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2015-16 Men's Track & Field Roster

Danny Cordeiro

  • Position MD
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Sophomore
  • High School North Arlington
  • Hometown North Arlington, NJ

Biography

2015-16: Member of the 2015-16 Men's Track & Field team.

2014-15: Member of the men's soccer team. ... competed in six meets in his freshman season. ... at the DeShriver Invite earned a 5th place finish in the men's 600-meter run, breaking the school record with a time of 1:24.97. ... came in 8th during the 1000-meter run at the Princeton Invitational, breaking the school record with a time of 2:35.82. ... placed 5th in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:58.27 at the Monmouth Winter Collegiate Invitational.

Prior to NJIT: A member of the North Arlington High School track and field team, Cordeiro won the indoor NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group I championship in the 800-meter and 1,600-meter run and added the overall Group I championship in the 800, becoming the school’s first overall state champion in track and field. During the outdoor season, outdoor track season he won both the 800 and 1,600-meter at the state sectionals, as well as capturing a gold medal in the triple jump and captured the all-state Group 1 championship in the 800-meter run. ...Cordeiro also played soccer at North Arlington and earned first-team all-state Group 1, all-Bergen and all-County honors after scoring 30 goals and 18 assists during his senior campaign. He set a record for most goals in a game (6) vs. St. Mary's Rutherford on October 1. Danny was named The Observer Male Athlete of the Year for 2013-14 season, becoming the fifth North Arlington athlete to receive the year-end honor since 2008. He played club soccer for Pasco SC.

Personal: Daniel Resende Cordeiro. ... son of Maria and Carlos Cordeiro. ... business major. ... born 3/31/96 in Hackensack, NJ.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    MD
    5'11"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    MD
    5'11"