Lauren Beckmann

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Emily Paupore, Lauren Beckmann & Anya Turner

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Photo by: Keara Chaperon '22

Class:
Junior
High School:
DeKalb
Hometown:
Waterloo, Ind.

PERSONAL RECORDS
Cross Country
5K: 18:11.3
6K: 21:26.8

Outdoor
800: 2:21.84
1500: 4:42.32
5000: 17:07.79
10,000: 35:32.47
2000S: 7:36.38
3000S: 11:35.28

Indoor
800: 2:21.84
Mile: 5:03.92
3000: 10:06.76
5000: 17:26.87

2023 (Outdoor): Ran in six meets competing in the 800, 1500, 5000, and 10,000 ... finished 32nd in the 800m in 2:29.53 at the Spartan Invite (March 31) ... placed 37th overall and sixth for the Chippewas in 4:59.57 during the 1500 at the Spartan Invite (March 31) ... was the first Chippewa to cross the line and second overall in 17:38.61 in the 5000 at the GVSU Al Owens Classic (April 21) ... finished 11th overall in 38:47.69 in the 10,000 at the MAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 11).

2022-23 (Indoor): Competed in six meets running the 800, Mile, 3000, 5000, and 4 x 400 Relay ... finished 11th during the 800 in 2:30.58 at the BFSU-Falcon Early Bird Open (Jan. 14) ... was the second Chippewa to finish and placed 18th in the Mile with a time of 5:17.55 at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 11) ... finished 11th and was the first Chippewa to cross the line in 10:29.06 during the 3000 at the SVSU Jet’s Pizza Invitational (Jan. 27-28) ... placed 16th and the first Chippewa to finish during the 5000m at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 10) with a time of 18:07.76 ... placed seventh in the 4 x 400m at the BGSU-Falcon Early Bird Open (Jan. 14) with a time of 4:38.23 ... earned All-Mac Academic Honors.

2022 (Cross Country): Ran in six separate meets running both the 5k and 6k ... ran a personal best 21:26.8 and finished 184th and the third Chippewa to cross the line during the 6k at the Lehigh Paul Short Run (Sept. 30) ... finished ninth with a time of 6:00.7 at the Jeff Dernth Memorial (Sept. 2) ... earned All-Mac Academic Honors.

2022 (Outdoor): Competed in five meets running two events ... was the second Chippewa to cross the line and placed seventh in 17:23.32 in the 5000 at the Davenport Invitational (April 29) ... placed 11th and was the second Chippewa to cross the line with a time of 36:35.56 in the 10,000 at the MAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 12-14) ... earned All-Mac Academic Honors.

2021-22 (Indoor): Competed in five meets running four different events, 800, The Mile, 3000, and 5000 ... placed fourth in 2:26.46 during the 800 at the Jack Skoog open (Jan. 29) ... finished 8th at 5:19.05 during the Mile at the Jack Skoog Open (Jan. 29) ... finished 16th in 10:49.55 in the 3000 during the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 11) ... crossed the finish line at 19th with a time of 18:06.06 during the 5000m at the MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 25) ... earned All-Mac Academic Honors.

2021 (Cross Country): Finished 127th in 22:27.5 in 216-runner field at 6K NCAA Great Lakes Regional in Evansville, Ind. (Nov. 12) ... was the third Chippewa to cross the finish line at the regional ... placed 42nd of 99 runners in 22:32.8 in 6K MAC Championships (Oct. 30) in Ypsilanti, helping CMU to sixth-place team finish ... was the fourth Chippewa to cross the finish line at the MAC meet ... placed 96th among 286 runners in 22:30.9 in 6K Red Race at Bradley Pink Classic (Oct. 15) ... was the third Chippewa to cross the finish line at Bradley ... finished 60th of 171 runners in 18:33.8 in 5K Gold Race at Notre Dame Joe Piane Invitational (Oct. 1) ... was the third Chippewa to cross the finish line at Notre Dame ... placed 66th in 236-runner field in 23:41.9 in 5K MSU Spartan Invitational (Sept. 17) ... was third Chippewa to cross the finish line as CMU finished eighth in 20-team field ... placed seventh in 18:48.1 in 5K CMU Jeff Drenth Memorial (Sept. 3).

2021 (Outdoor): Placed fifth in a personal-best 4:42.32 in the 1500 at the Louisville Inv. (April 2-3) ... set a personal best in the 10,000 at the Virginia Challenge (April 16-17) in 35:32.47 ... won the 1500 in 4:43.04 at the Oakland Golden Grizzlies Inv. (April 10) ... set a personal record, 17:07.79, in the 5000 at the GVSU Extra Weekend Meet (April 30-5/1) ... posted a career-best 2:23.66 in the 800 at the Louisville Inv. (April 2-3).

2020-21 (Indoor): Competed in five meets, partaking in the 3000, the distance medley relay, the 800 and the mile ... finished sixth in 10:30.37 in the 3000 at the CMU Jack Skoog Inv. (Feb. 6) ... placed eighth in the DMR (12:12.03) at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 26-27).

