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Southern Virginia University

2022-23 Men's Track & Field Roster

Daniel de la Cruz

  • Class Senior
  • Major Business Management, Athletic Training
  • Hometown Murray, Utah

Biography

Stats
2022-2023 | Senior

  • Lead the Knights in most events and landed in 1st place in five races throughout the year with numerous amounts of top-5 finishes 
  • Earned personal bests in the 200 at the WildCat Track Festival with a 6th place finish and a personal best with a 22.91 time
  • Finished in 1st place and set a new personal best in the 400 hurdle at the Dennis Craddock Coaches Classic with a pb 53.24 
  • Achieved another personal best at the 2023 USA South Outdoor Track and Field Championship in the 110 hurdle with a 16.94 fourth place finish
  • USA South All-Conference First Team 400m Hurdles 56.32
  • USA South All-Conference First Team 4x400 Relay
  • USA South All-Conference Second Team 4x100 Relay
  • USA South Track Athlete of the Week (4/17)

2021-2022 | Junior

  • Earned multiple 1st places and top-5 finishes over the season with personal bests for the Knights in 400 hurdle and 
  • Finished 14th in the 100m at the Washington & Lee Carnival with a personal best of 11.21

2019-20 | Junior

Outdoor Track & Field

  • Due to the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 2020 outdoor track & field season was not contested. To help prevent the spread of the virus, Southern Virginia University suspended all athletic activities, the change was made effective on March 13. 

Indoor Track & Field

  • USTFCCCA All-Region (DMR)
  • All-CAC First Team (DMR)
  • Member of DMR CAC Championship relay team with a program record 10:32.13. 
  • Member of 4x400 relay team with a program record of 3:29.11.
  • Set a program record 51.38 in the 400 meter dash at the NYC DIII Invitational to finish 16th overall.
  • Ran a personal-best in the 60 meter dash at the VMI Keydet Invitational with a time of 7.51.
  • Ran 23.48 in the 200 meter dash for a season-best time at the Camel City Invitational.
  • Jumped 5.71m (18'9") in the long jump at the South Region Final Qualifier & Multi placing 10th.
  • Placed 5th in the 400 meter dash at the CAC Championships with a time of 52.28.
  • Finished 6th at the Noke Elite Meet in the 400 meter dash with a time of 52.95.

2018-19 | Sophmore

Outdoor Track & Field

  • Earned All-CAC honors after placing 2nd in the 400 meter hurldes with a time of 53.87 at the CAC Championships while setting a new program record.
  • Named to the USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Region Team.
  • Set personal-best in the 200 meter dash with a time of 23.19 at the CAC Championships to finish 13th. 
  • Ran 11.51 in the 100 meter dash for a personal-best in the event.
  • Picked up two wins on the season in the 400 meter hurdles winning the New Captains Classic (55.66) and the '19 WildCat Invitational (56.15). 
  • Placed 3rd in the season-opener in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 54.49 at the Dr. Jack M. Toms Alumni Invitational.
  • Ran 23.73 at the Jim Taylor Invite in the 200 meter dash.

Indoor Track & Field

  • Ran personal-best in the 200 meter dash at the Winter Relays 2019 with a time of 23.45.
  • Ran a season-best 51.79 in the 400 meter dash at the Winter Relays 2019.
  • Came in 3rd at the Roanoke Maroons NCAA Final Qualifier in the 400 meter run with a time of 52.37.
  • Finished 9th in the 400 meter dash (52.03) and 11th in the 200 meter dash (23.82) at the CAC Championships.
  • Ran 53.29 in the 400 meter dash to place 6th at the 2019 Collegeville Classic.

2017-18 | Freshman

Outdoor Track & Field

  • Placed 8th in the 400 meter hurldes at the New Captains Classic posting a season-best time of 58.20.
  • 4x100 team placed 4th at the New Captains Classic after recording a time of 42.64.
  • Finished 7th overall in the 400 meter hurdles at the CAC Championship with a time of 58.55. 

Indoor Track & Field

  • Ran a season-best 54.31 at the Captains Invitational & Combined Events placing 11th.
  • Posted season-best in the 200 meter hurdles with a time of 26.65 for a 3rd place finish at the Captains Invitational & Combined Events.

Personal

  • Favorite food is spaghetti.
  • Has loved running since he was nine years old.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Distance
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2019-20Junior

    Hurdles
  • 2020-21Senior

    Hurdles
  • 2021-22Senior

    Sprints
  • 2022-23Senior

    Hurdles