Daniel Gordon
Daniel Gordon
Height: 5-8
Weight: 135
Year: Fr
Hometown: Plymouth, Mass.
High School: Plymouth North
Major: English

Career Bests:
8k: 25:28.65 (20th overall) at the NE-10 Championships on October 23, 2011.
10k: 32:42.4 (22nd overall) at the NCAA Division II East Regionals on November 6, 2011.

2011: NCAA Division II All-East Region Team. NE-10 All-Conference Third Team. Finished 20th overall at the NE-10 Championships with an 8-kilometer season-best time of 25:28.65. Posted a season-best time of 32:42.4 on the 10-kilometer course at the NCAA Division II East Regionals. Ran a time of 34:18.4 at the NCAA Division II National Championships. Placed second overall at the Shacklette Invitational with a time of 26:58.5 on the 8-kilometer course. Finished ninth overall at the Codfish Bowl (8k, 26:23). NE-10 Rookie of the Week (9/12, 9/26). Gordon Earns NE-10 All-Conference Third Team Accolades. Gordon Collects Second NE-10 Rookie Of The Week Award.

High School: 2011 graduate of Plymouth High School. Four-year letter winner for cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field. Served as captain for all three teams in his final two years in high school. Division 3 EMass 2 mile champion (twice) and Division 3 two-mile state champion (once). Seven-time Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic honoree. Selected to the Boston Herald All-Scholastic squad in cross country. Ten-time league All-Star selection. Helped Plymouth to three league championships. School record holder in the one mile, 5-kilometer, two-mile and 4x800 meter relay.

Personal: Born on March 22, 1993 in Nashua, N.H. Son of Dan and Ann Marie Gordon of Plymouth, Mass. Has two sisters, Jessica (16) and Allison (14). Lists greatest sports moment as winning his first EMass two-mile championship. Tabs the New England Patriots as his favorite team and Jack Lapsley/Dan Zawalich as his favorite athletes. Majoring in English with a minor in journalism.