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2014 Women's Cross Country Roster

Danielle Renzi

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool LaSalle Academy
  • Hometown Johnston, R.I.

Biography

Personal Bests

5K: 18:52.58 (NEICAAA Championship, Oct. 7, 2012)

6K: 22:52.1 (NCAA Northeast Region Championship, Nov. 9, 2012)

2014: Started her senior campaign with a personal-best 4K time of 16:00.99 to finish 16th of 69 runners at the Stony Brook Season Opener…Finished 13th in a field of 76 at the Fordham Fiasco with a 5K time of 20:11.89…Led the Stags and turned in her two best performances of the fall in Fairfield’s final two meets…Clocked a season-best 6K time of 23:03.1 at the NCAA Northeast Region Championship…Ended her career with a team-leading and season-best 5K mark of 19:16.1 at the ECAC Championship to finish 34th of 178 competitors.

2013: MAAC Academic Honor Roll ... MAAC All-Academic Team ... Ran a 19:52.81 at the Fordham Fiasco … Had a time of 19:43.90 at the Leeber Invitational ... Ran a 20:19 at the New England Championships ... Posted a time of 25:34.35 at the MAAC Championships ... Ran a 19:47.0 at the ECAC Championships.

2012: MAAC Academic Honor Roll ... MAAC All-Academic Team … Placed seventh overall at the Marist Invite with a time of 20:38 … Ran a 25:55.31 at the Iona Meet of Champions … Recorded at 19:24 at the Leeber Invitational … Clocked an 18:52.58 at the New England Championships, setting a 5K personal best … Ran a 23:33.44 at the MAAC Championships … At the NCAA Regionals, set a 6K personal best by finishing in 22:52.1 … Clocked out the year by running a 19:37.3 at the ECAC Championships.

2011: MAAC Academic Honor Roll ... Had a strong freshman debut consistently finishing in the top-five ... Made collegiate debut at the Marist Meet as the Stags top finisher in 21:47…   Posted a time of 24:40.59 at the Iona Meet of Champions (6K) ... Had a time of 19:43.32 at the Leeber Invitational (5K) ... Clocked a time of 24:21 at the Paul Short Invitational (6K) ... Fastest 5K came at the O’Neil Invitational with a standard of 19:37 ... Ran a time of 24:22.3 at the MAAC Championships ... Posted fastest 6K at the NCAA Regionals, finishing in 23:58.3 ... Closed out the year at the ECAC Championships with a time of 19:39 in the 5K, the ninth-fastest time ever by a Stag at Van Cortlandt Park.

High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner in both cross country and track at La Salle Academy ... Helped cross country team to four-straight state titles ... Also helped La Salle to a second-place finish at the Nike Cross Northeast Regional Championship ... Two-time All-Class and All-Division selection ... Named Second Team All-State in 2009 ... Also a state qualifier in both indoor and outdoor track, earning All-Class honors ... 2011 La Salle Senior Female Sportsmanship Award winner ... Member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society ... Member of the La Sallian Youth group.

Personal: Daughter of Mark and Donna Renzi ... Mother ran track at URI ... Has three siblings ... Accomplished accordion player, performing internationally ... Named to the University's Dean's List ... Resident Assistant for the Creative Life Residential College ... Double major in psychology and music with a minor in Spanish.

Historical Player Information

  • 2011Freshman

  • 2012Sophomore

  • 2013Junior

  • 2014Senior