Dan Pinter

PositionMid-Distance
Height5-7
Weight135
HometownSaline, Mich.
Prev. SchoolSaline HS

Notes:

2008-2009: Cross Country Took First place the inaugural Rust-Buster Invitational with a time of 19 minutes, 56 seconds.

2007-08: Track: Named second-team academic all-RMAC ... finished 11th in the 800m at RMAC Indoor Championships Mar. 1 ... placed fifth in the 1500m at Potts Invitational Mar. 22 ... finished eighth in the 800m at Rob Upton Invitational Mar. 29 ... placed sixth in the 1500m at Tom Benich Track Classic Apr. 5 ... finished third in the 1500m at Emporia State Twilight Qualifier May 10.

Cross Country: Named second-team academic all-RMAC ... placed 21st at the Lobo Invitational Sept. 8 with a time of 27:32 ... finished 13th at the Colorado College Invite Sept. 22 with a time 27:55.00 ... placed 24th at the Fort Hays State Invitational Oct. 6 with a time of 27:10.48 ... finished 23rd at the RMAC championships Oct. 20 with a time of 27:25.02 ... placed 50th at Regionals Nov. 3 with a time of 32:59.

2006-07: Track: Was named to the RMAC indoor track all-academic team.

Cross Country Named Academic All-RMAC ... finished 24th at the Wyoming Invitational Sept. 1 ... placed 28th at the Lobo Invitational Sept. 9 ... finished 27th at the Rocky Mountain Shootout Sept. 30 ... placed 28th at the RMAC Conference Championship Meet Oct. 21 ... finished 32nd at the North Central Regional Meet Nov. 4.

2005-06: Cross Country: Did not compete.

Track: Named Academic All-RMAC ... finished 34th in the mile at the Joe Davies Invitational ... finished 16th in the seeded mile at the Air Force Invitational ... finished 19th out of 44 runners in the mile at the CSM All-Comers meet ... finished 18th in the 800m at the Potts Invitational ... finished second in the 800m at the Colorado College Invitational ... finished 20th in the 1500m at the Jack Christiansen Invitational.

2004-05: Cross Country Placed 43rd in the Wyoming Open Sept. 3 ... finished the Woody Greeno Invitational with a time of 30:14 Sept. 18.

Track: Did not compete

Pre UCCS Notes:

Before UCCS: Lettered three times in cross country and four times in track while attending Saline HS (Michigan) ... was team captain his senior year ... qualified four times for state and twice for regionals... finished third in state for cross country and track.

Personal Notes:

Personal: Majoring in Accounting ... enjoys skiing and mountain biking ... has three siblings- Haley, Sean, and Nicole ... parents are Cheryl Pinter-Veal and Garry Pinter.

Stories featuring Dan Pinter

September 9, 2009Mountain Lions Place Fourth in Lobo InvitationalAaron Rubalcaba-Lopez finished ninth among a field of 110 runners at the Lobo Invitational in Aluquerque on Saturday. The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Mountain Lions finished fourth out of 13 teams including Division I LSU.
April 7, 2009Pinter, Frier, Del Pardo named to USTFCCCA scholar-athlete list.Dan Pinter of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs was named a USTFCCCA Male Scholar Athlete for the 2008-2009 school year. What sets Pinter, a senior, apart from any other athlete on this coveted list is that he wasn’t just named to it for one major but for each of his two majors, Accounting and Business.
December 20, 2008Pinter, Five Others Named to RMAC All-Academic TeamsDan Pinter of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs was named Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference men's cross country first team all-academic, the conference announced Friday.
May 21, 2008Seven Mountain Lions Named to RMAC All-Academic Track TeamsUniversity of Colorado at Colorado Springs athletes Dan Pinter and Kelsey Barry were named Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field second-team All-Academic, the RMAC announced Wednesday.
May 10, 2008Vazquez, Pinter Lead the Way at Emporia State Twilight QualifierEMPORIA, Kan. - Alex Vazquez took second place in the men's 800-meter run to lead the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs track & field team Saturday at the Emporia State Twilight Qualifier, the Mountain Lions' final tuneup before nationals.
April 18, 2008UCCS Competes in Rare Event, Lousy Weather at KU RelaysLAWRENCE, Kan. - As temperatures dropped into the 30's at the KU Relays, Branson Bartlett, Chris Reynolds, Dan Pinter, and Alex Tiernan competed in what University of Colorado at Colorado Springs coach Mark Misch called "a very rare event"- the 4x1-mile relay.
April 1, 2008UCCS runners Pinter, Tiernan named to RMAC all-academic teamCOLORADO SPRINGS -- University of Colorado at Colorado Springs runners Dan Pinter and Alex Tiernan were named to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field All-Academic second team, the conference announced Tuesday.
February 2, 2008UCCS Relay Teams Set New School Records at Air Force InvitationalCOLORADO SPRINGS -- Both the Men's and women's 4 X 400 relay teams set new University of Colorado at Colorado Springs school records Saturday on the final day of the Air Force Invitational at the Cadet Field House.
February 1, 2008Mountain Lions Make Strides at Air Force InvitationalCOLORADO SPRINGS -- Kaitlyn Frier took second place in her heat of the women's mile run Friday at the Air Force Invitational at the Cadet Fieldhouse.
November 3, 2007Cross Country: Men Take 11th at RegionalsThe University of Colorado at Colorado Springs men's cross country team finished 11th at the NCAA Division II North Central Regional meet on Saturday at the Don Baker Cross Country Course in Vermillion, South Dakota.
October 6, 2007Cross Country: Women Take Fifth, Men Ninth at Tiger InvitationalJenna Dorsey-Spitz fought off illness to take fourth among scoring runners and lead the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs women's cross country team to a fifth-place finish at the Tiger Invitational.
September 22, 2007Men's XC: UCCS takes second at CC InvitationalCOLORADO SPRINGS -- Branson Bartlett and Dan Pinter broke away from the pack to lead the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs men's cross country team to a second-place finish at the Colorado College Invitational Saturday at Monument Valley Park.
May 8, 2007UCCS Men Struggle at RMAC ChampionshipsALAMOSA -- The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 4X400-meter relay team finished sixth Tuesday to account for the Mountain Lions' only team points in a disappointing final day of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Rex Stadium.
April 30, 2007Five Men's Track Team Members Named Academic All-RMACFive members of the UCCS men's track and field team were named to the 2006-07 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference men's outdoor track and field all-academic team.
March 17, 2007Allen Wins High Jump to Lead UCCS Men at BoulderStorm Allen cleared 6 feet, 6.75 inches to win the high jump and lead the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs men's track team in its first outdoor meet of the season, the Potts Invitational in Boulder.
January 19, 2007UCCS men compete at Boulder meetAaron Rubalcaba-Lopez had a fifth-place finish to lead nine University of Colorado at Colorado Springs runners in the men's 3,000-meter run Friday at the Potts Invitational in Boulder.
March 25, 2006Harmer, Pinter compete in Trojan InviteDavid Harmer and Dan Pinter competed in the Trojan Invitational Saturday.
March 18, 2006Outdoor Season BeginsThe Mountain Lions started the outdoor track season in Boulder Saturday, with the Potts Invitational. Not only did the Mountain Lions start the season with a bang, but with a few new records as well.
February 25, 2006Missed it by that MuchDavid Harmer can only dream he was made in Gepetto's workshop. If he had been, he would be provisional qualified at this point in time. However, Pinocchio was an only child, so Harmer is out of luck.
May 10, 2005RMAC Outdoor Day 2Moses Tum had a pair of top four finishes as the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs men's track team competed at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Championships in Alamosa.
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