Daniel Harrison

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Newport News, Va.
High School:
Bishop Bavin School, St. Georges (South Africa)

Career Results
Indoor Personal Bests
300M -- 34.47 -- 2013 Hokie Invitational
500M -- 1:06.28 -- 2013 JDL College Kick-off Classic
DMR - 9:35.05 - 2015 Alex Wilson Invitational - School Record
Outdoor Personal Bests
200M -- 22.05 -- 2013 High Point University VertKlasse Meeting
400M -- 47.71 -- 2015 ACC Outdoor Championships
800M -- 1:58.56 -- 2013 Coastal Carolina University Invitational
Career Summary
Finished his career at Wake Forest with 11 top-three finishes while competing in the indoor 300m, 500m, and DMR, plus the outdoor 200m, 400m, 800m, and 4x400m relay team. Set an indoor school record as part of the 2015 DMR team at the Alex Wilson Invitational. 2015 Outdoor
Set a career-best time of 47.71 in the 400m at the ACC Outdoor Championships ... Took fourth in the 400m at the High Point VertKlasse, with a time of 49.12...Part of a third-place finish in the 4x400m at the Georgia Spec Town National Team Invitational...Also finished in the top-five in the 400m at the same event. 2014-15 Indoor
Part of a first-place finish in the distance medley relay at the Hilton Garden Invitational, the second first-place finish of his career...Took sixth at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships in the distance medley relay.
2014 Outdoor
Took fifth place in the 400m at the Coastal Carolina Invitational...Finished second in the 4x400m relay and in the individual 400 at the Wake Forest Open...Part of an eighth place finish in the 4x400m relay at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
2013-14 Indoor
Part of a second place finish in the distance medley relay at the Kentucky Track and Field Invitational, finishing with a time of 9:55.97...Turned in another second place performance in the distance medley relay at the UCS Invitational...Finished in the top 10 in the 400m at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships, posting a time of 48.5.
2013 Outdoor
Finished ninth at the HPU VertKlasse Meeting in the 200m with a time of 22.05 ... Ran a season best time in the 400m of 48.39 at the Auburn Tiger Invitational ... Helped 4x400m relay team finish fifth at the ACC Championships with a time of 3:14.92. 2012-13 Indoor
Finished seventh at the ACC Indoor Championships in the 400m with a time of 48.19 which was a career-high ... Took fourth in the 500m at the JDL College Kick-Off Classic and third in the 300m at the Hokie Invitational with a time of 34.47 ... Posted a time in the 4x400m relay of 3:19.32 at the ACC Indoor Championships and finished second in the event at the JDL College Kick-Off Classic. 2012 Outdoor
Continued his momentum from the indoor season with strong performances at the Wake Forest Open in the 200m (22.29) and 400m (48.77) ... Placed seventh overall in the 100m at the Winston-Salem State Invitational with a mark of 11.07 ... Took second at the same meet in the 200m, finishing in 22.15 ... Fell just short of earning All-ACC honors by taking fifth in the finals of the 400m at the ACC Championships with a personal-best time of 47.75 ... Also a member of the 4x400m team that placed fourth at the VertKlasse Meeting (3:20.56) and eighth at the ACC Championships (3:15.85). 2011-12 Indoor
Quickly established himself as the top 400-meter runner on the team ... Turned in a top time of 49.46 in the 400 meters at the Virginia Tech Invitational to place seventh overall ... Placed first in the 400 at the UNC Invitational (50.19) and seventh at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet (50.33) ... Finished 15th in the preliminary rounds of the ACC Championship in 50.13 ... Competed in the 200m once during the season, finishing 15th at the Hokie Invitational with a time of 22.57 ... Placed ninth in the 300 meters at the Virginia Tech Invitational in 35.27 ... A member of the 4x400m relay squad that placed eighth at the ACC Championships in 3:19.06 ... Also a member of the squad that placed seventh at the VT Invitational (3:20.81) and second at the Liberty Kickoff (3:23.63). Background
Selected as Bishop Bavin, St. Georges Athlete of the Year as a freshman ... Top-ranked freshman in the 400m in the Province (U/15) ... Awarded colors in Basketball and Track and Field ... Gold medalist at the South African National Youth/Junior Championships as a sophomore ... Ranked on South Africa's top ten 400m youth performances list ... Provincial champion and silver medalist in the 400m at the South African Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships during his sophomore year ... During his junior year, awarded honors for track and field in addition to ranking fourth in the 400m in the South African youth rankings ... Earned the bronze medal in the 400m at the South African National Championships as a junior ... That same year, claimed the provincial championships in the 400m, along with qualifying for the World Youth Championships in the event ... Ranked fourth in the 400m in the South African National Junior Rankings as a senior ... A 400m gold medalist at the South African Secondary Schools Championships, and a finalist at the South African National Championships ... An English Olympiad member and Bronze Award winner ... Received Cultural Colors in Public Speaking during his sophomore year and Academic Colors as a senior ... Selected as a School Prefect and Deputy Head Boy of School ... A member of the debate team as a junior ... Awarded Gold Merit certificates in English and Life Orientation ... Awarded Silver Merit certificates in History (twice), Geography, and Life Orientation as a junior ... Received Merit certificates in English and Geography during his sophomore year. Personal
Born on May 21, 1992 ... Son of David and Novella Harrison ... Has two older brothers, Chris (age 26) and John (22) ... Currently undecided on a major.