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2023 Men's Cross Country Roster

Sideline Media/Atlantic 10 Conference

Daniel Asher

  • Position XC/Mid-Distance
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Scarsdale, N.Y.
  • Highschool Scarsdale

Biography

AsherVertical232023-24: Cross Country: Did not run in any meets... Indoor: Did not run in any meets... Outdoor: Did not run in any meets... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2022-23: Cross Country: Was 40th in the varsity race at the Jasper XC Invite in 27:56.3 (9/17)... Indoor: Placed tenth in the mile run at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 4:20.13 (2/25)... Was third in the 1,000 meters (2:30.06) at the Metropolitan Championship, while being a part of the winning distance medley relay team in 10:20.48 (2/3)... Ran 4:21.40 in the mile run (356th) at the BU Valentine Invitational (2/11)... Grabbed ninth in the mile run at 4:16.88 at the River Hawk Invitational (1/28)... Placed 19th overall in the 3,000 meters at the Lions Indoor Invitational in 8:51.45 (1/14)... Outdoor: Did not run in any meets... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2021-22: Cross Country: Took part in four meets... Finished 110th overall at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 27:33.1 (10/30)... Placed 36th at the Metropolitan Championship in 29:45.2 (10/8)... Was 40th in the varsity race at the Jasper XC Invite in 27:07.3 (9/25)... Ran a season-best 27:00 at the Princeton Invitational (10/16)... Indoor: Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week once during the season... Scored eighth at the Atlantic 10 Championship as a part of the distance medley relay in 10:15.44, while taking 11th in the mile run in 4:19.62 (2/27)... Was second in the mile run (4:17.74) at the Metropolitan Championship, while being a part of the winning distance medley relay team in 10:27.64 (2/4)... Ran a season-best 4:14.38 in the mile run (126th) at the BU Valentine Invitational (2/12)... Was fourth at the Fordham Alumni Meet in the mile run in 4:20.33 (1/8)... Outdoor: Finished 21st in the 1,500 meters at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 4:04.69 (5/8)... Member of the winning 4x800 relay at the Metropolitan Championship (7:50.52), while taking 18th in the 800 meters (1:59.40) (4/9)... Was 46th overall in the 1,500 meters at the Colonial Relays in 4:04.74 (4/2)... Took 33rd overall at the Larry Ellis Invitational in the 1,500-meter University division in 4:10.30 (4/16)... Finished 14th in the 800 meters (1:57.41) and 15th in the 1,500 meters (4:03.89) at the Mark Young Invitational (4/23) ... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2020-21: Cross Country: Placed 90th overall at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 26:58.9 (3/5)... Indoor: Season cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic... Outdoor: Took seventh in the 1500 meters (4:06.74) at the Metropolitan Championship (4/10)... Was seventh overall in the 1500 meters (4:06.16) at the Fordham Invite (3/20)... Finished 21st in the 1500 meters (4:06.02) at the Monmouth Meet (4/18)... Took 13th in the 1500 meters (4:02.10) at the Wolfie Invitational (4/23).

Before Fordham: Four-year varsity track and cross country runner at Scarsdale High School in Scarsdale, N.Y... Team captain as a junior... Three-time All-League performer for cross country and once for the 1,000 meter event... All-County selection for cross country and the 4x800 relay once each... Earned All-State and All-Section once each for cross country... State champion in the 4x800 relay... Finished third in the mile run trials at the Millrose Games.

Major: Finance.
 
CAREER BEST TIMES
Cross Country (8K): 26:58.9 (2021)
Indoor 1,000m: 2:30.06 (2023)
Indoor mile: 4:14.38 (2022)
Indoor 3,000m: 8:51.45 (2023)
Outdoor 800m: 1:57.41 (2022)
Outdoor 1,500m: 4:02.10 (2021)

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    XC/Mid-Distance
    5'9"
  • 2021Sophomore

    XC/Mid-Distance
    5'9"
  • 2022Junior

    XC/Mid-Distance
    5'9"
  • 2023Senior

    XC/Mid-Distance
    5'9"