m at the 2013 NBN meet - National Honor Society member - graduated with honors in the top 5 percent of her class.
Personal: Born March 27, 1995 - daughter of Bill and Sherri Anderson - has a younger brother, Joey, and a younger sister, Olivia - father, Bill, played baseball at St. Cloud State - majoring in genetics and cell biology - enjoys reading, biking, and being outdoors.
| Anderson's Postseason Appearances | |||
| Year | Big Tens | Midwest Regional | NCAA Championship |
| 2013 | Redshirt | Redshirt | Redshirt |
| 2014 | 35th, 21:06.5 | 24th, 20:53.3 | 205th, 21:59.5 |
| 2015 | DNC | DNC | DNC |
| 2016 | DNC | DNC | DNC |
