2011 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
SPU: Four-year letterwinner. ... Co-captain in 2009, 2010 and 2011. ... SPU Most Inspirational in 2010. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2010 and 2011.
Senior (2011): Ran in three meets. ... Placed 10th for the Falcons (72nd overall) at GNAC Championships.
Junior (2010): Ran in eight meets, scoring in six, usually as the No. 2 or 3 Falcon across the finish line. ... Highest finish was 2nd for SPU (6th overall) at the season-opening UAF Long-Course meet in Fairbanks on Sept. 2. ... Also ran No. 2 for Seattle Pacific in the UAF Short-Course meet (7th overall), the Charles Bowles Invitational (116th overall), and the Western Washington Preview (25th overall). ... Ran 6th for SPU (50th overall) and GNACS. ... Ran 7th overall (89th overall) at NCAA West Regionals.
Sophomore (2009): Ran in four meets. ... Placed 2nd for SPU (27th overall) at Emerald City Open. That was his highest individual placing of the sesaon.
Freshman (2008): Ran in six meets, and was one of SPU's five scoring runners in four of them. ... Placed 52nd at GNAC Championships. ... Best meet was 23rd place in the Apple Ridge Invitational.
Personal: Daniel James Hamilton. … Born March 27, 1990. ... Computer science major.
Fun facts: Became interested in running in part because father "is a rabid cross country fan." ... Also has done wrestling, baseball and basketball. ... Favorite meet and course is Sundodger in Seattle's Lincoln Park -- "It's super fast, and you come through the first mile in sub-five, no problem." ... Like some of his teammates, says "Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus" is the dumbest movie he ever saw. ... Listens to AC/DC or other classic rock as psych-up music for a big race. ...
