Danny Carney - M Track & Field

Danny Carney

Distance

Class

Senior

Hometown

Littleton,

Colorado

Last School

Dakota Ridge High School

Roster Years

2013 | 2017-2019

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

Student body vice president
Two-time league and regional champion
Two-time All-State and two-time First Team All-Southwest Region in cross country
Two-time All-State in track and two-time national qualifier
Nike Nationals qualifier in 2010 and 2011
Nike Southwest Regional runner-up in 2011
Took 26th place at Nike Nationals in 2010
State qualifier in track from 2010-2012
Personal best time of 15:12 in the 5000 meters

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2013

Sophmore Year 2017

Indoor

Set personal records in the 3000 meters and 5000 meters with times of 8:08.49 and 14:13.94 at the Iowa State and the MPSF Indoor Track and Field Invitational
Took 13th place overall at the MPSF Championships for the men's team

Outdoor

Earned All-America honorable mention by taking 17th in the 3,000m steeplechase (8:56.39) at the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
Set a personal best of 8:48.22 in the 3000m steeplechase at the Payton Jordan Invitational, claiming sixth place overall
Set a new personal record in the 5000m with a time of 14:01.91 at the Mt. SAC Relays and qualified for regionals

Junior Year 2018

Indoor

Received second-team All-America honors after placing 15th in the 5000m (14:22.90) at the 2018 NCAA Indoor Championships
Clocked a career-best 7:57.55 to take sixth place in the 3000m at the MPSF Championships
Started the indoor season with an 11th-place finish in the 3000m (8:01.82) at the Columbia Challenge
Finished sixth overall in the 5000m at the Iowa State Classic with a time of 13:41.32 and moved up to No. 2 all-time at BYU in the indoor 5000m

Outdoor

Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
Competed in both the 5000m and 3000m steeplechase at the NCAA West Preliminary Round finishing 18th (13:58.24) and 14th (8:46.15), respectively
Set a personal record in the 5000m with a time of 13:39.95 at the Mt. SAC Relays to finish seventh overall and earn the No. 10 outdoor 5000m time in school history
Ran a career-best 8:41.22 in the 3000m steeplechase and took second place at the Payton Jordan Invitational
Began the outdoor season finishing third overall in the 3000m steeplechase (8:42.17) at the Stanford Invitational

Senior Year 2019

Indoor

Competed in the 3000m at the Iowa State Classic finishing with a time of 8:15.66

Outdoor

Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
Took 19th in the 10,000m at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds (29:23.17)
Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the 10,000m after running a career-best 28:49.87 at the Stanford Invitational
Competed in three meets during the 2019 outdoor season

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year