2020 (Cross Country): Placed 32nd (6K 22:17.4) in the Mid-American Conference Championships (Nov. 21) in Bowling Green, Ohio ... she was the second Chippewa to cross the finish line, leading CMU to an eighth-place finish in the 12-team field ... placed 24th (6K 22:49.7) in the Bowling Green State Falcon Invitational (Nov. 7) ... placed ninth (5K 18:39.2) in the CMU Jeff Drenth Memorial (Oct. 31) ... earned Academic All-MAC honors.

2020 (Outdoor): Did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20 (Indoor): Placed 12th in a personal-best 17:26.87 in the 5000 meters and finished 15th in the mile (5:04.43) at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 28-29) in Akron, Ohio ... ran a personal-best 5:03.92 in the mile and a personal-best 10:06.76 in the 3000 meters at the GVSU Big Meet Invitational (Feb. 14-15) ... ran a personal-record 2:21.84 in the 800 meters at the Eastern Michigan Can Am International (Jan. 25) ... placed third in the mile (5:12.45) and eighth in the 800 (2:25.00) in a dual meet at Akron (Jan. 17) ... earned Academic All-MAC honors.

2019 (Cross Country): Finished 76th (6K 24:05.4) in the Mid-American Conference Championships (Nov. 2) in DeKalb, Ill. ... placed 25th in a 6K personal-best 21:56.9 at the Bradley Pink Classic (Oct. 18) ... finished 61st in a 5K personal-best 18:11.3 in the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (Oct. 4) ... placed 51st (5K 19:01.4) in the Loyola Lakefront Collegiate Invitational (Sept. 28) ... finished 19th (6K 23:20.9) in the NIU Huskie Classic (Sept. 6) ... placed fifth (5k 18:57.0) in the CMU Drenth Memorial (Aug. 30) ... earned Academic All-MAC honors.

2019 (Outdoor): Placed 17th in the 3000 steeplechase (11:44.05) at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 9-11) in Muncie, Ind. ... set a personal best in the 3000 steeplechase (11:35.28) at the Hillsdale GINA Relays (April 25-27) ... placed fourth in the 3000 steeplechase (11:49.36) at the Oakland Golden Grizzlies Invitational (April 12-13) ... Placed sixth in the 4x1500 (19:23.95) and set a personal best in the 5000 meters (17:53.63) at the North Carolina State Raleigh Relays (March 29-30) ... set personal bests in the 1500 (4:45.53) and 2000 steeplechase (7:36.38) at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational (March 22-23).

2018-19 (Indoor): Placed 10th in the distance medley relay (12:15.89) at the MAC Championships (Feb. 22-23) in Kent, Ohio ... set personal bests in the 800 meters (2:22.25) and in the mile (5:05.02) at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 8) ... finished sixth in the distance medley relay (12:10.49) at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 1-2) ... placed third in the mile (5:05.49) at the Eastern Michigan Can Am International (Jan. 26) ... ran a personal best in the 3000 meters (10:14.95) at the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 19) ... placed third in the mile (5:11.94) and fifth in the 4x400 (4:30.76) at the CMU Jack Skoog Open (Jan. 11) ... earned Academic All-MAC honors.

2018 (Cross Country): Finished 43rd in 23:17.1 at the Michigan State Spartan Invitational (Sept. 14) ... was the second CMU runner to cross the finish line as CMU finished seventh in the 25-team field ... finished 89th in 18:17.2 at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (Sept. 28) ... placed 202nd in 23:00.9 at the Pre-Nationals Invite (Oct. 13) ... finished 53rd in 22:40.1 at the MAC Championships (Oct. 27).

High School: Four-year letterwinner in track & field and cross country ... team captain (cross country, 2017) ... holds the DeKalb HS record in the 4x800 relay ... nominee for the Fort Wayne Chris Brown Runner of the Year ... four-time KPC All-Area in track & field (2014-2018) ... NE8 Honorable Mention in the 3200 meters (2018) ... three-time sectional champions in the 4x800 (2015-17) ... NE8 First Team in the 4x800 and Second Team in the 3200 in 2017 ... NE8 First Team in the 4x800 (2016) ... NE8 Honorable Mention in the 1600 meters (2016) ... earned all-state honors in cross country (2017-18) ... four-time KPC All-Area in cross country (2014-18) ... NE8 First Team Cross Country (2015-17) ... cross country sectional team champion (2014-15, 2015-16) ... NHC Second Team Cross Country (2014) ... competed on Team Indiana at the Mideast Meet of Champions (2017-2018) ... placed seventh in the distance medley relay at the 2017 IATCCC Hoosier State Relays ... IATCCC Academic All-State First Team Cross Country in 2017 ... IATCCC Academic All-State Honorable Mention Cross Country in 2016 ... class valedictorian.