Daren Gies
Daren Gies
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Plymouth, Ohio
  • High School:
    Plymouth
  • Major:
    Integrated Mathmatics
Bio

Freshman (2015): Competed in seven events ... Had a best overall finish of 90th and averaged a finish of 194 ... Had a best overall time of 31:41.7 and averaged a finishing time of 32:58.7.

Prep: Four-year letterwinner at Plymouth High School … Also lettered in basketball and track ... Named Honorable Mention All-Conference his sophomore and junior years ... Honorable Mention All-District his sophomore year ... Received second-team All-Conference and All-District his senior year ... Academic letterwinner ... Eight-time second-team All- Academic and one-time first-team All-Academic winner. 
 
Personal: Son of John and April Gies … Majoring in integrated mathematics ... Also a member of the men's indoor and outdoor track and field team. 

News mentions
Yellow Jackets End Season at NCAA Regionals
Yellow Jackets End Season at NCAA Regionals

TERRE HAUTE, IND. – The Defiance College men’s cross country team traveled to Terre Haute, Ind. to compete in the NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Cross Country meet hosted by Rose-Hulman (Ind.) Institute of Technology and finished 32nd with a team score of 1,024 points.

DC Finishes Seventh In HCAC Championships
DC Finishes Seventh In HCAC Championships

SHELBYVILLE, IND. – The Defiance College men’s cross country team traveled to Shelbyville, Ind. to compete in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships, which were hosted by Franklin (Ind.) College and finished seventh with a team score of 193 points.

DC Competes in the JennaStrong Fall Classic
DC Competes in the JennaStrong Fall Classic

WILMINGTON, OHIO – The Defiance College men’s cross country team traveled to Wilmington, Ohio to compete in the JennaStrong Fall Classic hosted by Wilmington College and finished 25th with a team score of 697.

Yellow Jackets Compete in All-Ohio Championships
Yellow Jackets Compete in All-Ohio Championships

CEDARVILLE, OHIO – The Defiance College men’s cross country team traveled to Cedarville, Ohio to compete in the All-Ohio Championships and finished 18th with a team score of 529.

Defiance Competes At Otterbein
Defiance Competes At Otterbein

WESTERVILLE, OHIO – The Defiance College men’s cross country team traveled to Westerville, Ohio to compete in the Otterbein Invitational and finished 16th with a team score of 483.

Yellow Jackets Open Season at Manchester (Ind.)
Yellow Jackets Open Season at Manchester (Ind.)

NORTH MANCHESTER, IND. – The 2015 cross country season began with the Yellow Jacket men’s team competing against three other schools at the annual Hokum Karem meet hosted by Manchester (Ind.) University.