Dan Porter
Dan Porter

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Indianapolis, Ind.

High School:
Carmel HS

Event:
Distances



04/19/2013

Track Opens at Mt. SAC

Three individuals ran the 1500m while another competed in the steeplechase.

04/18/2013

Track Hosts Dave Rankin Invite

The Boilermakers will host their lone home meet of the year.

04/07/2013

Boilers Win Seven Events on Final Day of Tiger Track Classic

The Boilermakers recorded three more top-five marks in program history.

03/12/2013

Tuesday Track Tidbits: Part Eight/Shamrock Invite Preview

The team wrapped up its indoor season over the weekend and gets right into the outdoor season on Thursday.

03/05/2013

Tuesday Track Tidbits: Part Seven

Check out what is happening in Purdue track and field news with the NCAA Championships this weekend.

2012: Placed first at the Boilermaker Invite (2/18) in the 1,000-meter run with a time of 2:31.73. Competed at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/25) on the Distance Medley Relay team. Finished first at the Purdue Invitational (1/7) in the 800-meter run, crossing the line at 1:57.18. Finished second in the event with a 1:55.74 time at Hoosier Hills (2/11). Competed on the 4x400-meter relay team at the SEC/Big Ten Challenge (3/23).

High School:Earned four varsity letters in track and field and three varsity awards in cross country at Carmel High School; helped his team to the Indiana State High School Cross Country Team Championship as a junior, and ran on the state championship 4x800-meter relay that season as well; placed fourth at the state track and field championships in the 1,600-meter run as a senior, posting a season-best time of 4:13.1.

Personal:Daniel Lee Porter was born Dec. 10, 1991, in Indianapolis, Ind.; is the son of Stanley and Tina Porter; has two sisters, Shana and Brooke; enjoys basketball and history; majoring in secondary education.