Hall of Honor
Danielle Demas is one of the most decorated runners in Sam Houston history. She won three individual conference championships and qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials as a Bearkat.
She was the Southland Conference's Women's Outstanding Indoor track performer and high point scorer (28 points) in leading the Bearkats to the 2016 indoor league championship. Demas won both the SLC indoor 60-meter dash with a time of 7.48 second and the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.23 and was second in the 200-meter dash. She placed 16th in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2016 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. In 2015, she also won the 60-meter hurdles at the SLC indoor meet with a time of 8.30.
During her outdoor career, Demas was the 2016 Southland Conference women's championship events high scorer with 22 points as the Bearkats won the league title. She was the 2016 100-meter hurdles champion with a time of 13.08 seconds and was second in the 200-meter dash. She placed fifth in the 100-meter hurdles at the NCAA West Preliminary to earn a spot at the NCAA outdoor championships in 2016 where she placed seventh in the nation to earn first-team All-America honors.
Her preliminary time of 12.97 seconds at the NCAA outdoor championships earned her a berth to the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials where she placed 28th. Demas was the Southland Conference Women's Track and Field Athlete of the Year and Student-Athlete of the Year in 2016, highlighting her accomplishments in the classroom.
Demas still holds the school record in the 100 hurdles after she clocked 13.03 seconds at the 2015 Southland Conference Outdoor Championships. She also holds the top nine times in the 100 hurdles in school history. She was part of the 4x100 relay team that holds the Sam Houston record with a time of 44.98 seconds at the NCAA West Preliminary in 2015.
