Dan Hergott
Dan Hergott
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Wallingford, Conn.
  • High School:
    Xavier
  • Events:
    Distance

Bio

2015 graduate of Xavier High School who is majoring in corporate finance and accounting … Before Bentley: was the captain of the cross country, indoor track and outdoor track teams as a senior … indoor track team MVP in 2015 … cross country coaches’ award in 2014 … earned New Haven Register All-Area honors for indoors as a senior … anchor of All-State sprint medley relay … Personal: age as of Sept. 1: 19 … son of David and Marybeth Hergott … twin sister Hayley is also a sophomore on the Bentley track and cross country teams … National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Science Honor Society … 75 hours of volunteer service at Franciscan Life Center.

CROSS COUNTRY

2015: ran in three races during his rookie season … was 81st overall and 11th among Bentley runners in the Northeast-10 Championships, finishing the 8K in 27:55.3 … collegiate debut came in the JV race at the New Englands when he was 100th in 27:16.0 … that was Bentley’s eighth best showing in the meet.

TRACK

Indoor Bests: 2:39.02 1,000 (2015 UMass-Boston Indoor Open), 4:33.72 mile (2016 Northeast-10 Championships) … Outdoor Bests: 1:59.78 800 (2016 Northeast-10 Championships), 4:07.62 1500 (2016 Northeast-10 Championships) … 2015-16: ran in three meets indoors and six outdoors … at the indoor Northeast-10 Championships, was 14th in the mile (4:33.72) … placed 17th in the 1,500 (4:07.62) and 39th in the 800 (1:59.78) at the outdoor NE-10’s.

Top Performances

YearSport800m1000m1500mMile3000m5000m
2017 Outdoor -- -- -- -- 4:06.45 -- -- -- -- 15:38.39
2017 Indoor -- -- -- -- -- -- 4:30.21 8:52.29 -- --
2016 Outdoor 1:59.78 -- -- 4:07.62 -- -- -- -- -- --
2016 Indoor -- -- 2:39.02 -- -- 4:33.72 -- -- -- --

Meet Results

DateMeetEventMarkPlace
May 5–6, 2017 Northeast-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships 5000m 15:42.56 12
Apr 29, 2017 Stonehill Skyhawk Invite 1500m 4:06.45 13
Apr 15, 2017 Silfen Track & Field Invitational 5000m 15:53.19 27
Apr 8, 2017 7th Annual Yellow Jacket Invitational 1500m 4:11.26 13
Mar 24–25, 2017 Bridgewater State University 5000m 15:38.39 3
Feb 24–25, 2017 NEICAAA Indoor Track and Field Championships 3000 8:52.29 18
Feb 18, 2017 Northeast-10 Indoor Championship 3000 8:58.14 9
Feb 4, 2017 2017 Dartmouth Indoor Classic 3000 9:07.78 23
Jan 27–28, 2017 John Thomas Terrier Invitational Mile 4:30.21 113
Dec 3, 2016 UMass Boston Indoor Open 3000 9:06.52 2
May 6–7, 2016 Northeast-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships 800m 1:59.78 39
May 6–7, 2016 Northeast-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships 1500m 4:07.62 17
Apr 30, 2016 Stonehill Skyhawk Invite 800m 2:00.06 9
Apr 23, 2016 MIT Sean Collier Invitational 1500m 4:10.42 11
Apr 16, 2016 2016 Silfen Invitational 1500m 4:14.85 23
Apr 9, 2016 6th Annual AIC Yellow Jacket Invitational 1500m 4:14.40 30
Apr 2, 2016 Tufts Snowflake Classic 1500m 4:16.28 25
Feb 20, 2016 Northeast-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships Mile 4:33.72 14
Dec 10–11, 2015 The Elm City Challenge Mile 4:36.57 7
Dec 5, 2015 UMass Boston Indoor Open 1000 2:39.02 3

News Mentions

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Gettings Leads Bentley during Final Day of Northeast-10 Championships

Sophomore Josh Gettings (Lowell, Mass./Lowell HS) was the top day two performer for the Bentley University men’s outdoor track and field...

May 5, 2018

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Gettings, Higgins & Sihvonen Post Winning Performances at MIT

Sophomore Josh Gettings (Lowell/Lowell HS), senior All-America Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial HS) and senior Seamus Higgins...

April 21, 2018

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Higgins, Sihvonen Among Bentley Standouts in UC San Diego’s Triton Invitational

Seniors Seamus Higgins (Randolph, N.J./Randolph HS) and Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial HS) were among the top performers for the...

April 14, 2018

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Sihvonen Debuts by Provisionally Qualifying for NCAA Championships

Bentley University All-America Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial HS) opened his senior year by meeting the NCAA Division II provisional...

March 31, 2018

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Strong Showing for Arnold During David Hemery Valentine’s Invitational Saturday

Bentley University sophomore Alex Arnold (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy) made a strong showing for the Falcon men’s indoor track and field...

February 10, 2018

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Kraft, Higgins & Moritz Lead Bentley Men during GBTC Invitational

Top-three finishes by senior Beau Kraft (Blue Point, N.Y./Bayport Blue Point HS), classmate Seamus Higgins (Randolph, N.J./Randolph HS) and...

January 21, 2018

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Hergott Takes 1st in 3,000 in Season-Opening UMass-Boston Indoor Open

For the second straight year, a member of the Bentley University men’s track and field team opened the season by taking first place in the...

December 2, 2017