2010: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team
... finished 24th at the Detroit Titan Invite (9/11) with a time of 21:32 ... placed 70th at the Michigan State Spartan Invite (26:27) ... followed it up with a 30th place time (27:08.96) at the Carnegie Mellon Invite (10/9) ... came in 139th (32:14.38) at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival (10/16) ... ran to a season-best finish (4th-26:57.1) at the Mercyhurst-Gannon Invite (10/23) ... was third (23rd overall) among all WSU runners at the GLIAC Championships (11/6), running to a time of 26:04.3 ... placed second (35th overall) among all Warrior runners with a mark of 32:29.05 at the NCAA Midwest Regional race (11/20).
2009: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team .. served as a team captain ... sustained an injury and only ran in one race, the Detroit Titan Invite (unattached).
2008: Earned First Team All-GLIAC honors by placing fifth at the league championship meet in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. ...serving as a team co-captain ... selected GLIAC Cross Country Runner of the Week after finishing first of all Division II and NAIA competitors at the BGSU Mel Brodt Invitational ... was second runner for WSU at NCAA Regionals helping the Warriors to a second-place team finish in Big Rapids, Mich. ... was second runner for WSU at NCAA Championships ... competed in all nine races recording six top 10 finishes.
2007: Competed in all eight meets ... top finish was 16th at the GLIAC Championship, narrowly missing all-league honors (top 14) ... was 17th at Tommy Titan Invitational and 20th at Michigan Intercollegiate ... was WSU's third runner at both the GLIAC Championship and NCAA Regional helping the Warriors to a second-place finish in both meets ... was WSU's fourth runner at the NCAA Championship meet.
2006: Named GLIAC Freshman of the Year ... competed in seven races ... had one top-20 finish - Michigan Intercollegiate (14th) ... had three top-30 finishes - Mel Brodt Invitational (26th) and GLIAC Championships (30th).
High School: A 2006 graduate of Salem High School ... was a four-year varsity letterwinner in cross country for the Rocks and coach Geoff Baker ... also earned three letters in track ... placed fourth at the 2005 Division 1 state championship with a time of 15:45.85 ... finished second at regionals after winning the Western Lakes Activities Association title ... qualified for states both his sophomore and junior seasons ... has the second fastest time for 5k at SHS behind former WSU All-American Nick Allen ... served as a team captain in both cross country and track ... was a two-time academic all-state selection.
Personal: Full name--Daniel Kapadia ... born October 5, 1988, in Canton ... son of Vijay and Devyani Kapadia ... has an older brother, Niraj ... is majoring in physical therapy ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2009 and Fall 2010 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2008 and Fall 2008 ... serves as secretary for the student-athlete advisory committee (SAAC).
| Dan Kapadia's Career Statistics |
| 2006 |
| Meet |
Time |
Place |
| UP Collegiate Opener/MTU |
18:04 |
32nd |
| Detroit Titan Invitational |
22:25 |
34th |
| Mel Brodt/BGSU |
27:52 |
26th |
| Michigan Intercollegiate |
25:24 |
14th |
| GLIAC Championship |
25:49 |
25th |
| NCAA Midwest Regional Championships |
33:30 |
30th |
| NCAA Division II Championships |
32:05 |
97th |
| 2007 |
| Meet |
Time |
Place |
| Kansas Invitational |
28:04.82 |
40th |
| Detroit Titan Invitational |
21:55 |
17th |
| Wis.-Parkside |
26:13 |
26th |
| Louisville Classic |
25:40.19 |
85th |
| Michigan Intercollegiate |
27:48.0 |
20th |
| GLIAC Championship |
26:20.67 |
16th |
| NCAA Midwest Regional Championships |
32:33.48 |
22nd |
| NCAA Division II Championships |
33:20.5 |
122nd |
| 2008 |
| Meet |
Time |
Place |
| UP Collegiate Opener/MTU |
16:47.3 |
7th |
| Detroit Titan Invitational |
20:39 |
7th |
| Mel Brodt/BGSU |
26:14.70 |
3 (1st DII) |
| Iona |
27:29 |
170th |
| Slippery Rock Invite |
26:02 |
9th |
| Michigan Intercollegiate |
25:55 |
5th |
| GLIAC Championship |
25:06.8 |
5th |
| NCAA Midwest Regional Championships |
32:44.1 |
16th |
| NCAA Division II Championships |
32:48 |
69th |
| 2010 |
| Meet |
Time |
Place |
| Detroit Titan Invitational |
31:32 |
24th |
| Michigan State Invitational |
26:27 |
70th |
| Carnegie Mellon Invitational |
27:08.9 |
30th |
| Chile Pepper CC Festival |
32:14.3 |
139th |
| Mercyhurst-Gannon Invitational |
26:57.1 |
4th |
| GLIAC Championships |
26:04.3 |
23rd |
| NCAA Midwest Regional Championships |
32:29.05 |
35th |
| NCAA Division II Championships |
DNQ |
DNQ |
