Dan Kapadia

Dan Kapadia

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Canton, Mich.

High School:
Salem

Height:
5-6

Birthdate:
10/05/1988

Experience:
3L


2009: Serving as a team captain.

2008: Earned First Team All-GLIAC honors by placing fifth at the league championship meet in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. ...serving as a team co-captain ... selected GLIAC Cross Country Runner of the Week after finishing first of all Division II and NAIA competitors at the BGSU Mel Brodt Invitational ... was second runner for WSU at NCAA Regionals helping the Warriors to a second-place team finish in Big Rapids, Mich. ... was second runner for WSU at NCAA Championships ... competed in all nine races recording six top 10 finishes.

2007: Competed in all eight meets ... top finish was 16th at the GLIAC Championship, narrowly missing all-league honors (top 14) ... was 17th at Tommy Titan Invitational and 20th at Michigan Intercollegiate ... was WSU's third runner at both the GLIAC Championship and NCAA Regional helping the Warriors to a second-place finish in both meets ... was WSU's fourth runner at the NCAA Championship meet.

2006: Named GLIAC Freshman of the Year ... competed in seven races ... had one top-20 finish - Michigan Intercollegiate (14th) ... had three top-30 finishes - Mel Brodt Invitational (26th) and GLIAC Championships (30th).

High School: A 2006 graduate of Salem High School ... was a four-year varsity letterwinner in cross country for the Rocks and coach Geoff Baker ... also earned three letters in track ... placed fourth at the 2005 Division 1 state championship with a time of 15:45.85 ... finished second at regionals after winning the Western Lakes Activities Association title ... qualified for states both his sophomore and junior seasons ... has the second fastest time for 5k at SHS behind former WSU All-American Nick Allen ... served as a team captain in both cross country and track ... was a two-time academic all-state selection.

Personal: Full name--Daniel Kapadia ... born October 5, 1988, in Canton ... son of Vijay and Devyani Kapadia ... has an older brother, Niraj ... is majoring in physical therapy ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2008 and Fall 2008 ... serves on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).


Dan Kapadia's Career Statistics
2006 2007 2008 2009
Meet Time Place Time Place Time Place Time Place
Winona Duel ------ ------ ------ ------
UP Collegiate Opener/MTU 18:0432nd ------ 16:47.37th ------
Kansas Invitational ------ 28:04.8240th ------ ------
Flyer 5K Challenge ------ ------ ------ ------
Detroit Titan Invitational 22:2534th 21:5517th 20:397th ------
Mel Brodt/BGSU 27:5226th ------ 26:14.703 (1st DII) ------
Wis.-Parkside - 8k ------ 26:1326th ------ ------
Iona ------ ------ 27:29170th ------
Cardinal Invitational ------ ------ ------ ------
Slippery Rock ------ ------ 26:029th ------
Lehigh Paul Short Run ------ ------ ------ ------
Louisville Classic ------ 25:40.1985th ------ ------
Michigan Intercollegiate - 8k 25:2414th 27:48.020th 25:555th ------
Lucian Rosa Invite ------ ------ ------ ------
GLIAC Championship - 8k 25:4925th 26:20.6716th 25:06.85th ------
NCAA Regional - 10k 33:3030th 32:33.4822nd 32:44.116th ------
NCAA Championship - 10k 32:0597th 33:20.5122nd 32:4869th ------