2019-20 Track & Field, Cross Country Roster

Danielle Collier

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • High School Hickory
  • Hometown Hermitage, Pa.

Biography

2019-20: Indoor - Threw 12.09m (39-8) in the shot put at Bowling Green (12/6) in her only action of the season.

2018-19: Outdoor - Took tenth place in the javelin at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/5-8) with a throw of 51.21m (168-0) and took Second-Team All-American honors for her performance … competed in eight meets in total … won the MAC Championship (5/9-11) in the javelin with a mark of 49.97m (163-11) … took ninth at NCAA East Regionals (5/23-25) with a throw of 50.05m (164-2) to qualify for nationals … season-best was a 53.41m (175-3) at the Texas Relays (3/27-30) … took home event wins in the javelin a total of five times, winning at the Miami Blizzard Buster (3/23), Nikoloff Invitational (4/6), Virginia Challenge (4/19-20), and Jesse Owens Classic (4/26-27) along with the conference title … MAC Field Athlete of the Week for the week of 4/9 … Miami Female Athlete of the Week for week of 3/18 ... Academic All-MAC ... named a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete. Indoor - Competed in six meets in the shot put … season best was a 12.97m (42-6.75) at Indiana’s Gladstein Invitational (1/18-19) … named Academic All-MAC.

2017-18 Outdoor – Redshirted. Indoor – Threw in eight meets … marked a season-best 42-9 3/4 in the shot put at the Indiana Relays (1/26-27) … launched a 43-9 in the weight throw at the Kentucky Invitational (1/12-13).

2016-17: Outdoor – Threw javelin in eight meets … named Academic All-MAC … NCAA Championships qualifier who finished 22nd for Honorable Mention All-America recognition at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/7-10) … qualified for the national meet via a 12th-place finish in the javelin (154-11) at the NCAA East Region Preliminary (5/25-27) … won the javelin (personal-best 164-9) at the MAC Outdoor Championships (5/11-13) … won the javelin on three other occasions: a 159-0 at the All-Ohio Championships (4/15), a 153-6 at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/7-8) and a 153-3 at the Miami Duals (4/1). Indoor – Did not compete.

2015-16 Track & Field: Outdoor – Threw in eight meets … took sixth in the javelin (138-2) at the MAC Outdoor Championships (5/12-14) … launched her best throw (140-2) in her outdoor debut at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational (3/25-26), where she took fourth … won the javelin at the RedHawk Invitational (4/30; 136-10) and Ball State Challenge (4/15-16; 125-2). Indoor – Competed in six meets … won the shot put (season-best 41-5 1/4) at the Cedarville Invite (2/5).

High School: Earned four letters in volleyball, three in indoor track & field, two in outdoor track & field and one more in softball … set her school’s record in the javelin with a mark of 156-5 … named first-team all-region in both softball and volleyball … also was an all-state performer in volleyball and track & field … helped guide high school team to an outdoor state title in 2015 … earned All-America honors with a sixth-place javelin finish at New Balance Nationals in 2015 … member of the National Honor Society and landed on the high honor roll.

Personal: Born Dec. 16, 1996 … daughter of Lisa and Keith Collier … father, Keith, played football at Edinboro … majoring in kinesiology.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Junior

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  • 2018-19Redshirt Junior

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  • 2019-20Redshirt Senior

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