Danielle McNiff

Class:
Senior
Height:
5-9
High School:
Hingham
Hometown:
Hingham, Mass.

As a senior in 2012: Finished the A-10 Championships tenth for UMass with a time of 20:35.1 (10/27) ... Posted her best time of the season with a time of 19:46.50 at the Rothenberg Race and finished fifth for the team (10/19) ... Finished the Paul Short Invitational sixth for UMass and crossed the finish line at 23:18 (9/28) ... Placed seventh for the Minutewomen in the Minuteman Invitational, crossing the finish line at 20:00.50 (9/15) ... Finished third for the team and fifth overall with a time of 20:09.79 in the UMass Invitational (9/8).

As a junior in 2011: As a co-captain, competed in six meets ... At the NCAA Regional Meet (11/12), clocked in at 23:36.7 while placing third on the team and 141st overall ... Crossed the line at 19:07.16 at the Minuteman Invitational (9/17), good enough for third on the team and 26th overall ... In the season opener, recorded a time of 19:28.31 while placing second on the team and 26th overall at the Bryant University (9/10).

As a sophomore in 2010: Placed 20th with a time of 20:44 at the Rothenberg Race (10/15)...At the BC Invite (9/11), crossed at 22:32.

As a freshman in 2009: Placed sixth on the team and 215th overall at the NCAA Regional Qualifier (11/14) with a time of 26:48... At the Atlantic 10 Championships (10/31), finished 98th overall with a time of 22:37... Set best time of season at the UMass Five-Way (9/19) meet with a time of 19:58.

Before UMass: Ran three years for Hingham High School under coaches Ed Hussier and Steve Schlicting ... Was part of the distance medley relay team that set a Hingham school record and competed at the Nike Nationals ... Helped Hingham to three straight undefeated seasons in the Patriot League during her sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... Was the 1000m Patriot League champion her senior year, and was part of the 4x800m Division III State Championship team ... Placed fourth in the 1000m at the state meet as a senior ... Was a Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic honorable mention selection and earned Patriot League All-Star honors as a senior ... Also played soccer and lacrosse ... Served as captain and was a Patriot League All-Star in soccer in 2008.

Personal: Danielle Marie McNiff ... Born October 19, 1990, in Boston, Mass., to Thomas and Jane McNiff ... Has two siblings, Erin and Shauna ... Sister Shauna competes in cross country and track at UConn ... Majoring in Accounting.