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2020-21 Women's Track and Field Roster

Dana Beggins

  • Position Sprints/Mid-Distance
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown West Babylon, N.Y.
  • Highschool West Babylon

Biography

2020-21:BegginsVertical20 Cross Country: Did not compete... Indoor: Season cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic... Outdoor: Did not compete... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2019-20: Team captain... Cross Country: Ran in three meets... Was 58th overall at the Metropolitan Championship in 21:20.0 (10/11)... Ran a personal-best 20:33.4 over a 5K course at the Paddy Doyle Invitational (9/20)... Was 34th at the Fordham Fiasco in 20:39.33 (9/7)... Indoor: Finished second in the mile run at the Fordham Season Opener in 5:32.56 (12/6)... Outdoor: Season cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2018-19: Cross Country: Only ran at the SJC Invite, placing tenth in 20:49.1 (10/13)... Indoor: Was 23rd in the 400 meters at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 1:00.63, while helping the 4x800 relay take fourth in 9:08.17 (2/23)... Metropolitan Champion in the 4x800 relay (9:18.56), while taking 13th in the 500 meters (1:18.30) (2/1)... Took 11th in the 500 meters at the Ocean Breeze Opener in 1:20.05 (12/1)... Member of the winning 4x400 relay at the Fordham Season Opener, while taking fifth in the 400 meter dash in 1:02.27 (12/7)... Was fourth in the 500 meters at the Brian Horowitz Invitational in 1:19.11 (1/11)... Placed 23rd overall in the 800 meters in 2:20.26 at the Penn 8 Select Meet (1/19)... Was 20th in the 500 meters at the Terrier Classic in 1:18.02, while helping the distance medley relay take fourth in 11:58.86 (1/25)... Placed 72nd in the 800 meters at the Valentine's Day Classic in 2:17.35 (2/9)… Outdoor: ECAC Champion and All-East performer as a part of the winning 4x800 relay at the ECAC Championship in 9:06.70 (5/12)... Earned bronze at the Atlantic 10 Championship as a part of the 4x800 relay, which clocked in at 8:59.36, while grabbing 14th in the 800 meters in 2:15.28 (5/5)... Helped the 4x800 relay place fourth at the Penn Relays in 9:11.71 (4/27)... Placed 15th in the 400 meters in 1:01.04 and third as a part of the 4x400 relay at the Metropolitan Championship (4/13)... Was third in the 800 meters at the Wolfie Invitational in 2:19.51 (4/20)... Member of the winning sprint medley relay at the Colonial Relays in 4:06.56, while taking 15th in the 800 meter University event in 2:20.05 (4/6)... Took seventh in the 800 meters at the VCU Ram Invite in 2:22.55 (3/23) and eighth in the 400 meters at the Rider Invite in 1:01.98 (3/30)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2017-18: Cross Country: Finished 15th at the SJC Invitational (10/15) in 21:24.45… Indoor: Finished ninth in the 500 meters at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/18) in 1:18.50… Finished fourth in the 4x400 at the Metropolitan Championship (2/3) in 3:59.17… Won the 500 meters at the Mike Massone Invitational (1/12) in a season-best 1:18.34 and was a part of the winning 4x400 relay in 4:01.85…Member of the winning 4x400 relay at the Fordham Season Opener (12/1) in 4:05.22 and finished fourth in the 500 meters in 1:19.50… Finished fourth in the 400 meters in a season-best 59.73 seconds and fifth in the 4x400 in 4:01.00 at the Seahawk Invitational (1/5)... Placed 31st in the 400 meters at the NYC Gotham Cup (1/19) in 1:02.27… Finished fourth in the 800 meters at the Last Chance Invitational (2/23) in 2:21.52… Outdoor: Finished 14th in the 400 meters at the Metropolitan Championship (4/14) in 59.91 seconds and took second in the 4x400 in 3:58.59… Placed 17th in the 800 meters at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/6) in 2:16.58 and took fourth in the 4x800 in 9:06.12… Member of the 4x800 relay that finished fifth at the ECAC Championship (5/13) in 9:04.78… Finished eighth in the 800 meters at the Wolfie Invitational (4/21) in 2:20.56 and took second in the 4x400 in 3:52.09... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Before Fordham: Four year member of the track team at West Babylon High School in West Babylon, New York… Received All-American honors in the 4x400 meter relay… Two-time New York State champion in the 4x400 meter relay… All-State selection as part of the 4x800 meter relay… Three time All-County selection in the 4x400 meter relay… All-County selection in the 600 meter run and 4x800 meter relay…Academic All-County… Recipient of the Superintendent’s Award for academic and athletic excellence… AP Scholar.

Major: Interdisciplinary Math and Computer & Information Science.
 
CAREER BEST TIMES
Cross Country (5K): 20:33.4 (2019)
Indoor 400m: 59.73 (2018)
Indoor 500m: 1:18.02 (2019)
Indoor 800m: 2:17.35 (2019)
Indoor mile: 5:32.56 (2019)
Outdoor 400m: 59.91 (2018)
Outdoor 800m: 2:15.28 (2019)

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Sprints/Mid-Distance
    5'7"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Sprints/Mid-Distance
    5'7"
  • 2019-20Junior

    Sprints/Mid-Distance
    5'7"
  • 2020-21Senior

    Sprints/Mid-Distance
    5'7"