2003-2004 North Dakota State University Cross Country/Track ...

NDSU’s DOUG HANSON, at left, was a 13-time All-American, including seven NCAA national
championships. He was a three-time 10,000 meter outdoor champion and two-time 5,000 meter indoor
champion, and he added two national cross country championships. Hanson was a three-time outdoor
and two-time indoor NCC champion.
decathlon with a score of 7,230... 2002 (Sophomore): Placed in six
conference events including five outdoors, winning the decathlon championship
for the second straight year...Indoor--Placed seventh in the NCC
pentathlon...Outdoor--Had a spectacular campaign, winning the NCC
decathlon and finishing second in both the long jump and 400-meter hurdles
while placing third in the 110-meter hurdles and the high jump to account
for 38 points in NDSU’s run for the league outdoor title...Qualified for the
NCAA decathlon and was the leader after the first day before falling in the
hurdles and not running the 1,500 meters...2001 (Freshman): Won two
NCC championships, both outdoors...Indoor--Placed twice in the NCC
including second in the pentathlon and sixth in the high jump...Outdoor--
NCC champion in the 400-meter hurdles and the decathlon, third in the
high jump, fifth in the 110-meter high hurdles and sixth in the long
jump...Finished second in the NCAA decathlon and competed in the 400meter
hurdles at nationals... Honors: North Central Conference Most
Outstanding Male Athlete in 2003 when he won his third straight decathlon
title...High School: Four-time letterman in track and football at Redwood
Valley High...Also lettered in baseball twice...Team captain and MVP...Won
eight conference titles including the 400 meters, 300 hurdles, long jump,
high jump and triple jump, and as a member of the 400, 800 and the 1,600meter
relay teams... Set school records in the 300 hurdles, high jump, long
jump and on the 800 and 1,600-meter relay squads...Personal: Majoring in
mass communication...Born 8-13-1981...Son of Mary Dewalfe and Darold
Schmidt of Redwood Falls...Family includes one sister.
Year Event Season Best NCC NCAA
2003 60mh Indoor :08.28 4th ----
2001 110mh Outdoor :15.06 5th ----
2002 110mh Outdoor :14.57 3rd ----
2003 110mh Outdoor :14.35 2nd ----
2001 400mh Outdoor :53.24 1st ----
2002 400mh Outdoor :53.16 2nd ----
2003 400mh Outdoor :52.54 3rd ----
2001 HJ Indoor 6-7 6th ----
2003 HJ Indoor 6-7 5th ----
2001 HJ Outdoor 6-6 3rd ----
2002 HJ Outdoor 6-4 3/4 3rd ----
2003 HJ Outdoor 6-7 4th
2001 LJ Indoor 22-2 14th ----
2003 LJ Indoor 23-7 1/2 5th ----
2001 LJ Outdoor 23-1 3/4 6th ----
2002 LJ Outdoor 23-5 3/4 2nd ----
2003 LJ Outdoor 23-11 2nd ----
2001 Pent. Indoor 3,574 2nd ----
2002 Pent. Indoor 3,611 7th ----
2003 Pent. Indoor 3,847 2nd ----
2001 Decath. Outdoor 6,941 1st 2nd
2002 Decath. Outdoor 7,119 1st 12th
2003 Decath. Outdoor 7,513 1st 1st
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Distances
JEDD DANIELSON, Jr./So., New London, MN...Three-time
North Central Conference placer...Middle distance specialist who runs from
600 to 1,000 meters regularly...Also has experience in the 1,600 and 3,200
relays...2003 (Sophomore/Freshman): Made an impressive showing at
the NCC indoor meet...Indoor--Placed second in the league at 1,000 meters,
shaving almost six seconds off his preliminary time to do so...Ran the
second leg of the third-place 3,200 relay team that clocked a 7:52.16...
Outdoor--Ran the 800 and 1,500 but did not see significant action...2002
(Freshman/Redshirt): Only competed indoors...Indoor--Finished fifth in
the North Central Conference 1,000 meters...Also competed in the 3,200
and distance medley relays...Outdoor--Sat out the season as a redshirt...
College Cross Country: Ran three meets in 2003 as a freshman for the
Bison...Placed 45th in the NCC with a time of 27:41.75...High School:
Prepped at New London-Spicer High where he was team MVP while running
the 400, 800, 1600, and relays...Also competed in basketball...Personal:
Majoring in math education...Born 10-9-1982...Son of Gary and Lynnette
Danielson of New London...Family includes four other brothers, three older
and one younger.
Year Event Season Best NCC NCAA
2002 1,000m Indoor 2:31.30 5th ----
2003 1,000m Indoor 2:30.75 2nd ----
CHRIS HAGAN, Jr., Jamestown, ND...Solid distance runner who
filled the gap at 3,000 meters in his first year with the Bison after
transferring from NAIA Jamestown (ND) College...2003 (Sophomore):
Competed indoors and outdoors at 3,000 meters...Indoor--Ran the 3,000
meters three times and the mile once...Outdoor--Ran the 3,000-meter
steeplechase three times...2002 (Freshman): Competed at Jamestown
College...2001 (Redshirt): Sat out the season at Jamestown...College
Cross Country: Placed sixth in 2003 and 32nd in 2002 at the North
Central Conference meet for the Bison...Also ran at Jamestown College for
one season...High School: Prepped at Jamestown High where he ran cross
country and track...Also competed in football, basketball and baseball for
the Blue Jays... Personal: Majoring in landscape architecture...Born 5-6-
1982...Son of Terry Hagan of Fargo and Donna Hagan of
Jamestown...Family includes three older brothers.
Year Event Season Best NCC NCAA
2003 3,000m Indoor 9:04.75 ---- ----
2003 Steeple Outdoor 9:51.25 ---- ----
DARIK HOFF, Sr., Bismarck, ND...Returning from a redshirt
year...Since his last varsity action, he’s become a two-time NCAA cross
country All-American...Ten-time North Central Conference placewinner in
track who can run effectively anywhere from 800 to 5,000 meters and
competes on the 3,200-meter and distance medley relay squads...2003
(Redshirt): Sat out the year as a redshirt...2002 (Junior): Covered the
800 meters to the 5,000 meters, placing four times in the NCC...Indoor--
Placed sixth in the mile and second in the 3,000 meters in the
conference...Outdoor--Sixth in the NCC at 1,500 meters and runner-up in
the league at 5,000 meters...Starred at the Drake Relays, running the final
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