Daniel Kuhman

Position:
Distance
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Elyria, Ohio
Prev School:
Elyria Catholic HS

2014-15 (Senior)
INDOOR: Competed in one meet ... At the American Indoor Track and Field Championships, posted a 13th-place finish in the 5000m (15:23.80).

CROSS COUNTRY: Squad’s top finisher in all six meets ... Had four top-20 finishes, including two top-five performances ... Earned All-American Athletic Conference honors for a second-straight season with his 12th-place finish (25:43) at the league championships (8k) ... Placed third at the season-opening Brooks Twilight Classic (20:11.55; 4 mile) and Rhodes College Invitational (25:13.9; 8k) ... Time at Rhodes College Invitational was a season best ... Led Tigers to a second-place team finish at the Rhodes College Invitational ... Placed 19th at the Commodore Classic (25:21.38; 8k) ... Ran a 26:20.2 at the Pre-NCAA Championships (8k) and a 31:44.4 at the NCAA South Regional (10k).

2013-14 (Junior)
OUTDOOR: Competed in the 5000m and 10,000m in four meets … Scored team points with his fourth-place performance (31:28.93) in the 10,000m at the American Athletic Conference Championships … Notched two top-10 finishes in the 5000m at the War Eagle Invitational (6th; 15:00.89) and Joey Haines Invitational (1st; 15:01.64).

INDOOR: Competed in the 3000m and 5000m in three meets … Set the program’s 5000m record with a fourth-place finish (14:46.39) at the American Athletic Conference Championships … Ran a season-best 8:40.19 (7th) in the 3000m at the Cupid Classic.

CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six meets … Earned All-American Athletic Conference honors with his 11th-place finish (24:02.60) at the conference championships meet (8K) … Helped the Tigers to a third-place finish, the program’s highest championship meet performance since it won the 1976 Metro Conference crown ... Memphis’ top finisher at the Commodore Classic (8K), placing fifth in a time of 25:17.20 … At the Rhodes College Invitational (8K), was the team’s top finisher with a second-place 25:07.00 … Clocked an 8K time of 24:58.00 at the Pre-NCAA Championships … Placed 37th (31:00.70) at the 10K NCAA South Regional … Memphis’ top finisher at the Brooks Twilight Classic, placing second in a time of 21:26.20.

2012-13 (Sophomore)
OUTDOOR: cored three top-10 finishes (two 10,000m; one 5000m) in five meets … Finished first with a personal-best 30:55.64 in the 10,000m at the Kansas Relays … Placed seventh (31:14.64) in the 10,000m at the Conference USA Championships … Ran a 15:02.76 and placed first in the 5000m at the Louisiana Classics … At the Auburn Tiger Classic, ran a 5000m personal-best 14:49.51 (13th).

INDOOR: Competed in three meets … At the Samford Multi and Invite, took 12th in the 3000m (8:53.91) … Placed ninth and notched a season-best 14:48.54 in the 5000m at the Conference USA Championships.

CROSS COUNTRY: Earned All-Conference USA and NCAA All-South Region honors … Named to the C-USA All-Academic Team … Ran a season-best 24:42.80 at the Pre-NCAA Championships (8K) … Took second (25:13.00) at the Rhodes College Invitational (8K) … Placed 14th in a time of 25:10.50 at the C-USA Championships (8K) … Tigers’ top finisher (24th) with a time of 31:18.90 at the NCAA South Regional (10K).

2011-12 (Freshman)
OUTDOOR: Took first place (15:14.96) in the 5000m at the Joey Haines Invitational … Ran a season-best 14:55.13 in the 5000m at the C-USA Championships … Placed third with a personal-best 31:03.72 in the 10,000m at the Kansas Relays … Ran a personal-best 4:09.75 in the 1500m at the Memphis Invitational.

INDOOR: Took first place (14:56.46) in the 5000m at the Vulcan Invitational ... Ran a personal-best 8:29.08 in the 3000m at the C-USA Championships.

CROSS COUNTRY (2011): Posted five top-25 finishes, including three top-10s ... Best performance was second (25:13) at the Rhodes College Invitational ... Other two top-10 finishes came at the Brooks Twilight Classic (6th; 20:20.35) and Commodore Classic (7th; 25:26) ... Finished 14th at the Crimson Classic (25:32.37) and 24th at the C-USA Championships (25:25.20) ... Team’s top finisher at the NCAA South Regional, placing 34th in a time of 32:25.00.

PRIOR TO MEMPHIS
Two-time All-Ohio selection in cross country … At the Ohio state cross country championships, placed 16th as a junior and fourth as a senior … In track and field, claimed his first All-Ohio honor with a sixth-place finish at the state meet his senior season.

PERSONAL
Son of Tim Kuhman and Jill Browder ... Birthday is September 8 ... An exercise and sport science major.