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2023-24 Track and Field Roster
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Hopkins, Daniel
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Daniel Hopkins
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lincolnton, N.C.
Bio
Daniel Hopkins's Top Performances
2024 Season (Senior) - Competed in four indoor and two outdoor meets in 2024...Hopkins' best finish was in the 3000m at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational where he finished fifth with a time of 8:46.47...Represented Asheville in the Big South Indoor Championships in the 3000m (13th- 8:57.38) and the 5000m (10th- 15:32.64)...Did not have a higher finish than 21st between all six meets he competed in.Â
2022-23 Season (Junior) - Hopkins competed in 10 meets in his third season as a Bulldog...His top outing during the indoor portion of the season came at the VMI Winter Classic where he placed sixth in the 5000-meter run with a time of 15:21.85...Appeared at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships for the Bulldogs...Placed 10th (15:10.91) in the 5000m run and 12th (8:43.64) in the 3000m run...Logged a podium finish at the Montreat Open where he placed third in the 1500m run with a time of 4:01.96...Picked up two more top-10 finishes at the Catamount Classic and VertKlasse Meeting in the 1500m run...Narrowly missed out on All-Big South honors in the 10000-meter run at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships...Also placed sixth in the 5000m run at the Outdoor Championships. Â
2021-22 Season (Sophomore) - As a sophomore, Hopkins competed in 11 meets for Asheville...Got his sophomore campaign off on a high note as he finished as the runner-up in the 3000-meter run (9:06.60) at the season-opening meet at Appalachian State...Logged two more top-five finishes in the 3000-meter run during the indoor season at the Keydet Invitational (8:47.45) and Marshall Invitational (8:45.30)...Suited up for Asheville at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships where he took part in both the 3000-meter (10th - 8:39.87) and 5000-meter (11th - 15:16.37) runs...During the outdoor season, Hopkins notched a pair of podium finishes at the VertKlasse Meeting (5000-meter run - 2nd - 15:00.38) and Catamount Classic (3000-meter steeplechase - 3rd - 10:11.93)...Finished up his sophomore campaign at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships...Hopkins finished eighth in the 10,000-meter run (31:31.95) and 17th in the 5000-meter run (15:51.65).Â
2020-21 Season (Freshman) - Hopkins competed in four track meets for the Bulldogs during his first season with the program in 2020-21...Made his collegiate track & field debut at the Montreat Invitational in late March...In his first collegiate meet, Hopkins finished third in the 5000m run with a time of 15:26.87...Repeated the third-place finish in the 5000m run at the Catamount Classic in mid-April, while clocking in at 14:57.99...Finished off his freshman season at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships in mid-May...Competed for the Bulldogs in both the 5000m and 10000m runs...Placed 10th in the 10000m run and 15th in the 5000m run at the conference meet.
| EVENT | TIME | DATE |
| 1500m | 3:55.78 | 4/14/2023 |
| One Mile Run | 4:25.64 | 2/5/2022 |
| 3000m | 8:39.87 | 2/25/2022 |
| 5000m | 14:41.69 | 3/31/2023 |
| 10000m | 30:10.36 | 5/10/2023 |
| 3000m Steeplechase | 10:11.93 | 4/16/2022 |
2024 Season (Senior) - Competed in four indoor and two outdoor meets in 2024...Hopkins' best finish was in the 3000m at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational where he finished fifth with a time of 8:46.47...Represented Asheville in the Big South Indoor Championships in the 3000m (13th- 8:57.38) and the 5000m (10th- 15:32.64)...Did not have a higher finish than 21st between all six meets he competed in.Â
2022-23 Season (Junior) - Hopkins competed in 10 meets in his third season as a Bulldog...His top outing during the indoor portion of the season came at the VMI Winter Classic where he placed sixth in the 5000-meter run with a time of 15:21.85...Appeared at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships for the Bulldogs...Placed 10th (15:10.91) in the 5000m run and 12th (8:43.64) in the 3000m run...Logged a podium finish at the Montreat Open where he placed third in the 1500m run with a time of 4:01.96...Picked up two more top-10 finishes at the Catamount Classic and VertKlasse Meeting in the 1500m run...Narrowly missed out on All-Big South honors in the 10000-meter run at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships...Also placed sixth in the 5000m run at the Outdoor Championships. Â
2021-22 Season (Sophomore) - As a sophomore, Hopkins competed in 11 meets for Asheville...Got his sophomore campaign off on a high note as he finished as the runner-up in the 3000-meter run (9:06.60) at the season-opening meet at Appalachian State...Logged two more top-five finishes in the 3000-meter run during the indoor season at the Keydet Invitational (8:47.45) and Marshall Invitational (8:45.30)...Suited up for Asheville at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships where he took part in both the 3000-meter (10th - 8:39.87) and 5000-meter (11th - 15:16.37) runs...During the outdoor season, Hopkins notched a pair of podium finishes at the VertKlasse Meeting (5000-meter run - 2nd - 15:00.38) and Catamount Classic (3000-meter steeplechase - 3rd - 10:11.93)...Finished up his sophomore campaign at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships...Hopkins finished eighth in the 10,000-meter run (31:31.95) and 17th in the 5000-meter run (15:51.65).Â
2020-21 Season (Freshman) - Hopkins competed in four track meets for the Bulldogs during his first season with the program in 2020-21...Made his collegiate track & field debut at the Montreat Invitational in late March...In his first collegiate meet, Hopkins finished third in the 5000m run with a time of 15:26.87...Repeated the third-place finish in the 5000m run at the Catamount Classic in mid-April, while clocking in at 14:57.99...Finished off his freshman season at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships in mid-May...Competed for the Bulldogs in both the 5000m and 10000m runs...Placed 10th in the 10000m run and 15th in the 5000m run at the conference meet.
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