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2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

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Daniel Danilovitz

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Moosic, Pa
  • Highschool Riverside

Biography

Honors & Accolades:
  • #AEMXC Rookie of the Week (9/4/24)
  • #AEMXC Rookie of the Week (9/17/24)
  • #AEMXC Rookie of the Week (10/17/24)
  • #AEMXC Rookie of the Week (10/21/24)
  • #AEMXC Performer of the Week (9/3/25)
  • #AEMXC Performer of the Week (9/15/25)
2025: 
  • Won the Mount St. Mary's 5K Dual in 15:31.59 (8/29)
  • Won the Cantello Invitational at Navy in 24:52.5 (4.9 miles) (9/13)
2024: 
  • Four-time #AEMXC Rookie of the Week (9/4, 9/17, 10/17, 10/21).
  • Placed 25th at the America East Conference Championships.
  • Turned in the 11th fastest time among freshmen at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals (31:23.6 (10k).
Background
  • Career ambition is to become a dentist.
  • Son of Jeff and Kristine Danilovitz.
  • Kristine ran for Penn State and is featured in the Penn State All-Sports Museum at Beaver Stadium.
  • Has a sister (Lacey).
  • Received Times Tribune Coaches All Star and All Region All-Star honors in both cross country and track & field all four years at Riverside.
  • Holds Riverside's cross country course record, 1600-meter race record, 3200-meter race record, Western Wayne High School's course record, and McDade Park's course record.
  • A four-time PIAA District II champion, with two district titles for XC in 2021 and 2023.  Captured two district titles for track in 2023 and 2024 (3,200 meters).
  • Three-time PIAA state medalist.
  • Finished as the runner-up at the 2023 Paul Short White Race in cross country.
  • Favorite food is chicken parmigiana.
  • Lists his favorite professional teams as the NY Mets and Pittsburgh Steelers.
  • Favorite book is Blood Meridian

Historical Player Information

  • 2024Freshman

  • 2025Sophomore

Land Acknowledgement
UMBC was established upon the land of the Piscataway and Susquehannock peoples. Over time, citizens of many more Indigenous nations have come to reside in this region. We humbly offer our respects to all past, present, and future Indigenous people connected to this place. Learn more about this statement here.