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

Bio

Cross Country Co-Captain ... Senior from Wallingford, Conn. … 2015 graduate of Xavier High School who is majoring in corporate finance and accounting … Before Bentley: earned a total of 11 varsity letters in cross country and track … captain of cross country, indoor and outdoor teams as a senior … indoor track team MVP in 2015 … received cross country Coaches’ Award in 2014 … anchor of All-State indoor sprint medley relay team indoors his senior year … 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: 21 … son of David and Marybeth Hergott … twin sister Hayley is also a senior 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

2017: was one of Bentley’s top five finishers in four of the five races he ran … was fourth among Bentley runners and 40th overall in the Northeast-10 Championships, finishing in 26:38.81 … 89th overall and sixth among Falcons in the NCAA Division II East Regional (37:12.6) … 134th in the New Englands (27:56.1) … 2016: saw action in four meets, including the Northeast-10 Championships where he finished 10th among Bentley runners and 60th overall in 27:39.8 … Bentley’s seventh best time at the New Englands with his 27:16.10 putting him 68th in the JV race … 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

2017-18: ran to a tenth-place finish in the 5,000 at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Championships (15:41.25) … at the indoor NE10’s, was 15th in the 3,000 (9:02.33) … named to the NE10 Weekly Honor Roll Dec. 5 after placing first in the 3,000 at the UMass-Boston Winter Open … 2016-17: was ninth in the 3,000 at the Northeast-10’s indoors (8:58.14) … was also 18th in the 3,000 at the indoor New Englands (8:52.29) … 12th in the 5,000 at the outdoor NE10’s (15:42.56) … 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.

TFRRS Profile/Career History

News Mentions

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Mattson & Hergott Tabbed for Academic All-Northeast-10 Honors

The 2019 Academic All-Northeast-10 Conference outdoor track and field teams include a pair of recent Bentley University graduates, Stephanie...

June 25, 2019

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Three Bentley Track Athletes Selected for Google Cloud Academic All-District Honors

Recent Bentley University graduates Stephanie Mattson (Smithfield, R.I./Smithfield HS) and Dan Hergott (Wallingford, Conn./Xavier HS), along with...

May 29, 2019

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Catino Posts Highest Individual Finish for Bentley Men at Northeast-10 Championships

Antonio Catino (North Reading, Mass./North Reading HS) had the highest individual finish for the Bentley University men’s track and field...

May 4, 2019

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Bentley Track Set for Northeast-10 Championships

Led by senior Stephanie Mattson (Smithfield, R.I./Smithfield HS) and junior Alex Arnold (Saco, Maine/Thornton Academy), the Bentley University...

May 3, 2019

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Bentley Men Post Quartet of Thirds During Stonehill Skyhawk Invitational

The Bentley University men’s track and field team posted a quartet of third-place finishes, including two from junior Alex Arnold (Saco,...

April 27, 2019

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Arnold Continues Strong Spring During San Diego Triton Invitational

The Bentley University men’s outdoor track and field team competed in a pair of meets Saturday, one In California and the other in New...

April 13, 2019

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Mattson Takes 2nd in NE10 Triple Jump with Another Record-Setting Performance; Men's 4x400 Finishes 5th

The ninth school record of the season for Bentley University senior Stephanie Mattson (Smithfield, R.I./Smithfield HS) came Sunday with a...

February 17, 2019

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Arnold & Hergott Climb on NE10 Performance List

Competing at different venues, two members of the Bentley University men’s indoor track and field team climbed on the Northeast-10 Conferenc...

February 9, 2019

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2 More School-Record Breaking Performances for Mattson; Hergott Earns All-New England Honors

Bentley University senior Stephanie Mattson (Smithfield, R.I./Smithfield HS) continued an outstanding indoor season by twice breaking one of her...

February 2, 2019

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Bentley Men Compete in John Thomas Invitational

At least ten new personal bests were set Saturday when the Bentley University men’s indoor track and field team competed in the John Thomas...

January 26, 2019

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Hergott Runs to Victory During Poyau Memorial

Bentley University senior Dan Hergott (Wallingford, Conn./Xavier HS) accounted for the only victory earned by the Falcon men’s track and...

January 12, 2019

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6 Seniors to Serve as 2018-19 Bentley Track & Field Captains

The Bentley University track and field teams, who open the season Saturday with the UMass-Boston Invitational at the Reggie Lewis Center, will...

November 29, 2018