Mark Beckmann

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Riad Rababeh, Mark Beckmann, Zachary Sleeman

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XC Class:
Senior
ITF Class:
Senior
OTF Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Waterloo, Ind.
High School:
DeKalb

PERSONAL RECORDS
Cross Country
5K: 15:11.1
8K: 24.59.2
10K: 31.30.8
5 mile: 25:14.3

Outdoor
1500: 4:06.20
5000: 15:08.89
10,000: 30:42.44

Indoor
3000: 8:35.71
5000: 14:43.78
Mile: 4:24.70

2020 (Outdoor): Season cancelled.

2020 (Indoor): Placed eighth (14:54.45) in the 5,000 meters and 11^th in the 3,000 meters (8:44.0) at the Mid-American Conference Championships … placed second in the mile (4:25.55) at the CMU Jack Skoog Open (1/31) … placed eighth in the 3,000 meters in a personal best 8:35.71 at the Eastern Michigan Can Am International (1/25) … earned Academic All-MAC honors.

2019 (Cross Country): Placed 44^th in 31:30.8, a personal 10K best, at the NCAA Great Lakes Region Championships in Madison, Wis. (11/15) … finished 16^th (8K, 26:01.4) at the Mid-American Conference Championships in DeKalb, Ill. (11/2) … placed 21^st (8K, 25:31.0) at the Pre-National Invitational in Terre Haute, Ind. (10/19) … placed 16^th (8K, 25:38.2) at the Loyola Lakefront Collegiate Invitational in Chicago (9/28) … placed sixth (8K, 26:28.0) at the Northern Illinois Huskie Classic in DeKalb, Ill. (9/26) … finished third (5K, 15:19.0) at the CMU Jeff Drenth Memorial (8/30) … earned Academic All-MAC honors.

2019 (Outdoor): Placed sixth in the 10,000 meters (31:56.93) at the Mid-American Conference Championships (5-9/11) … finished second in the 5000 (15:16.40) at the Oakland Golden Grizzlies Invitational (4-12/13) … earned Academic All-Mid-American Conference honors.

2019 (Indoor): Finished eighth (15:06.69) in the 5,000 meters and 10^th (8:43.89) in the 3,000 meters at the Mid-American Conference Championships (2/22-23) … finished fourth in the mile (4:28.73) at the CMU Jack Skoog Open (1/11) … earned Academic All-MAC honors.

2018 (Cross Country): Placed 71st (10K 32:30.6) in field of 204 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11/9) … finished 25^th(8K, 25:51.9), second among CMU runners, at the Michigan State Spartan Invitational (9/14) helping to lead CMU to a seventh-place finish in the 25-team field … finished 22nd (5 miles, 25:14.23) at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (9/28) (race comprised 113 runners and CMU finished fourth in the 19-team field) … finished 29^th (8K, 25:39.0) and second among CMU runners, at the Mid-American Conference Championships (10/27) … earned Academic All-MAC honors.

2018 (Outdoor): Placed second in the 5,000 meters with a career-best mark of 15:08.89 in the Oakland Golden Grizzlies Invitational (4/13-14) … earned Academic All-MAC honors.

2018 (Indoor): Placed ninth in the mile (4:24.70) in the Saginaw Valley State Doug Hansen Open (1/19) … placed sixth in the Saginaw Valley State Holiday Open (12/1-2) in the 5,000 meters (15:05.53) … earned Academic All-MAC honors.

2017 (Cross Country): Recorded his career best 5K time (15:11.1) in placing fourth at the CMU Jeff Drenth Memorial (9/1) … finished 21st (8K 25:55.4) at the Michigan State Spartan Invitational (9/15) … set a career-best 8K time of 24:59.2 at the Pre-National Invitational at Louisville (10/14) … was the second Chippewa to cross the finish line (8K 25:29.0) at the Mid-American Conference Championships in Oxford, Ohio (10/28) … earned Academic All-MAC honors

2017 (Outdoor): Placed fifth in the 1,500 meters at the Alma College Charles A. Gray Invitational (4/1), finishing in a career-best 4:06.20 … placed second in the 5,000 meters (15:32.55) at the Oakland Golden Grizzlies Invitational (4/15) … won the 10,000 meters (31:10.36) at the Hillsdale GINA Relays (4/27).

2017 (Indoor): Finished fourth in the 3,000 meters (8:54.63) at the CMU Jack Skoog Open (1/10) … placed sixth in the 3,000 meters (8:40.99) at the EMU Triangular (1/28).

2016 (Cross Country): Redshirted.

2015 (Cross Country): Placed ninth at the Oakland Golden Grizzlies Dual (10/9) ... finished 34^th (8K 25:54.7) at the Mid-American Conference Championships (10/31).

High School: First Team Class 4A All-State in track & field in 2014 and in 2015 ... named All-Northeast Hoosier Conference (NHC) in cross country four times ... four-time All-NHC in 3200 meters in track & field ... two-time All-NHC in 1600 meters ... regional cross country champion in 2014 ... sectional cross country champion in 2013 and in 2014 ... member of sectional championship teams in 2011 and 2014 ... Mideast Meet of Champions selection in cross country and track & field senior year ... four-time KPC News All-Area selection in cross country, two-time selection in track & field ... named to Footlocker Midwest Second Team ... Fort Wayne Track Club Runner of the Year ... holds school record in 3,200 meters ... earned four letters in both track & field and cross country.