Daniel Pederson

Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Spooner, Wis.
High School:
Spooner

Personal Bests (as of March 2020):

Indoor-
800: 1:58.93
Mile: 4:12.90
3000: 8:17.76
5000: 14:28.10 (No. 5 all-time at MU)

Outdoor-
1500: 3:55.08
3000S: 9:19.59
5000: 14:27.07 (No. 5 all-time at MU)
10,000: 30:53.85

Cross Country-
8k: 23:57.3
10k: 31:52.4
4.98 M: 25:14.5

TFRRS Profile

Honors & Awards:
BIG EAST Male Athlete of the Week (Oct. 1)

2019-20:
All-BIG EAST Cross Country
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Indoor (Sr.): Placed fourth and set a personal record in the 800m (1:58.93) at the John Tierney Classic on Jan. 18 ... Took fifth in the mile (4:12.90) and set a personal record at the Black & Gold Premier (Feb. 1) ... Took third at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 8) in the 5,000m (14:30.85) ... Set a PR in the mile at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 14) with a time of 4:12.66 ... Set a PR and the No. 5 all-time mark in the 5000m at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships (14:28.10) in an eighth place finish.
Cross Country (Sr.): Took 3rd place with a time of 15:48.89 at the Phoenix Open ... Placed 12th overall and 3rd among the Golden Eagles with a time of 25:07.22 (8k) at the Illinois State Invitational (Sept. 13) ... Finished 1st with a time of 26:03.54 (8k) at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational (Sept. 28)... Took 11th place overall with a personal best time of 23:57.3 (8k) at the Louisville Classic (Oct. 5)... Placed 3rd with a time of 24:20.0 (8k) at the Bradley Pink Classic men's red race ... Finished 18^th at the 2019 BIG EAST Championships with a time of 26:36.7 (8k) ... Placed 56th overall and first among MU runners at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional with a personal-best time of 31:52.4 (10k).

2018-19:
All-BIG EAST (Outdoor- 3,000-steeplechase; Indoor- 4x800)
Indoor (Jr.): Competed in seven indoor meets... Took fifth in the 800 at the John Tierney Classic with a personal-best time of 2:00.92... Placed 19th in the mile at the GVSU Big Meet with a collegiate-best time of 4:13.42... Earned All-BIG EAST honors with a third place finish in the 4x800 (7:36.49).
Outdoor (Jr.): Competed in seven outdoor meets... Set a personal best in the 10,000 at the Washington St. Louis Invite (eighth place; 30:53.85)... Placed 16th at the Drake Relays in the 5000 with a personal-best time of 14:27.07... Took bronze at the BIG EAST Championships in the 10,000 (31:11.42)... Placed third in the 3,000-steeplechase at the NCC Gregory Final Qualifier (9:19.59).
Cross Country (Jr.): Competed in five meets during his junior year at MU... Started off his season by taking 14th (3rd among Golden Eagles) at the Vic Godfrey Open (4.97 M; 26:14.6)... Took 13th overall and second among MU runners at the Badger Classic (8k; 26:32.0)... Led MU with a ninth-place at the BIG EAST Championships, his second consecutive top-10 finish at the conference championships (8k; 24:55.5)... Finished first on the team at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, placing 61st (10k; 32:22.7).

2017-18:
BIG EAST All-Academic
Indoor (So.): Placed fourth and set a personal best in the mile at the John Tierney Classic with a mark of 4:20.89... Placed in the BIG EAST Championship in the 3,000-meter (8:23.65) and 5,000-meter race (14:46.29)... Competed at the Jack Johnson Classic and placed fourth in the 3,000-meter race (8:31.45).
Outdoor (So.): Competed in four meets... Took 8th at the Wisconsin Twilight in the 1500 (4:00.99)... Placed 12th in the 5000 at the BIG EAST Championships (15:17.73).
Cross Country (So.): Competed in six meets... Won the Vic Godfrey Open (4.98 M; 25:14.5)... Set a personal best in the 8k at the Louisville Classic (24:50.9)... Finished eighth at the BIG EAST Championships (8k; 25:01.0)... Took 66th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (10k; 32:24.0).

2016-17:
Indoor (Fr.): Took first place at the UW-Parkside Fall Finale in the mile, along with setting a PR for his time of 4:24.56 ... Cracked the top-five when he finished the 3000-meter race in 8:35.97 at the Jack Johnson Invitational.
Outdoor (Fr.): Only competed in two meets during his first outdoor season at Marquette ... Brought home fourth place at the UW-Whitewater Drake Alternative meet in the 5000 (15:05.20) ... Was just outside the top-five, when he finished sixth in the 3000 at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic.
Cross Country (Fr.): Was the first Golden Eagle and 26th-overall competitor to cross the finish line at the ISU 8k (25:29.5) ... Came in second out of the Marquette runners in three of the six races he competed in, Pederson also was in the top-three in all six races he ran in ... Finished the his 8k in 25:40.3 at the BIG EAST Championships, placing him second for Marquette and 25th overall.

Prior to Marquette: Lettered in cross country, track and Nordic skiing at Spooner High School ... Was a two-time Section 1 Wisconsin Cross Country Coaches Association Runner of the Year ... A 2015 WIAA Division 2 cross country state champion... A WIAA Scholar-Athlete Award winner ... As a senior, won the 3,200-meter state title and finished runner-up in the 1,600-meter run ... Holds school records in the 1,600 meters (4:21), 3,200 meters (9:16) and the 4x800-meter relay (8:14) ... The 2015 Kortelopet Skate Nordic Skiing champion.

Personal: Pederson was born in Spooner, Wis. and is the son of Allen and Ann Pederson ... Has three siblings, Jennifer, Lisa and Scott ... Plans to study biomedical engineering with a minor in Spanish.

Championships History:

BIG EAST Outdoor Championships
2020-
3,000: 9th (8:23.46)
5,000: 8th (14:28.10) (No. 5 all-time at MU)
2019-
5,000: 12th (15:17.73)
10,000: 3rd (31:11.42)
2018-
5,000: 12th (15:17.73)

BIG EAST Indoor Championships
2019-
3,000: 7th (8:17.76)
5,000: 6th (14:30.88)
4x800: 3rd (7:36.49)
DMR: 5th (10:02.70)
2018-
3,000: 9th (8:23.65)
5,000: 11th (14:46.29)
2017-
3,000: 13th (8:35.97)
5,000: 11th (15:05.20)

Cross Country:
BIG EAST Championships (8k):
2019-
18th (26:36.7; finished second on MU)
2018-
9th (24:55.5)
2017-
8th (25:01.1)
2016-
25th (25:40.3)

NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships (10k)
2019-
56th (31:52.4)
2018-
61st (32:22.7)
2017-
66th (32:24.0)
2016-
69th (32:05.5)