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Daniele Modderman

CAREER STATS

2019-20

Ran in seven cross country meets and finished among the team’s top seven six times
NCCAA All-American placing seventh in 26:57 for the 8K
Member of NCCAA Championship squad that won the program’s sixth banner
Turned in a season-best 25:43 in the G-MAC Championship to finish 26th

2018-19

NCAA Outdoor qualifier for the second straight year in the 3,000 meter steeplechase
USTFCCCA Division II Outdoor All-Region Team in the steeple
G-MAC steeple runner-up with a career-best mark of 8:59.15
NCCAA Indoor All-American in the mile placing third with career-best 4:21.06 effort
Member of DMR championship team at the G-MAC Indoor
G-MAC Indoor First Team and G-MAC Outdoor Second Team on the track
#2 runner during his first season with the Yellow Jacket cross country team
Career-best 8K of 24:33 to finish seventh overall at the All-Ohio Championship helping CU to fifth place
All-G-MAC First Team as team’s top finisher placing third overall in 26:49
Helped Jackets qualify for NCAA Division II Championship by finishing 28th in Midwest Regional in 32:43 for 10K

2017-18

Sat out the 2017 cross country season, but produced an outstanding campaign on the track after transferring to Cedarville University
USTFCCCA Division II All-America Second Team in the steeplechase placing 10th at the NCAA Championship in 9:13.85
Turned in a time of 9:05.49 in the NCAA prelims
USTFCCCA Division II Outdoor Midwest Region Team
G-MAC steeplechase champion in a season-best 9:02.12
Ohio State Jesse Owens Classic steeplechase champion in 9:07.29
NCCAA Indoor All-American after winning the 3,000 meters in 8:40.77
Posted career-best 3K of 8:33.76 at Grand Valley State
NCCAA Scholar-Athlete

2016

Opened up the Nebraska cross country season at the Augustana Twilight finishing 14th with a time of 19:37.22 helping the Huskers take home the title
Placed 40th at the Woody Greeno/Jay Dirksen Invitational (27:09.6) and was 94th at the Big Ten Championships (26:54.6)

2015

Competed in four regular season cross country meets and the Big Ten Championship as a freshman at Nebraska
Finished 92nd in the Big Ten (25:51.5) and was 11th in the University Division of the Augustana Twilight (20:37.34)
Earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall semester

High School

Graduated from Warrensburg High School where he was a four-time Missouri all-state cross country performer
Helped prep squad to four conference titles, a state championship in 2011, and a state runner-up finish in 2012
Three-time all-state track & field honoree, who won three conference individual titles in the 1,600 meters and two in the 3.200 meters
Prep team captured a pair of conference track & field titles

Personal

Dean’s List student as a mechanical engineering major at Cedarville University
Born May 21, 1996 in Omaha, Neb.
Married wife, Taylor, on July 20, 2019
Son of Rev. Brian and Tami Classen
Father (basketball) and mother (volleyball, basketball) were both athletes at Grace University
Has an older brother, T.J.