2025-26 Track and Field Roster

Daelen Ackley 2024-25 Track and Field Roster

Class Senior/Junior

Hometown El Dorado Springs, MO

High School El Dorado Springs

Bio

HONORS AND AWARDS

AS A SENIOR (2025-26)

Finished 210th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (30:34.5)
Placed 17th at the Great Lakes Regional Cross Country Championship (30:17.82)
Finished 22nd at the ACC Championships (23:22.0)
Placed 108th at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (24:32.5)
Took eighth place in the blue division of the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (22:58.9)
Took first place at the National Catholic Invitational (23:48.4)
Named ACC Performer of the Week after winning National Catholic Invitational title

AS A JUNIOR (2024-25)

Finished seventh in the 1500M at the ACC Outdoor Championships (3:43.53)
Posted a PR and the fifth best time in program history in the 1500M at the Raleigh Relays (3:39.87)
Won the mile race at the ACC Indoor Championships (3:59.10)
Finished third in the mile at the Meyo Invitational (3:58.18)
Logged a PR in the 5000M at the BU Colyear-Danville Season Opener (13:45.56)
Posted a PR in the 10k at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (29:33.8)
Finished 10th with a PR in the 8k at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (22:51.7)

AS A TRACK & FIELD SOPHOMORE/CROSS COUNTRY FRESHMAN (2023-24)

Competed at the NCAA First Round in the 1500M (3:52.06)
Finished 10th with a PR and the fifth best time in program history in the 1500M at the Wake Forest Invitational (3:40.77)
Posted a PR in the 5000M at the Raleigh Relays (13:52.17)
Finished 2nd with a PR in the mile race at the Badger’s Windy City Invite (3:58.02)
Posted a PR in the 800M at the 2024 Notre Dame Invitational (1:49.31)
Finished with a PR in 5 mile race at the Joe Piane Invitational (25:02.3)
Posted a PR in the 8000M at the Nuttycombe Invitational (25:32.2)

AS A TRACK & FIELD FRESHMAN (2022-23)

Competed at NCAA Regionals in the 1500M (3:51.30)
Finished seventh in the 1500M at Outdoor ACCs (3:43.10)
Posted a PR in the 1500M at the Wake Forest Invitational (3:41.83), finishing 11th overall
Won the 800M at the Jim Freeman Louisville Invitational with a PR of 1:49.55
Was part of the DMR team at Indoor ACCs that won a silver medal (9:32.89). Also competed in the mile and finished 16th (4:06.67)
Posted a PR in the mile at the Windy City Invite (4:03.15)
Made his indoor debut for Notre Dame with a PR in the 3000M (8:15.40) at the Notre Dame Invitational

PREP AND PERSONAL

Is a two-time Missouri Class 3 State Cross Country Champion
Has claimed the Missouri state championship in the 800m twice, and the 1600m twice, and the 3200m.
Holds PR’s in the 5K (15:10), the 800m (1:53.52), the 1600m (4:05.96), and 3200m (8:59.64).
Is the school record holder in the 800m, 1600m, 3200m, 4x800m relay and the 5k in cross country
Majoring in management consulting