![Daniel Fajardo](/sports/mxc/2023-24/photos/Fajardo2987.jpg?max_width=510&max_height=600)
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Portland, OR
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- High School:
- Franklin
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- Major:
- Engineering
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- College:
- Harvey Mudd
Bio
TFRRS Results
At CMS
2023-24 (Junior)
USTFCCCA All-West Region ... Second-Team All-SCIAC ... Part of the seven-runner contingent that competed for CMS in NCAA competition ... Earned all-region honors by coming in 32nd place with a 25:38.6 at the NCAA West Regionals in Riverside ... Came in 14th at the SCIAC Championships with a 25:34.3 to earn second-team all-league honors ... Had a PR for an 8K race at the UC Riverside Invitational with a 25:12.9, and nearly matched it the following week with a 25:14.9 at The Master's Invitational ... Finished in the top 100 (96th) out of almost 400 runners at the NCAA DIII Pre-Nationals with a 26:20.7.
2022-23 (Sophomore)
Represented CMS at the NCAA Division III Championships, finishing in 26:27.9 (173rd) ... Came in 26th at the SCIAC Championships in 26:10.9 ... Had a 20th place finish at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational, finishing in 25:50.0 ... Ran a PR for an 8K race at the UC Riverside Invitational, crossing the line in 25:23.0 ... Opened the year with a 19:32 in a 6K race at the Redlands Invitational, finishing 17th.
2021-22 (First-Year)
Ran in five events for the CMS cross country team ... Earned a strong 26th place finish in the SCIAC Championships, crossing in 25:56.4 ... Also had a seventh-place finish in the Open Division of the Mark Covert Classic in his first career race, finishing in 26:52.1 ... Ran a PR of 25:34.4 at the UC Riverside Invitational to place 14th.
Prior to CMS
Attended Franklin High School in Portland, Oregon, where he was a member of the cross country and track and field teams ... Finished sixth out of 40 runners in the PIL district cross country championships as a senior to help Franklin to the team title ... Qualified for the Oregon 6A State Championships in the 3000 meters as a senior during track and field season ... Also finished seventh in the districts in the 1500 meters with a PR of 4:06.44.
Personal
Attends Harvey Mudd, where he majors in engineering.
News Mentions
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CMS Men's Cross Country Earns All-Academic Team Distinction, Six Stags Honored Individually
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's cross country team earned All-Academic Team honors from the United States Track and Field and...
February 2, 2024
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CMS Men's Cross Country Earns 12th Place at NCAA Division III Championships
NEWVILLE, Pa. - Mason Ratkovich finished 62nd and Andrew Blelloch came in 69th to lead four Stags in the top 100 as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps...
November 18, 2023
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Stags Take Second at NCAA Cross Country Regionals
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's cross country team earned second place at the NCAA Division III West Regionals on Saturday...
November 11, 2023
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CMS Men's Cross Country Comes in Second at SCIAC Championships
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - All five scorers for the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's cross country team finished in the top 20 to earn all-league honors as...
October 28, 2023
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CMS Men's Cross Country Takes Fourth at The Master's Invitational
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - Nick Taubenheim came in 13th place and five other Stags cracked the top 50 as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's cross...
September 23, 2023
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Oliver Pick Moves Into Top 10 in Program History at UC Riverside Invitational
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Oliver Pick set a PR with a 24:32.3 to move into ninth place in CMS history to highlight the performance of the Stags cross...
September 16, 2023
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Stags Cross Country Opens With Third-Place Finish at Mark Covert Classic
BREA, Calif. - Adam Sage (fourth) and Oliver Pick (eighth) had top-10 finishes as the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's cross country team opened the...
September 2, 2023
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CMS Men's Cross Country Ranked No. 14 in Preseason, Picked Second in SCIAC
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's cross country team is ranked No. 14 in the nation in the preseason poll released by the...
August 25, 2023