Dan Trainor

Hometown: Freeport, IL High School: Freeport Height / Weight: 6-1 / 155

Event: Distance

2004 -- Indoor - ran collegiate-best mile (4:17.91) at Iowa State Classic... runner-up in mile (4:19.85) at Iowa Open... placed 18th in 5,000 meters (15:13.61) at Big Ten Championships... ran anchor leg on distance medley relay that placed seventh (10:10.66) at Big Ten Championships... Outdoor - led team in 3,000-meter steeplechase... placed third in 3,000-meter steeplechase with collegiate-best 9:30.41 at Iowa Musco Twilight VI and second at Missouri Relays (9:50.76)... letterwinner.

2003 -- Indoor - runner-up in mile at Iowa Open (4:27.69) while competing unattached... Outdoor - did not compete... Cross Country - team captain... placed 37th at NCAA Midwest Regional (32:19) and ran a career-best 25:09 at Pre-National Invite... also placed 46th (25:33) at Big Ten Championships and 12th (26:29) at Iowa State Open... letterwinner.

2002 -- Indoor - ran lead leg on distance medley relay that placed fifth (9:58.14) at Big Ten Championships... ran career-best 3,000 meters of 8:31.51 at Iowa State Classic... Outdoor - won 5,000 meters (14:58.54) at Purdue Invite and placed sixth (14:52.20) at Iowa Musco Twilight IV... letterwinner... Cross Country - won Northern Illinois Invite in 18:42... placed 54th (31:16.93) at NCAA Midwest Regional and 46th (25:18.0) at Big Ten Championships... placed fourth (25:37) at Iowa State Open, 89th (25:30.9) at Roy Griak Invite and 87th (25:10) at Pre-National Invite... placed 165th (32:12.6) at NCAA Championships... letterwinner.

2001 -- Track - redshirted... Cross Country - placed 51st at Big Ten Championships (25:13.1)... placed 30th at Purdue Open (26:44.50) and 42nd (25:21) at Illini Invite... letterwinner.

2000 -- Cross Country - redshirted.

High School -- named to all-Midwest cross country team senior year... all-state in cross country and track as a senior... placed third at state cross country meet senior year... three-time all-conference and conference MVP in cross country... two-time all-conference in track in 1,600 and 3,200 meters... placed sixth in 3,200 meters at state track meet... set school records in 1,600 (4:19) and 3,200 meters (9:13)... four-year team captain and MVP in cross country... four-year letterwinner in track and cross country... honor roll student... coach was former Iowa runner Alan Greene.

Personal -- born March 27, 1982... son of Neal and Suzanne Trainor... open major.

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