Daniel Samet

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Washington, D.C.
High School:
Georgetown Day School

2015 (Senior):
Earned Atlantic 10 All-Conference accolades after placing 13th overall with a time of 25:00.4 at the championship (Oct. 31) ... Placed fourth overall at the Richmond Invite after posting a 15:37.7 time in the 5K (Sept. 5) … Ran the 8K race at the Commodore Classic in 25:34.9 (Sept. 19)…Posted a 24:58.96 time in the 8K at the Greater Louisville Classic (Oct. 3) … Ran the 8K race at the Wake Forest Invitational in 25:55.70 (Oct. 16) … Covered the 10K course in 31:34.6 to take 79th and help Davidson to a 13th place finish at the 2015 NCAA Southeast Regional meet (Nov. 13).

2014 (Junior):
Named to the Atlantic-10 all-conference team ... Finished first with a time of 26:20.92 as Davidson placed first overall at the Eye Opener (Sept. 5) … Crossed the line in 25:24.66 to finish the 8K course 23rd out of 242 runners at the Commodore Classic as Davidson placed fourth out of 15th teams (Sept. 13) … Finished the 8K course in 26:08 to place 230th at the 41st Annual Paul Short Invitational (Oct. 4) … Posted a time of 26:06.7 at the Royal XC Challenge to take 31st place as Davidson finished second overall (Oct. 11) ... Covered the 8K course in 24:55.7 to take 12th individually as Davidson finish fifth at the Atlantic 10 Championships (Nov. 1) ... Covered the 10K course in 31:58.7 to take 83nd and help Davidson to an 18^th place finish at the 2014 NCAA Southeast Regional meet (Nov. 14).

2013 (Sophomore):
Did not compete.

2012 (Freshman):
Placed 12th in 27:29 at the USC Upstate Eye Opener … rounded out scoring group at the Virginia Tech Invitational in 26:35, the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational in 25:56 and the Louisville Pre-National Meet in 25:46 … placed 23rd, fourth on the team, in 25:39 at the SoCon Championships to earn place on freshman all-conference team … rounded out top-five scorers at the NCAA Southeast Region Championship in 32:38 on the 10K course.

Prep Years: Won 12 letters in four years at Georgetown Day School … Washington Post Honorable Mention Cross Country in 2011 … three-time all-conference honoree in cross country and once in track … awarded team MVP in cross country and in indoor track as a senior … conference champion in 1600m and runner up in 3200m … team claimed conference titles during junior and senior years … holds school record for distance medley relay (10:26.38) … National Merit Commended Student … AP Scholar with Merit.

Personal: Son of Andrew Samet and Kennari Sargent … has a sister, Hanna … major is undeclared, intends to major in history.