Danny Carney
Ht
6'
1"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Littleton, 
Colorado
Last School
Dakota Ridge High School
Roster Years
2012 | 2015-2019


Personal

  • Parents are Jeff and Sally Carney
  • Has three siblings (Kyle, Katy and Bradley)
  • Older brother, Kyle, ran cross country and track for BYU
  • Enjoys reading, hiking and spending time outdoors
  • Major: Health Science
  • Minor: Portuguese
  • Sports hero is Peyton Manning
  • Enjoys playing soccer
  • Chose BYU for its high level of competition and focus on the Gospel of Jesus Christ
  • Also recruited by Colorado, Colorado State, Portland and Syracuse

Before BYU

  • Student body vice president
  • Two-time league and regional champion
  • Two-time All-State in cross country
  • Two-time First Team All-Southwest Region in cross country
  • Two-time All-State in track
  • Two-time Nike Cross Nationals qualifier (2010, 2011)
  • High school coach is Mike Callor
  • Started running after seeing the success of his two older siblings

Career Stats
Track and Field Athlete Profile 

Stats

2019: Senior
Place Event Time Distance
28 Bill Dellinger Invitational 24:09.9  8k
18 Pre-Nationals Invitational 23:51.8 8k
3 WCC Championships 23:38.4 8k
10 NCAA Mountain Region Championships 30:44.3 10k
17 NCAA National Championship 31:05.7 10k
2018: Senior
Place Event Time Distance
5 BYU Autumn Classic 20:56.8 7k
2 Notre Dame Joe Piane Invite 23:43.7 5 miles
2017: Junior
Place Event Time Distance
10 BYU Autumn Classic 19:35.7 4 miles
7 Bill Dellinger Invitational 23:49.4 8k
15 Pre-Nationals Invitational 23:25.3 8k
2 WCC Championships 23:28.9 8k
42 NCAA National Championships 30:03.5 10k

 

2016: Sophomore
Place Event Time Distance
16 Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational 24:22.6 8k
7 Steven Reeder Memorial Invitational 28:36.0 8.8k
15 WCC Championships 25:00.4 8k
38 NCAA Mountain Region Championships 31:51.00 10k

 

 

Mission

  • Sao Paulo North , Brazil
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2015

Sophmore Year 2016

Junior Year 2017

  • Helped BYU to its perfect score at the West Coast Conference Championships with his second place finish (23:28.9)
  • Finished 42nd at the NCAA National Championships (30:03.5)
Senior Year 2019

  • Earned WCC All-Conference First Team honors after finishing 3rd with a time of 23:38.4.
  • Named to the 2019 All-Mountain Region team after finishing 10th with a time of 30:44.3. 
  • Competed on the 2019 Nation Championship winning team, finishing 17th with a time of 31:05.7.
  • Earned All-American honors for his 17th-place finish at the national championship meet.
Graduate Year

Redshirt Year 2018

Medical Redshirt Year 2018