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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; school 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.
CAREER BESTS
| 800m | 1000m | 1500m | Mile | 3000 Steeple | |
| Lifetime | 1:53.94 (3/1/14) | 2:29.18 (2/8/14) | 3:58.77 (3/15/14) | 4:22.35 (1/11/14) | 9:42.41 (4/5/14) |
| Indoor | 1:53.94 (3/1/14) | 2:29.18 (2/8/14) | -- | 4:22.35 (1/11/14) | -- |
| Outdoor | 1:58.35 (4/19/14) | -- | 3:58.77 (3/15/14) | -- | 9:42.41 (4/5/14) |
