CAREER BESTS
1,500-meter run 4:02.39 3,000-meter run 8:52.91 5,000-meter run 15:29.25
2010 (SOPHOMORE)
Did not compete.
2009 (FRESHMAN)
Competed in five varsity events, two indoors and three outdoors in his first season; ran the 3,000-meter run twice during the indoor campaign, recording a top time of 8:52.91; ran the 1,500-meter run at the Stan Lyons Invitational (4/25) with a time of 4:02.39; participated in the 5,000-meter run at the Mike Poehlein Invitational (4/4) and Dave Rankin Invitational (4/18), posting a top mark of 15:29.25.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year varsity letterwinner in track and field and cross country at Hilton Head High School; earned three consecutive cross country and track and field team MVP honors and all-academic awards; posted back-to-back third-place performances at the South Carolina State Cross Country Championships; led his team to consecutive 4x800-meter relay titles at the South Carolina State Track and Field Championships.
PERSONAL
Dominic Charles DeSantis was born Oct. 10, 1990, in Savannah, Ga.; is the son of Steven and Lucinda DeSantis; has one sister, Paige; enjoys music; majoring in chemical engineering.