2024 Men's Cross Country Roster
Blake Chipman
- Hometown:
- Flushing, Mich.
- High School:
- Flushing
PERSONAL RECORDS
5K XC: 15:41.0 (Jeff Drenth Memorial, Sept. 1 2023)
8K: 25:05.9 (MAC Cross Country Championships, Oct. 28, 2023)
5mi: 25.57.6 (Joe Piane Invitational, Sept. 29, 2023)
10K: 32:11.1 (NCAA Division I Great Lakes Region XC Championships, Nov. 10, 2023)
2023 (as a sophomore):
- Named Academic All-MAC
- Ran personal-best 15:41.0 (5k) to place 20th at Jeff Drenth Memorial (Sept. 1)
- Finished 6th at Bradley Pink Classic Men’s White Race (Oct. 13), a then-personal best
- Posted personal-best 25:05.9 8k finish at 2023 MAC Championships (Oct. 28), finished 25th
- Ran personal-best 10k time of 32:11.1 at 2023 NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 10)
2022 (as a freshman):
- Placed 19th (5k, 16:05.0) at Jeff Drenth Memorial (Sept. 2)
- Placed 42nd (8k, 25:27.8) at 2023 MAC Championships (Oct. 29)
- Finished NCAA Great Lakes Regional 10k in 32:28.5
High School: Personal Records: 800 (1:59.77), 1500 (4:03.95), mile (4:23.86), 3000 (9:00.06), 5k (15:17), 8k (25:25.5), 10k (32:28.5) … graduated from Flushing High School in 2022 … qualified individually for the MHSAA Cross Country State Championships in 2020 and 2021 … competed in the 2021 Michigan Meet of Champions and placed 28th ... qualified for states in the 1600-meter run his senior season … named All-State in cross country (2021) … six-time all-metro between cross country and track & field.
Personal: Son of Glen and Carmelita Chipman … has one older sister, Ashlynn, who graduated from Central Michigan in 2021 … Fun fact: “Every night before a race, I always have to elevate my legs; it keeps me nice and fresh for the race!”
Why CMU?: “I chose Central Michigan because of the incredible atmosphere with the team and the beautiful campus … I still chose to come here because I wanted to build something, I didn’t want to get carried to a championship with a team, I wanted to work hard for what I want. Coming to CMU, I plan to help build a culture and reputation that we are going to be one of the strongest teams in the MAC in years to come.”
