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2017 Track and Field Roster

Profile

  • Senior
    Class
  • Oswego, Ill.
    Hometown
  • Oswego
    High School
Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri Valley Conference
Missouri Valley Conference
Caleb Beck
Caleb Beck
Senior
Class
Oswego, Ill.
Hometown

Summary

Biography

HONORS AND AWARDS
All-Missouri Valley Conference (Cross Country): 2016
MVC Cross Country Scholar-Athlete: 2016
MVC Track & Field Scholar-Athlete: 2015, 2016, 2017
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2017
MVC Honor Roll: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (8): Fall '13, Spring '14, Fall '14, Spring '15, Fall '15, Spring '16, Fall '16, Spring '17


2016-17 SEASON
Cross Country: Named to the All-Missouri Valley Conference Team for the first time in his career • Placed eighth at the conference championship as Bradley won its second-straight MVC title with the fewest points in 34 years • Placed 31st at the NCAA Midwest Regional, running the 10K course in a career-best time of 30:58.7, which also ranks fifth in school history • Also posted a top-10 finish at the Bradley Intercollegiate by finishing fourth with a personal-best five-mile time of 24:33.2.
 
Indoor: Placed seventh at the MVC Championship in the 3,000m run • Posted a season-best time of 8:17.10 in the event at the Meyo Invitational, just missing his PR by one-hundredth of a second • Also ran the mile at the Illini Classic, posting a time of 4:20.29, and the 5,000m run at the Iowa State Classic, clocking 14:36.57.
 
Outdoor: Scored for the Braves in the 10,000m run at the MVC Championship, placing eighth • Also ran the 5,000m run at the conference meet, finishing 13th • Posted season-best times of 3:58.14 in the 1,500m at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic, 14:45.75 in the 5,000m at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival and 30:38.69 in the 10,000m at the Mt. SAC Relays.


2015-16 SEASON
Cross Country: Won the individual title at the Bradley Intercollegiate during the cross country season • Finished 67th at the Notre Dame Invite with a career-best 5-mile time of 24:48.3 • Turned in career-best 8K time of 24:43.6 at Pre-Nationals • Placed 23rd at the MVC Cross Country Championship to help Bradley to first team title.
 
Indoor: Took seventh in the 3,000m at the MVC Indoor Championship for a second consecutive year • Had career-best times in both the 3,000m and 5,000m during the indoor season • Posted the third-best 5,000m time in school history at 14:23.13, while also registering the seventh-best 3,000m time of 8:17.09.
 
Outdoor: Capped the track season with an eighth-place finish in the 10,000m at MVC Outdoor Championship • Improved on his career-best 10K time during the outdoor season, posting the sixth-best time in school history at 30:23.85 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival.


2014-15 SEASON
Cross Country: Finished 29th at the MVC Cross Country Championship, helping the Braves match their best finish in program history (3rd) • Posted ninth-best 10K in school history at the NCAA Cross Country Regional at Newman Golf Course.
 
Indoor: Took seventh in the 3,000m at the MVC Indoor Championship, clocking the fifth best time in school history at the time • Had career-best times in the mile, 3,000m and 5,000m during the indoor season • Clocked the second fastest indoor 5,000m time in school history.
 
Outdoor: Turned in top 10,000m time on the squad during the outdoor season.


2013-14 SEASON
Cross Country: Ran in six outings in the fall, clocking a season-best 8K time of 25:06.01 at the Illinois State Invite.
 
Outdoor: Posted second-best 3,000m time in school history at Vanderbilt • Competed at the MVC Championship in the 5,000m run, clocking a time of 15:00.28.


HIGH SCHOOL
Earned all-state honors as a senior in both cross country and track and field • Seven-time all-conference honoree • Regional and sectional cross country champion as a senior • Finished 22nd at the IHSA State Cross Country Championship in 2012.


PERSONAL
The son of Neil and Karie Beck, Caleb was born in Oswego, Ill. • Three younger siblings, Emma, Grace and Noah • Majoring in civil engineering.


CAREER BESTS
Cross Country
5K: 15:45.86  ||  Huskie Open / DeKalb, Ill.  ||  Nov. 8, 2013
6K: 19:38  ||  WIU Early Bird / Macomb, Ill.  ||  Aug. 29, 2014
4 Miles: 20:05  ||  Bradley Intercollegiate / Peoria, Ill.  ||  Sept. 6, 2013

8K: 24:43.6  ||  Pre-National Invitational / Louisville, Ky.  ||  Oct. 17, 2015
5 Miles: 24:33.2  ||  Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational / South Bend, Ind.  ||  Sept. 30, 2016
10K: 30:58.7  ||  NCAA Midwest Regional / Iowa City, Iowa  ||  Nov. 11, 2016

Indoor Track

Mile: 4:18.08  ||  EIU John Craft Invitational / Charleston, Ill.  ||  Jan. 24, 2015
3,000m: 8:17.09  ||  Meyo Invitational / South Bend, Ind.  ||  Feb. 6, 2016
5,000m: 14:23.13  ||  Iowa State Classic / Ames Iowa  ||  Feb. 12, 2016

Outdoor Track
800m: 2:00.88  ||  Redbird Invitational / Normal, Ill.  ||  May 3, 2014
1:500m: 3:55.13  ||  Redbird Invitational / Normal, Ill.  ||  April 16, 2016
3,000m: 8:32.13  ||  Vanderbilt Black & Gold / Nashville, Tenn.  ||  March 29, 2014
5,000m: 14:33.00  ||  Stanford Invitational / Stanford, Calif.  ||  April 3, 2015
10,000m: 30:23.85  ||  San Francisco State Distance Carnival, San Francisco, Calif.  ||  April 1, 2016