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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Hamilton Parish, Bermuda
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- High School:
- St. Johnsbury Academy
Bio
As a Senior in 2016: Competed in seven events for the Ravens...NCAA Championship national championship race qualifier...All-East Region...All-Northeast-10 Conference First Team...Ran a 5k time of 16:07.8 to finish 16th at the season-opening Mount St. Mary's Duals on 9/2...Ran an 8k time of 27:25.2 to place 23rd at the Bruce Kirsh Cup on 9/17...Notched an 8k time of 25:36.2 to take home second place at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational on 9/24...Named Northeast-10 Athlete of the Week for the week ending on 9/25...Ran an 8k time of 26:55.6 to finish 137th at the NEICAAA Championship on 10/8...Tallied an 8k time of 25:34.6 to take sixth at the Northeast-10 Conference Championship on 10/22...Ran a 10k time of 31:47.5 to take fourth at the NCAA Championship East Regional on 11/5...Ran a 10k time of 33:56.9 to finish 195th at the NCAA Championship on 11/19.
As a Junior in 2015: Minors competed in five races for the Ravens...He earned a fifth place finish at the Bruce Kirsh Cross Country Cup (10/16) with a time of 15:36 in the 5k race...In the first meet of the campaign, Minors placed seventh at the Roger Williams Invitational (9/5) with a time of 16:31.3...At the Northeast-10 Championships (10/25), Minors finished ninth in 8k event with a time of 25:40.6...He also raced at the NEICAAA Championships (10/10, 50th place, 25:35.94) and at the UMass-Dartmouth Invitational (9/19, 60th place, 26:50.29).
As a Sophomore in 2014: Named United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Honors...Fall Northeast-10 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll selection...Minors competed in seven races for the Ravens...at NEIAAA Cross Country Championship 8k (10/11) running in a time of 26:16.8 and coming in at 163rd...at Norteast-10 8k (11/9) running in 28:49.9 and placing 17th...at Division II Championship 10k (11/22) running in a time of 32:34.7 and placing 27th.
As a Freshman in 2013: Competed in six races for the Ravens...Spring Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll selection...Made his collegiate debut at the Roger Williams Invitational, where he finished ninth with a time of 16:46.6 (5k) on 9/7...Competed in the NEICAAA New England Championship, where he finished 154th with a time of 26:37.5 (8k) on 10/12...Finished 20th at the Northeast-10 Championship with a time of 26:13.1 (8k) on 10/27...Finished 28th at the NCAA Championship East Regional with a time of 32:57.9 (10k) on 11/9.
Before Franklin Pierce: Competed on the cross country and track & field teams at St. Johnsbury Academy in Vermont … won 16 state titles in three years in indoor and outdoor track & field … helped guide his indoor and outdoor track teams to 2012 state championships … qualified for the New England Championships each year of his career … earned All-New England honors in the 800 meters during both his junior and senior seasons … holds six school records, including 4x400, 4x800 in both indoors and outdoors, 800 meters (outdoors), mile (indoors) and 1500 meters (outdoors) … holds Vermont indoor state records in the 1000, mile, 4x400 and 4x800, and the outdoor state record in the 4x400 … also competes internationally as a member of the Bermuda National Team.
Personal: Son of Delbert and Daltonell Minors … has a brother, Ki-Juan, and a sister, Tse … Ki-Juan has competed in equestrian in Florida for more than five years, and competes on show horses throughout Europe … majoring in sports and recreation management.
News Mentions
Gilbride, Minors Represent Men’s Cross Country at NCAA National Championship
SAINT LEO, Fla. (November 19, 2016) – Freshman Aidan Gilbride (East Kilbride, Scotland) and senior Dage Minors (Hamilton Paris, Bermuda) of...
November 19, 2016
Minors, Gilbride Advance to National Title Race, Men’s Cross Country Fourth at NCAA East Regional Again
HOPKINTON, N.H. (November 5, 2016) – The Franklin Pierce University men's cross country team saw two individuals advance to the national...
November 5, 2016
Gilbride Earns Rookie of the Year Honors, Men’s Cross Country Fourth at NE-10 Championship
EASTON, Mass. (October 22, 2016) – Freshman Aidan Gilbride (East Kilbride, Scotland) was the first freshman across the line on Saturday...
October 22, 2016
Men’s Cross Country Finishes 21st at NEICAAA Championships
BOSTON (October 8, 2016) – After taking last weekend off, the Franklin Pierce University men’s cross country team was less than...
October 8, 2016
Cross Country Collects Three Northeast-10 Weekly Awards
RINDGE, N.H. (September 26, 2016) – Senior Dage Minors (Hamilton Parish, Bermuda) of the Franklin Pierce University men’s cross...
September 26, 2016
Men’s Cross Country Takes Fourth at Anderson Invitational
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (September 24, 2016) – Senior Dage Minors (Hamilton Parish, Bermuda) finished second, just four seconds off the pace, to...
September 24, 2016
Men’s Cross Country Finishes Fifth at Bruce Kirsh Cross Country Cup
HOPKINTON, N.H. (September 17, 2016) – Freshman Aidan Gilbride (East Kilbride, Scotland) led the way with a ninth-place finish on Saturday...
September 17, 2016
Holmes Top-10 Leads Men’s Cross Country in Season-Opening Mount St. Mary’s 5K Duals
EMMITSBURG, Md. (September 2, 2016) – Senior Jon Holmes (Albany, N.Y.) opened his final collegiate season with a top-10 finish on Friday...
September 2, 2016