A talented distance runner who is looking to break onto the National Scene, Dani Moreno has the fourth fastest 10,000m time in UCSB history. She is a five time conference scorer for the Gauchos on the track and looks to carry the torch as the next in a long line of talented female distance runners at UC Santa Barbara. She has Big West Cross Country Championship finishes of 6th (2012) and 3rd (2013).
2013 Cross Country
Competed in six competitions for the Gauchos, five times finishing in the top-6. Took third overall at the Big West Championship, running 21:56.2. Set a new PR at the NCAA West Regional, clipping off a 20:17.7 over the 6,000m distance in Sacramento, finishing 27th overall. Claimed the win at the UC Riverside Invitational in 20:23.4. Was the No. 1 runner for Gauchos throughout the season. At the Sac State Inter Regional she ran a sizzling 16:55.4 to finish 6th overall in the loaded field.
2012-13 Outdoor
Fought for a pair of second place finishes at the Big West Championships in the 5,000m and 10,000m. Qualified for the NCAA West Regional Championships in the 10,000m and went on to a 14th place showing in Austin, TX- narrowly missing a bid to the NCAA Championships. Ran a 10,000m PR of 34:27.81 at the Stanford Invitational. She established her 5,000m at the Mt. Sac Relays with a time of 16:33.87. Won five races spanning the Gaucho Round Up, the Big West Challenge Cup and the Cal Poly Dual meet.
2012 Cross Country
Ran four races for the Gauchos, surging to a strong sixth place finish at the Big West Championships in a PR run of 20:25.4, running in the No. 1 spot. Opened the year with a 9th place finish at the Stanford Cross Country Invitational, running 21:05.2. Battled to a 35th overall finish at the NCAA West Regional in a time of 20:38.3.
2011-12 Outdoor
Moreno made a great impact on the Gauchos distance races as she qualified for NCAA Championships in the 10k and posted best times in the 1,500m, 3,000m, 5,000m, and 10k throughout the season… Competed in the 5,000m and 10k at Big West placing 3rd and 4th, respectively…Posted a best time of 4:38.16 in the 1,500m at Cal-Nevada Championships where she placed 4th.
2010-11 Outdoor
Moreno greatly contributed to the Gauchos long distance races, placing first in the 5k at the Cal Poly Invite with a time of 17:37.50...Her new personal best in the 5k was 17:19.43 which she ran at Conference, placing 13th overall...Placed sixth at Conference in the 10k with a time of 35:55.84...Finished third in the 3k at the Big West Challenge, clocking in at 10:07.81.
Prep
Moreno was Varsity Team Captain form Sophomore through Senior year...Was MVP for her Cross-Country team all four years...Placed fifth at the CIF Southern Section Division 1 with a time of 17:46...Placed ninth in Division 1 All-State meet...Led high school team to its first CIF-State appearance her Senior year where the team placed fourth in state and 35th overall in the nation...All Western Region Footlocker third team with a time of 19:04...Press Telegram Athlete in Cross Country in 2009 and 2010...Set high school records for Wilderness Park, League Finals courses at La Mirada Regional, Mt. SAC and Woodward Park for Cross Country...Was Indoor mile champion in 2010 with a time of 5:16...Also the San Gabriel Valley League 1600m and 3200m champion as a Freshman...Moreno also played Varsity soccer in her Sophomore and Senior year of high school and earned Most dedicated Coach's Award both year...Also made first team All-league in soccer...Participated in Junior Olympics her Freshman and Junior years where her club team Equalizers won nationals twice and placed top 25th in the nation and earning All-American status as a Junior...In her senior year was Warren High School Female Athlete of the Year...Part of California Scholarship Federation...Co-founder and President in 2008 and 2009 of Varsity club...Associated Student Body Class Treasurer.
Personal
Parents are Alexander and Yvette Moreno...has four siblings Anmarie, Ayden, Jake and Ryan who is in the Marine Corp...Chose UCSB because of the team dynamics, knowledgeable coaching staff, professors and location...Her free time is spent singing, reading, eating at new restaurants, cooking and hanging out with friends...Favorite movies is "Remember the Titans"...Favorite band is Maroon 5...Favorite books are "Badass", "The Five People You Meet in Heaven", "Letters From a Nut"...Favorite athletes are Rafael Nadal and Adrian Peterson...Most memorable athletic achievement was going 3,4,5 at last years big west track and field championships with teammates coop and Andrea...Favorite aspect of college track and field is racing for her sisters..Loves her big black lab, dalmatian and potbelly pig...Is a Global Studies/History major with hopes of becoming a restaurant caterer or a travel agent.
Personal Bests
1,500m- 4:35.82 (2013 All-Cal Challenge Cup)
3,000m- 9:54.90 (2013 All-Cal Challenge Cup)
5,000m- 16:33.87 (2013 Mt. Sac Relays)
10k- 34:27.81 (2013 Stanford Invitational)
6k, Cross Country- 20:17.7 (2013 NCAA West Regional)
5k, Cross Country- 16:55.4 (2013 Sac State Inter Regional)
Big West Championships
2013- 5,000m, 2nd, 17:14.74
2013- 10,000m, 2nd, 35:17.88
2012- 5,000m, 3rd, 17:00.88
2012- 10,000m, 4th, 36:37.63
2010- 5,000m, 13th, 17:19.43
2010- 10,000m, 6th, 35:55.84
NCAA First Round
2013- 10,000m, 14th, 35:22.48
2012- 10,000m, 41st, 38:37.45
Big West Cross Country
2013- 6k, 3rd, 21:56.2
2012- 6k, 6th, 20:25.4
NCAA West Regional (Cross Country)
2013- 6k, 27th, 20:17.7
2012- 6k, 35th, 20:38.3
