Daniel Williams
Daniel Williams

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Elkhart, Ind.
High School:
Carmel High School
Height / Weight:
6-0 / 156
Event:
Distances
Birthdate:
10/22/1994


01/11/2014

Boilermakers Break Two School Records, Facility Record

Purdue has three top-10 marks nationally, including three that are the best in the country.

2014: Participated in six indoor meets, including the Big Ten Championships and competed in six outdoor meets ... placed first at the Gene Edmunds cup in the mile with a time of 4:22.35 ... took first in the 3000m steeplechase at The Texas State Invitational with a time of 9:42.41 ... took 18th in the 800m at The Big Ten Indoor Championships with a PR time of 1:53.94.

High School: Four-time cross country and track letterwinner ... Indiana All-Star 4x800m ... three-time All-Conference in cross country and track ... cchool and midwest distance gala freshman mile record holder ... placed fourth in the state in the 4x800m his sophomore year ... track and field MVP junior and senior year ... placed 11th at NxN 2012 ... conference champ in the 1600m and runner-up in the 800m and county 800m champion his junior year ... sectional and regional champion his senior year ... third in the state in the 800m his senior year.

Personal: Daniel Lawrence Williams was born Oct. 22, 1994 in Elkhart, Ind. to Andrew and Maryann Williams ... has three brothers Nick, Tim and Jon ... mother, father and grandfather all attended Purdue.