A talented distance runner who is looking to break ontothe National Scene, Dani Moreno has the fourth fastest 10,000m timein UCSB history. She is a five time conference scorer for theGauchos on the track and looks to carry the torch as the next in along line of talented female distance runners at UC Santa Barbara.She has Big West Cross Country Championship finishes of 6th (2012)and 3rd (2013).
2013-2014 Outdoor
Redshirt season.
2013 Cross Country
Competed in six competitions for the Gauchos, five times finishingin the top-6. Took third overall at the Big West Championship,running 21:56.2. Set a new PR at the NCAA West Regional, clippingoff a 20:17.7 over the 6,000m distance in Sacramento, finishing27th overall. Claimed the win at the UC RiversideInvitational in 20:23.4. Was the No. 1 runner for Gauchosthroughout the season. At the Sac State Inter Regional she ran asizzling 16:55.4 to finish 6th overall in the loadedfield.
2012-13 Outdoor
Fought for a pair of second place finishes at the Big WestChampionships in the 5,000m and 10,000m. Qualified for the NCAAWest Regional Championships in the 10,000m and went on to a 14thplace showing in Austin, TX- narrowly missing a bid to the NCAAChampionships. Ran a 10,000m PR of 34:27.81 at the StanfordInvitational. She established her 5,000m at the Mt. Sac Relays witha 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 placefinish 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 finishat the Stanford Cross Country Invitational, running 21:05.2.Battled to a 35th overall finish at the NCAA West Regional in atime of 20:38.3.
2011-12 Outdoor
Moreno made a great impact on the Gauchos distance races as shequalified for NCAA Championships in the 10k and posted best timesin the 1,500m, 3,000m, 5,000m, and 10k throughout theseason… Competed in the 5,000m and 10k at Big West placing3rd and 4th, respectively…Posteda best time of 4:38.16 in the 1,500m at Cal-Nevada Championshipswhere 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 of17:37.50...Her new personal best in the 5k was 17:19.43 which sheran at Conference, placing 13th overall...Placed sixth atConference in the 10k with a time of 35:55.84...Finished third inthe 3k at the Big West Challenge, clocking in at 10:07.81.
Prep
Moreno was Varsity Team Captain form Sophomore throughSenior year...Was MVP for her Cross-Country team all fouryears...Placed fifth at the CIF Southern Section Division 1 with atime of 17:46...Placed ninth in Division 1 All-State meet...Ledhigh school team to its first CIF-State appearance her Senior yearwhere the team placed fourth in state and 35th overall in thenation...All Western Region Footlocker third team with a time of19:04...Press Telegram Athlete in Cross Country in 2009 and2010...Set high school records for Wilderness Park, League Finalscourses at La Mirada Regional, Mt. SAC and Woodward Park for CrossCountry...Was Indoor mile champion in 2010 with a time of5:16...Also the San Gabriel Valley League 1600m and 3200m championas a Freshman...Moreno also played Varsity soccer in her Sophomoreand Senior year of high school and earned Most dedicated Coach'sAward both year...Also made first team All-league insoccer...Participated in Junior Olympics her Freshman and Junioryears where her club team Equalizers won nationals twice and placedtop 25th in the nation and earning All-American status as aJunior...In her senior year was Warren High School Female Athleteof the Year...Part of California ScholarshipFederation...Co-founder and President in 2008 and 2009 of Varsityclub...Associated Student Body Class Treasurer.
Personal
Parents are Alexander and Yvette Moreno...has foursiblings Anmarie, Ayden, Jake and Ryan who is in the MarineCorp...Chose UCSB because of the team dynamics, knowledgeablecoaching staff, professors and location...Her free time is spentsinging, reading, eating at new restaurants, cooking and hangingout with friends...Favorite movies is "Remember theTitans"...Favorite band is Maroon 5...Favorite books are "Badass","The Five People You Meet in Heaven", "Letters From aNut"...Favorite athletes are Rafael Nadal and AdrianPeterson...Most memorable athletic achievement was going 3,4,5at last years big west track and field championships with teammatescoop and Andrea...Favorite aspect of college track and field isracing for her sisters..Loves her big black lab, dalmatian andpotbelly pig...Is a Global Studies/History major with hopes ofbecoming 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 StanfordInvitational)
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
