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2019-20 Bellevue Men's Cross Country/Track News

Season
Bruin Men's XC welcomes second signing
Bruin Men's XC welcomes second signing

Dixon Kiptoo (Eldoret, Kenya/Carl Sandburg/Kipsangui HS) has signed a Letter of Intent to continue his academic and athletic careers at BU beginning in the fall.

BU Men's Cross Country continues path to improvement in 2019
BU Men's Cross Country continues path to improvement in 2019

In the second year of the program, the Bellevue University men's cross country team continued to improve upon their debut season with faster times, higher individual placings, and better team finishes.

Christians announces first 2020 Men's XC signee
Christians announces first 2020 Men's XC signee

Gabe Poppen (Glenwood, Iowa/Cornerstone Christian) has signed a Letter of Intent to continue his academic and athletic careers at Bellevue beginning in the fall of 2020.

Ramirez, Casart highlight BU's performance at NSAA Indoor Championships
Ramirez, Casart highlight BU's performance at NSAA Indoor Championships

The Bellevue University men and women competed on Saturday at the North Star Athletic Association Indoor Track and Field Championships held at the Sanford-Jackrabbit Athletic Compex on South Dakota State University campus in Brookings, S.D.

Bruins wrap up regular season at CUNE Invite
Bruins wrap up regular season at CUNE Invite
Debesh, Murillo have solid showings at Fred Beile Classic
Debesh, Murillo have solid showings at Fred Beile Classic

Edrei Murillo and Desyebelew Debesh both turned in solid performances on Friday as the Bruins competed in the Fred Beile Classic at the Fuhrer Fieldhouse on the campus of Doane University. 

Murillo, Debesh set school marks at Concordia Classic
Murillo, Debesh set school marks at Concordia Classic

Edrei Murillo and Desyebelew Debesh both set school records to highlight the Bellevue University men's performances at the Concordia Track and Field Classic Friday. 

Bruin men establish 800M mark, set bests in two others
Bruin men establish 800M mark, set bests in two others

Aaron Newton established the BU 800-Meter record and two other records fell Saturday at the Prairie Wolf Invitational.

Edrei Murillo placed eighth in the 5,000 meters with a personal best and school-record time of 16:55.05.
Murillo highlights BU's efforts at Scott Nisely Memorial Classic

Highlighted by freshman Edrei Murillo, the Bruins had a solid showing at the Scott Nisely Memorial Classic on Saturday at the Fred Beile Arena on the Doane University campus. 

Two earn all-NSAA as Bruins race to fourth place finish
Two earn all-NSAA as Bruins race to fourth place finish

Cole Wagner and Chris Casart earned all-conference honors in leading Bellevue to a fourth place finish at the NSAA Championship Meet.

Casart, Wagner lead Bruins to sixth place finish
Casart, Wagner lead Bruins to sixth place finish

Chris Casart and Cole Wagner turned in top 20 finishes to lead the Bellevue University men’s cross country team to a sixth place finish at the Mount Marty Invitational on Saturday.

Four Bruins record PR's at Briar Cliff Invite
Four Bruins record PR's at Briar Cliff Invite

Bellevue placed 11th of 14 teams with four of five runners recording personal best time.

Casart finishes as top NAIA runner at Wildcat Classic
Casart finishes as top NAIA runner at Wildcat Classic

Chris Casart picked up a medalist finish to lead the Bellevue University men’s cross country team to a fourth place finish at the Wayne State Wildcat Classic on Friday evening.

Casart posts season-best time at Yellow Jacket Invite
Casart posts season-best time at Yellow Jacket Invite

Chris Casart ran a season-best race to lead four Bruins at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, hosted by Graceland University.

Chris Casart was the top BU runner on the day, finishing in 14th place with a time of 27:44.95.
Casart finishes 14th, BU nabs 7th in Bronco Stampede

Paced by Chris Casart, the Bellevue University men's cross country team battled to a seventh-place showing in the 10-team Bronco Stampede hosted by Hastings College. The course was set up as an 8K race today.

Chris Casart placed 13th overall in the field of 81 with a time of 20:24.2.
BU men place 4th at season-opening Bill Buxton Invite

The Bellevue University men's cross country team had three runners place in the top 20 as the Bruins finished in fourth place at the eight-team season-opening Bill Buxton Invitational hosted by Simpson College.