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2025-26 Men's Track and Field Roster

Daniel Winkelman

  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Elgin, Ill.
  • Prev School Harvest Christian Academy
  • High School Harvest Christian Academy

Biography

TFRRS Profile

2024 Cross Country:
  • Did not compete

2024 Track and Field:
  • Competed in four indoor meets and four outdoor meets this season
  • Ran the mile, 3,000m, and DMR for indoor
  • Earned a personal best in the season opener at the Commodore Challenge in the mile with a time of 4:13.25
  • Placed first in the DMR with a time of 9:57.08 at the Vanderbilt Invitational
  • Placed fourth in the DMR with a time of 10:00.56 at the Music City Challenge
  • Ran an 8:16.01 3,000m for a personal best to place thirteenth and a 10:00.10 to place fifth at the ASUN Indoor Track & Field Championship
  • Ran the 800m, 1,500m, 5,000m, and 4x400m relay for outdoor
  • Placed in the top 15 for all three events he ran at the Yellow Jacket Invitational - seventh in the 4x400m relay (3:25.14), ninth in the 1,500m (3:53.82) which is a personal best, thirteenth in the 800m (1:54.88)
  • Finished the Outdoor Music City Challenge with a sixth-place personal best in the 800m at 1:53.09 and a seventh-place 1,500m showing at 3:55.56
  • Recorded a personal best in the 5,000m with a time of 15:21.94 at the ASUN Outdoor Track & Field Championships

2023 Cross Country:
  • 1x ASUN Men's Cross Country Freshman of the Week
  • Competed in three meets for the Bisons
  • Opened his collegiate career with a personal best in the 8k with a time of 24:52.6 at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational

High School:
  • Prepped at Harvest Christian Academy under direction of coach Steven Bland
  • Helped team to 2019 ISHA 1A Cross Country State Runner-Up title
  • Helped team to 2020 1A Cross Country Shazam State Champions title
  • Helped team to 2021 ISHA 1A Track & Field State Champions title
  • Also played basketball and helped team to 2022 and 2023 IHSA 1A Basketball Regional and Conference Champion titles
  • Four-time All-State selection (2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023)
  • Served as team captain for cross country in 2022 and for track & field in 2023
  • Three-time MVP selection (Track & Field in 2021 and Cross Country in 2022 and 2023)
  • Holds school record in 800m, 1,600m, 3 mille, and 4x800m relay
  • Best times: 800m (1:54), 1,600m (4:15), 3,200m (9:28), 3 Mile (14:42), 5k XC (15:26)


Personal:

  • Son of Dawn and Andy Winkelman
  • Has three sisters, Faith, Julia, and Eliza
  • Plans to major in Marketing
  • Lists "Stranger Things" as his favorite TV show

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Distance
    5'10"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Distance
    5'10"
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    Distance
    5'10"
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