Dan Edwards

Height:
5-10
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Kaiserslautern, Germany
High School:
Ramstein

PERSONAL BESTS

Indoors

800-Meters: 2:01.91 (2008)

Mile: 4:19.14 (2008)

3,000-Meters: 9:19.71 (2007)

Outdoors

1,500-Meters: 4:00.26 (2007)

Steeplechase: 9:34.10 (2007)

2008: Edwards concentrated on the mile during the indoor season. He ran a personal record of 4:19.14 at the Husky Classic where he took 51^st overall. Edwards placed 21^st at the Big 12 Championship with a mark of 4:29.21. He did not compete during the outdoor season.

2007: Edwards participated in two meets during the indoor season. He ranked a pr of 4:41.48 in the mile at the Air Force Invite and placed 13^th overall. He ran the 3k at the Potts Invite, finishing in 9:19.71 and placing seventh. During the outdoor season Edwards concentrated on the 1,500 and steeplechase. He ran a personal best of 4:00.26 in the 1,500 at the Oregon Invite. He took ninth in the steeplechase at the Big 12 Championship, just one position off the podium. He ran in a pr of 9:33.10.

CROSS COUNTRY: In 2007, Edwards ran in four races for Colorado and was a member of the ?B’ team. He was CU’s third scorer at the Fort Hays Invite, placing 16^th overall. His highest placing was at the Air Force Invite where he finished 11^th as the fifth Buff to finish. Edwards used a redshirt in the 2006 season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Edwards was an eight-time letterwinner in cross country and track & field at Ramstein High School. His cross country team won the Division I DoDDS Europe Championship from 2001-05 and his track teams won 2002-05. Edwards won the cross country championship in 2005 by 20 seconds and placed second in 2006. Edwards owns several RHS records. In the 1,500, he broke a record set in 1989 with a mark of 4:02.1. His record in the 3,000 of 8:45.0 broke a record which was also set in 1989. Edwards also set the championship course record at Heidelberg, Ger., in 16:03. All of his records were set his senior seasons. Edwards also earned four letters in swimming. He was named the RHS Student-Athlete of the Year as a senior and junior. He earned the Royal Pride Award at RHS and was named the league’s cross country MVP as a junior after winning the league’s championship. Edwards lists his personal record in the 1,500m as 4:02.1 set in London, England.

ACADEMICS: Edwards is an applied math major at Colorado. He is also interested in art and music. In 2006, he was a member of the third place Brain Bowl team. Edwards graduated at the top of his class, in third, with a 4.29 GPA. He owns a GPA greater than 3.0 at CU and is a member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

PERSONAL: Daniel D. Edwards was born on Sept., 13, 1987 in Okinawa, Japan to Dennis and Elaine Edwards. Both of his parents are teachers. He has one older sister, Nina, and a younger brother, Kevin. Edwards lived in

Germany

for 16 years, so he is bilingual and even gave a German address at his high school graduation. He became a serious runner in 10^th grade, prior to which he was a swimmer on the Kaiserslartern Kingfish swim team. Edwards lists playing guitar, swimming and road and mountain biking as his hobbies.