2017 Men's Track & Field Roster
Biography
2016-17:
Track: Had the thirteenth fastest 1500m (4:07.50) and the tenth fastest 5000m (15:08.22) in the entire Liberty League this season…competed in a total of eleven events this season…started off the season placing third in the 3000m with a personal collegiate best time of 8:45.43 at the 22nd Annual Monmouth Season Opener…finished ninth in the 1500m event with a time of 4:15.88 and earned a personal collegiate best time of 2:10.10 in the 800m event at the Ramapo College Track & Field Invitational…placed third at the Liberty League Championships in the 5000m event with a time of 15:28.17…placed second in the 1500m event with a personal collegiate best time of 4:07.75 at the 2017 Yale Springtime Invitational…placed seventh in the 5000m event with a personal collegiate best time of 15:08.22 at the Matthew Vassar Twilight meet…finished the season strong placing first in the 5000m Oneonta Final Qualifier with a time of 15:33.63…tabbed Rookie of the Week for the week of 3/27.
PRIOR TO VASSAR: Earned seven varsity letters as a star runner at Lincoln High School...was named All-Portland Interscholastic League as a junior and senior in cross country, also earning the honor as a senior on the track...helped the Cardinals to a league title in cross country in 2014...squad took second place at the Oregon 6A Championships in 2015...in track, placed second in the League Championships in the 3000 meters as a senior...ran a 4:06.51 personal best in the 1500m, also posting top times of 8:39.30 in the 3000m, 15:58.2 in the 5000m and a 52:14 in the 15000m...IB Diploma student...Recipient of the DALF C1 Diploma...Presidential scholar...named Best Environmemal Science student.
PERSONAL: Parents Michael Becker and Susan Hay...has one sister, Kyla (15)...undeclared major...chose Vassar over Pomona, Brown, Hamilton, Colgate and Middlebury.