2015 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
AT ST. OLAF
2015 (Senior) - Finished sixth at the NCAA Division III Championships and second for the Oles with a time of 24:32.6... All-American... Was ninth at the NCAA Central Region Championships with a time of 25:43.3... Helped the Oles claim their third straight NCAA Central Region Championship... Finished sixth at the MIAC Championships with a time of 26:08.8 as the Oles third runner... All-Conference... Finished sixth at the Blugold Invitational on Oct. 2... Finished as the second or third St. Olaf runner all season... Letterwinner.
2014 (Junior) - 14th at NCAA Division III Championships and third for the Oles with a time of 24:19.8... All-American... Placed fifth at NCAA Regional Championships as the Oles fourth runner with a time of 24:54.1... Sixth at MIAC Championships with a time of 25:27.8... All-Conference... 25:25 at Jim Drews Invitational finishing third for the Oles... Consistantly scored for the Oles throughout the season... Letterwinner.
2013 (Sophomore) - Finished seventh for the Oles and 16th overall at MIAC Championships with a time of 26:02.0... Earned
All-Conference honorable mention honors... Placed 28th individually and sixth for the Oles at the St. Olaf Invitational on Sept. 21, 2013... Consistently finished in the Oles top 10...Letterwinner.
2012 (First Year) - Was 38th at MIAC Championships... Finished fifth for the Oles at the Blugold Invitational...Consistently finished in the Oles top 10...Letterwinner.
ST. OLAF BESTS
5K- 15:51.4 at the Alumni Meet on Sept. 12, 2015.
8K- 24:19.7 at NCAA Division III National Championships on Nov. 22, 2014
AT LACROSSE LOGAN HIGH SCHOOL
Was a National Merit Scholar... Was an AP scholar with honors... Was All-State Academic... Recieved the Missisippi Valley Conference runner of the year award... Team earned conference title as a senior... Was All-State, team MVP, and captain as a senior... Earned All-Conference as a sophomore, junior and senior... Was a four-time letter-receipient... Also participated in track and field... Was conference champion in 3200m junior and senior years... Was the regional 3200m champion as a junior... Was Sectional 3200m champion as a senior... Earned All-Conference junior and senior years... Was team MVP and captain as a senior.... Was a four-time letter receipient... Holds a personal best of 9:24 in the 3200m and a school record personal best of 4:19 in the 1600m.
5K- 15:53 at the 2012 Midwest Invitational.
PERSONAL
Son of Scott and Kate Escher.
FAVORITES
FOOD(S): Brats
MOVIE(S): "Angels and Demons"
TV SHOW(S): "Law and Order"
BOOK(S): The Pillars of the Earth
MUSICAL ARTIST(S): MGMT
ATHLETE(S): Chris Solinsky
ROLE MODEL(S): My parents
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