Dario De Caro

Photo by: Ethan Mito/NCAA Photos

Position:
Distance
Weight:
null
Class:
DO NOT USE
Hometown:
Torino, Piemonte, Italy

NCAA Cross Country Championships (2021)
2x NCAA West Preliminary Round (2021- 10,000m, 2022 - 5,000m)
All-West Region Cross Country (2021)
Mountain West 25th Season Cross Country Team
3x Academic All-Mountain West (Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022)
2x Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2020-21, 2021-22)
Mountain West Cross Country Champion (2021)
2x Mountain West Outdoor Champion (2022 - 5,000m, 10,000m)
Mountain West Men's Student-Athlete of the Year (2021 - Cross Country)
Mountain West Men's Most Outstanding Performer of the Meet (2022 - Outdoor)
All-Mountain West Cross Country First Team (2021)
2x All-Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field (2022 - 5,000m, 10,000m)
All-Mountain West Cross Country Second Team (2020)
Mountain West Indoor Track Athlete of the Week (Feb. 1, 2022)
Mountain West Indoor Track Athlete of the Week (Feb. 15, 2022)

BOISE STATE CAREER
2021-22: CROSS COUNTRY- Competed in five races…led the Broncos in four races…topped the podium at Mountain West Championships (Oct. 29), running the second-fastest time in MW history…named the MW Men’s Student-Athlete of the Year…notched MW First-Team All-Conference honors…garnered an eighth-place finish at the NCAA West Regionals…later earned him a berth to NCAA Nationals…one of three Broncos to compete at NCAA Nationals, finishing 128th…also paced the Blue and Orange at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Oct. 15), finishing 22nd…INDOOR- Competed in five meets…opened the season in record-setting fashion, clocking a Boise State record in the men’s 5,000m race at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (Dec. 4) with a time of 13:38.47…became the third-fastest performer in program history in the men’s mile at the UW Preview (Jan. 15), crossing the finish line in 4:00.32…notched his second school record in the 3,000m with a time of 7:47.46 at the Boston University Hemery Valentine Invitational (Feb. 11-12), finishing fourth…OUTDOOR- Participated in four meets…two-time conference champion in the men’s 5,000m (13:54.16) and 10,000m (31:12.51) at the Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships (May 11-14)…named the Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Outstanding Performer…opened the outdoor season at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 13-15), becoming the third-fastest performer in Boise State history in the 1,500m, clocking a time of 3:42.58…won the 5,000m at the Fresno State Invitational (April 29-30), registering the fourth-fastest performance in Bronco history with a time of 13:45.56…qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round (May 25-28) in the 5,000m, finishing in 34th place.

2020-21: CROSS COUNTRY- Led the Bronco men in all three races this season...finished 18th in the yellow (fast) race at the Silver State Challenge (Feb. 1)...ran his fastest time of the year at the Battle Born Challenge (Feb. 19) finishing 13th with a time of 23:31.0...earned a season best 12th-place finish at the Mountain West Championships (March 5)...garnered second-team All-Mountain West honors...INDOOR- Did not compete...OUTDOOR- Made Boise State outdoor debut at the Hayward Premiere (April 2-3) notching the second best time in Bronco history in the 10,000-meters with a time of 29:05.93...won the 5,000m at the Oregon Relays (April 23-24) with a time of 13:59.43...ran a personal best of 13:57.16 in the 5,000m at the West Coast Relays (April 30)...earned a top-10 finish at the Mountain West Championships (May 13-15) closing seventh...qualified for the NCAA West Preliminaries (May 26-29) in the 10,000m, finished 43rd.

PRIOR TO BOISE STATE
Graduate of the Politecnico di Torino (Polytechnic University of Turin) in Turin, Italy...a native of Torino, Piemonte, Italy...ran for club team CUS Torino...received his Bachelors of Science in Biomedical Engineering and will pursue a Masters of Mechanical Engineering from Boise State...was the 2019 Italian U23 champion in the 10,000-meter, held in Monselice, Italy...participated at the 2019 European U23 Championship in the 10,000m in Gavle, Sweden...raced at the 2016 World U20 Championship in the 5,000m, in Bydhoszcz, Poland.

CAREER BESTS
CROSS COUNTRY
8k- 23:44.1

INDOOR
Mile- 4:00.32
3,000- 7:47.46
5,000- 13:38.47

OUTDOOR
1,500m- 3:42.58
5,000m- 13:45.56
10,000m- 29:05.93