Danielle Turner
Danielle Turner
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
New Bern, N.C.

High School:
New Bern

Height:
5-4

Event:
Distance/XC

Eligibility:
XC/In/Out

PRs: 1500 (5:33.50); Mile (5:57.88); 3000 (in-11:29.64, out-11:40.72); 5000 (in-21:51.70, out-19:55.03)

2007 Cross Country: Ran her fastest time of the season at the Delaware Invitational, finishing the 5k race in 52nd place with a time of 21:14.00... Finished second on the team with a time of 24:49.00 at the CAA Championships, placing 77th in the 6k race... Ran a time of 21:43.06 to finish in 35th place at the Cavalier Open.

2006 Cross Country: Recorded her best time of the season at the Delaware Invitational, finishing the race in 21:28.53... Finished 72nd at the CAA Championships with a time of 25:39.44.

2006 Outdoor: Set a new personal best in the 1500-meter run with a time of 5:33.50 in the Mason Spring Open Invitational... Dropped her personal best by nearly a minute in the 3000-meter run, recording a time of 11:40.72 at the Hurricane Invitational... Finished with a new personal best in the 5000-meter run at the CAA Championships, crossing the finish line in 19:55.03.

2006 Indoor: Set a new personal record with a time of 11:29.64 in the 3000-meter run at the Valentine's Day Meet... Set a new personal record in the 5000-meter run with a time of 21:51.70 at the Virginia Tech Invitational.

2005 Cross Country: Finished 23rd with a time of 21:41.00 at the Towson Invitational... Ran a time of 16:51.00 at the Mason Invitational... Ran a time of 26:08 at the Penn State National Invitational... Ran a time of 25:23.57 at the CAA Championships.

2005 Outdoor: Saw action in the 1500, 3000 and 5000m events... Recorded times of 12:40.42 (15th, Hurricane Invitational) and 21:35.99 (24th, Maryland Invitational) in the 3000 and 5000m races, respectively... Logged a season-best 5:36.27 in the 1500m at the Delaware Invitational, finishing 41st... Was 11th in the 1500 at the Mason Invitational (5:42.15)... Received the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award... Made the Dean's List and the Athletic Director's Honor Roll both semesters for excellence in the classroom... Named a George Mason Scholar Athlete.

2005 Indoor: Competed in three different distances, running the top time in the 3000 and 5000m races... Placed 3rd in the 3000m at the Patriot Games in a season-best time of 11:55.41... Also ran at the Father Diamond Open (12:10.05, 5th) and the Winter Open (12:50.44)... Posted a season-best time and 6th-place showing in the 5000m (21:59.13) at the Collegiate Open... Was 10th in the Mile at the Winter Open with a time of 5:57.88.

2004 Cross Country: Saw action at the Mason Invitational, finishing 66th in a time of 24:11.09... Earned the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award in cross country.

Prep: Earned three letters in cross country and three letters in track at New Bern High School... Was the track team's Most Valuable Long Distance Runner in 2003 and the cross country team's Most Valuable Runner that same season... Captained the cross country team as a senior... Named All-Big East Conference in cross country as a junior and senior and All-Big East in track in the 3200-meter run as a junior... Team was runner-up for the conference championship as a senior.

Personal: Full name is Danielle Ashley Turner... Born October 1, 1985... Parents are Daniel and Jane Turner... Has two sisters, Christina and Theresa... Sister Theresa runs cross country for Belmont-Abbey College... Graduate of New Bern High School and a member of the National Honor Society... Majoring in government and international politics.

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