Daniella Santos

Personal Bests (XC)
Personal Bests (track)

Ohio State Career

Earned bachelor's degree in early childhood education in Spring 2024 and working toward social work degree
NCAA Cross Country individual qualifier in 2023 and 2024
Second Buckeye to run in the NCAA XC Championships three times and to be an individual qualifier twice
Counter for Ohio State in all five Big Ten Championships and four NCAA Regionals during her five cross country seasons
Three-time First Team All-Midwest Region in cross country (2022, 2023, 2024); third Buckeye to earn all-region accolades three times
2022 First Team All-Big Ten and 2023 second team honoree in cross country
Part of cross squad that earned automatic berth into 2022 NCAA Championships, where Buckeyes placed program-best 15th
Five-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and an Academic All-Big Ten choice
Broke the program record in the indoor 5000m (16:04.71) at the Music City Challenge in 2023
Broke the program record in the outdoor 10000m (33:33.47) at the 2023 Raleigh Relays
Ranked fourth in program history in the 10,000m in outdoor track after running a 34:09.77 at the 2022 Penn Relays
Broke the 10000m program record (33:28.94) in 2024, also ranking third in the outdoor 5000m (15:56.71)

2024-25
Cross Country

First Team All-Midwest Region after placing 11th at the event in 19:55.0; honor was third all-region accolade
Earned a spot at the NCAA Championships as an individual and placed 105th (20:33.6)
Second Buckeye to be a two-time NCAA individual qualifier and second to run at the NCAA meet three times
Ran in final five team events; was third for Ohio State at Minnesota, Loyola, Wisconsin and Big Ten Championships and second for the Buckeyes at NCAA Regionals

Indoor

Won the 3000m (9:39.36) at the Rod McCravy Memorial, also running a leg on the distance medley relay (11:44.31) that finished second
Was the runner-up in the mile (4:52.04) at the Crossroads of America Invite
Recorded the fastest Buckeye time in the 3000m (9:36.13, Notre Dame Meyo Invite), 5000m (16:27.01, David Hemery Valentine Invite) and mile (Crossroads of America Invite)

Outdoor

2023-24
Cross Country

Second Team All-Big Ten and First Team All-Midwest Region
Placed eighth at conference meet and seventh at regionals
Finished 67th at NCAA Championships as an individual qualifier
USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
Ran in all seven events and was second for Ohio State in all seven, with five Top 8 finishes\
Finished third at Wright State and Texas A&M and eighth at Loyola

Indoor

Finished fourth in the 5000m (16:14.07) at the Big Ten Championships, also competing in the 3000m (9:27.42)
Ran the fastest 5000m time (16:07.33) for the Buckeyes this season at the Boston Invite
Finished fourth in the 3000m (9:29.83) at Louisville

Outdoor

Set the 10000m program record (33:28.94) at the Raleigh Relays
Ran the 5000m (16:52.17) and 10000m (34:07.22) in the NCAA semifinals
Finished fourth in the 5000m (16:16.11) and sixth in the 10000m (33:54.06) in the Big Ten Championships
Ran a 15:56.71 in the 5000m at the Bryan Clay Invite to rank third in program history
Also competed in the 1500m (4:25.64) at the Penn Relays

2022-23
Cross Country

First Team All-Midwest Region and All-Big Ten
No. 2 finisher for Ohio State in all seven races she ran during the season, placing among the Top 7 in each prior to the NCAA Championships
Finished seventh at NCAA Regionals, helping Ohio State clinch automatic spot at NCAA Championships; ran personal-best 20:14.5
Fourth place finish at Big Ten Championships to earn all-conference honors
Placed 61st at first NCAA Championships (20:22.4)

Indoor

Broke the program record in the 5000m (16:04.71) at the Music City Challenge, finishing as the runner-up
Won the mile at the Notre Dame Meyo Invite (4:45.06 – PR)
Finished sixth in the 5000m (16:15.17) and 11^th in the 3000m (9:26.21 – PR) at the Big Ten Championships
Was the runner-up in the 3000m at the Michigan Invitational (9:30.47)
Finished third in the mile at the Rod McCravy Memorial (4:55.79)

Outdoor

Broke the 10000m program record at the Raleigh Relays (33:33.47) to finish 11^th
Won the 1500m (4:23.14 – PR) at the Tennessee Relays
Finished ninth in the 5000m (16:33.16) at the Big Ten Championships, also running the 10000m (36:08.12)
Ran the 10000m (34:32.89) in the NCAA semifinals
Was the runner-up in the 1500m (4:25.84) at the Bulls Invite
Finished 12^th in a large field in the 5000m (16:12.01) at the Penn Relays

2021-22
Cross Country

Ran in five of six races and among Buckeyes' Top 5 in each
Fourth for Ohio State and 55th overall at Big Ten Championships and fifth for Ohio State, 52nd overall, at NCAA Regionals
Placed second at season-opening Evansville race with personal-best 17:46.5 in the 5k
Third for Ohio State and 47th overall at Oregon with career-best 21:02.5 in 6k
Earned Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten accolades

Indoor

Finished second as a team at the Big Ten Championships
Competed in the 5,000m (17:12.03) at the Big Ten Championships, also competing the event at the Iowa State Classic (16:44.34)
Won the 3000m at the Big Ten Midwest Invite (9:49.72), also competing the event at the Notre Dame Meyo Invite (9:46.82)
Finished fifth in the mile (5:00.86) at the Rod McCravy Memorial

Outdoor

Won the Big Ten outdoor championships as a team, setting a meet record with 185.5 points scored (breaking the previous record of 179 set in 1994)
Finished eighth in the 10,000m (34:52.06) at the Big Ten Championships and ran the event at NCAA Regionals
Finished third in the 5,000m (16:37.14) at the Tennessee Relays
Earned a fourth-place finish in the 1,500m (4:26.13) at the Jesse Owens Invitational

2020-21
Cross Country

Finished fifth for the Buckeyes to help the squad place fifth at the Big Ten Championships

Indoor

Finished 20th in the 5000m at Big Tens and part of DMR that placed 10th
Set personal best with a 9:59.91 in the 3000m run at Michigan's Simmons-Harvey Invitational
Placed fourth in the mile at Hoosier Hills Invite with career best 4:59.32
Also ran the 5000m at B1G Indoor T&F Invitational, finishing ninth

Outdoor