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Dan Steinfels
Dan Steinfels

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Park Ridge, Ill.
High School:
Loyola Academy

Career Notes: Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team in 2009, 2011, 2012.

2011-12 (Senior)
Indoor:Had a career-best 1,000m run time of 2:42.83 in a 17th-place finish at the Badger Track Classic...placed 13th in the 800m run at the Notre Dame Invitational in a time of 2:02.75.

Outdoor: Finished in third place in the 800m run at the Purdue Open with a time of 2:01.78...placed 11th at the DePaul Invitational with a time of 2:02.50.

2010-11 (Junior)
Cross Country: Ran in two races during the season...finished the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational 8K in a time of 27:32...also ran in the Bradley Classic in Peoria, Ill., where he finished with an 8K time of 27:28.

Outdoor: Competed in the DePaul Invitational and ran in the 800m race, finishing 15th with a time of 2:04.47...his career-best time in the 800m lowered to 2:00.74.

2009-10 (Sophmore)
Indoor: Lowered his personal record in the 800m to 2:01.66 at the Badger Track Classic... placed fifth in the 800m at the Chicago Duals behind a time of 2:01.70... ran the third leg for the 4x400m relay team that placed fifth at the Chicago Duals.

Outdoor: Clocked a personal-record time of 2:00.74 in the 800m at the Marquette Twilight... ran the 800m at the Chicagoland Championships in a time of 2:01.59... helped clock a time of 3:33.19 in the 4x400m relay at the DePaul Relays.

2008-2009 (Freshman)
Cross Country: Ran in three varsity races during the season... best time came at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational where he posted an 8K time of 27:54... placed 22nd overall at the Ted Hedstrand Invitational.

Indoor: Ran a season-best 800m at the Bob Eubanks Open with a time of 2:07.14... logged three times faster than 2:08 in the 800m... ran in the 4x400m relay at the Notre Dame Indoor opener to help record a time of 3:34.59... ran the distance medley at the Chicago Duals in a time of 11:16.75.

Outdoor: Set a personal record in the 800m at the Chicago Penultimate with a time of 2:01.77... helped win the 4x400m relay at the Viking Classic with a time of 2:35.59... placed fifth at the Marquette Twilight with an 800m time of 2:02.71.

High School: Named Most Outstanding Performer in cross county all four years... 3,200m relay state qualifier in 2008... Chicago Catholic League indoor track champions in 2005-2008... CCL outdoor track champions his freshman and senior seasons... member of the cross country all regional team in 2006... placed second at the regional cross country meet in 2008.

Personal: Son of James Steinfels and Marion Mattingly...is the third youngest of 12 children...a biology major.