Daniel Williamson
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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Hometown:
- Union City, Tenn.
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- Year:
- Junior
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- High School:
- Union City HS
Bio
A versatile athlete, Daniel is a staple in the Golden Eagle cross country lineup, finishing a consistent third on the squad throughout his second season on the roster...an all-state runner during his high school career...a muliti-talented athlete, he lettered in five different sports during his high school career...also a knockout in the classroom.
TECH (2014): Daniel enjoyed a solid sophomore season, competing in five meets for the Golden Eagles and finishing third on the team four times...received the team's Most Dedicated Runner Award at the end of the season...acheived a new career-best 8K time of 26:28.38 at the Greater Louisville Classic, trimming 24 seconds from his previous best...that mark ranks as the 21st fastest 8K time in school history...ran a 26:33 the following week, a time that ranks 27th best in Tech history...opened the year running a 5K time of 16:30.56 at the Carolina Invitational.
TECH (2013): Daniel placed in the top four among Tech runners in every meet in his debut season...achieved his personal best time of 26.52.4 at the Charlotte Invitational placing him 47th overall...placed 15th overall at the Evansville Invitational with a time of 27:27.46.
HIGH SCHOOL: Daniel lettered four years each in both cross country and track & field during his time at Union City High School...also lettered twice on the soccer team, twice in baseball and once in basketball...was crowned all-region all four years in cross country...two-time regional champion and twice named all-state.
PERSONAL: The son of James and Amy Williamson...born May 29, 1995 in Union City...full name is Daniel Eric Williamson...majoring in civil engineering.
News mentions
Tennessee Tech junior Geoffrey Sambu placed 34th individually at the NCAA South Regional cross country championships at Harry Pritchett Running Park, the lone Golden Eagle runner to cross the finish line.
Two members of the Tennessee Tech men’s cross country team and six from the women’s squad will compete Friday in the NCAA South Regional, hosted by the University of Alabama at Harry Pritchett Running Park in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Junior Geoffrey Sambu repeated his all-conference performance, placing 13th individually to capture second-team honors while leading the Tennessee Tech men’s cross country team to ninth place at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships Saturday in Murray, Ky.
The Tennessee Tech cross country teams will put the last three months of training into what should be their best effort Saturday morning at the Ohio Valley Conference championships in Murray, Ky.
Paced by former junior college All-American Purity Murray’s personal-best time, the Tennessee Tech women’s cross country team placed 16th in an outstanding field of 26 teams at the Alabama Crimson Classic Friday evening at the Harry Pritchett Park. The Golden Eagle men’s team, which started the race with only five runners, did not record a team score as one Golden Eagle runner was unable to finish the event due to cramps.
The Tennessee Tech cross country teams have one final tuneup race before competing at the end of the month in the Ohio Valley Conference Championships, and what a meet it will be. The Golden Eagles are set to run Friday afternoon in the Crimson Classic, hosted by the University of Alabama.
The Tennessee Tech women’s cross country team earned a sixth place finish among the 14 Division I teams in their event at the Greater Louisville Classic Saturday morning, and the Golden Eagle men finished 10th among 14 Division programs in their race.
The Tennessee Tech cross country teams will head to Louisville, Ky., this weekend to compete in their largest races of the season at the Greater Louisville Classic.
Geoffrey Sambu posted the 11th fastest 8K time in Tennessee Tech men's cross country history, and two other Golden Eagles recorded personal-best times as Tech placed 16th among 20 teams Saturday morning at the Commodore Classic, hosted by Vanderbilt University at Nashville's Percy Warner Park.
Geoffrey Sambu and Daniel Williamson led the way as the Tennessee Tech men's cross country team posted three career-best times and placed eighth among 12 teams at the Furman Invitational Saturday morning.
A huge field will greet the Tennessee Tech cross country teams Saturday when they run at the third annual Furman Cross Country Classic.
Nine of Tennessee Tech's 13 cross country runners ran in their first collegiate race Saturday as coach Wayne Angel's Golden Eagles opened the 2015 season at the Indiana Open.
The Tennessee Tech cross country teams open the 2015 schedule Saturday at the Indiana Open, where the Golden Eagles go up against two Hoosier teams each ranked 11th in the nation in the preseason