2012 Cross Country Season:Opened career by participating in three races during the cross country season ... placed 22nd out of 145 runners in the 5K blue race at the Notre Dame Invitational (17:10) ... ran in the 6K race at the Wisconsin Invitational before closing out the year by finishing 25th out of 126 runners at the 6K BIG EAST Championship (21:54).
PREP AND PERSONAL: Graduated from Billings High School (Billings, Mont.) in the spring of 2012 ... eight-time letterwinner in cross country and track ... named state champion in the 800m run, 1,600m run, 3,200m run, and the 4x4m relay junior year ... named state champion sophomore year in the 800m run ... set the state record in the 800m (2:08.31) senior year ... placed second at USATF Junior Nationals Outdoor in the 800m (2:05.06) ... ran a personal best and placed 11th at the IAAF World Championships in the 800m (2:04.19) in 2012 ... was a first-place finisher at the Golden West Invitational (2011) in the 800m and the mile ... succeeded in the classroom by placing first in the 2012 AMC Math Test at Billings ... active as a member of the National Honor Society and the chemistry club ... father ran cross country and track for Notre Dame ... will join sister, Alexa, on the cross country and track at Notre Dame in the fall ... full name is Danielle Anna Aragon ... daughter of Chuck and Kathy Aragon ... has two sisters ... enrolled in First Year Studies.
