Chris Casart
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- Hometown:
- Plattsmouth, Neb.
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Plattsmouth HS
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- Previous College:
- Iowa Western CC
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- Previous School(s):
- Iowa Western CC/Plattsmouth HS
Bio
Honors and Awards
- 2019, All-NSAA (Cross Country)
- 2019, NSAA Champion of Character (Outdoor Track)
2020 Season (Senior): Placed 13th at the NSAA Championship with a time of 30:44.49 ... Ran a season-best time of 28:21.2 at the Briar Cliff Invitational (Oct. 3) ... Posted sub-30 minute times in four of five races run ... Improved his school-record time in the outdoor 5,000-meter to 16:27.05 at the NSAA Championships.
2019 Season (Junior): Was an NSAA all-conference runner in 2019 finishing in ninth place ... Has an 8K personal best of 27:02.3 which is currently the program's second-best time ... Has been a podium (award) finisher in five meets during his career ... On the track, Casart holds the school record in the 1500 meters.
2018 Season (Sophomore): Produced the team's top marks on the season in both the 7K and 8K races ... Finished eighth in the season-opening Griffon Open with a time of 26:23 in the 7K event ... Ran the 8K event at the Briar Cliff Invite in a school-record time of 27:09.6 ... Posted six of the team's top eight marks on the season ... Placed 17th at the NSAA Championships with a time of 28:05.1
At Iowa Western CC: Competed one season at Iowa Western CC under coach Emmett Statzer.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Plattsmouth High School under head coach Todd Nott ... Placed 12th at the 2016 Nebraska State Cross Country Meet ... Posted personal best times of 16:52 in the 5K and 4:40 in the 1,600 meters.
Personal: Son of Chris and Amanda Casart ... Has three younger siblings ... Born on Feb. 18, 1999 ... Majoring in Health and Human Performance.
News mentions
Desyebelew Debesh had an outstanding, day cutting 1:18 from his personal and season's best, running 26:06.9 and placing 40th in the 186-runner field. In the process, Debesh established a new Bruin school record for 8K shattering the existing mark of 27:02 held by Chris Casart.
The Bruin men’s cross country team placed two runners in the top ten at today’s 25th annual Dean White Invitational held on the Doane University campus. As he has done all season, Des Debesh led the Bruins with a ninth-place finish running 28:20.8 for the eight kilometer, three loop course run in warm and breezy conditions.
The Bellevue University men’s cross country team recorded its highest team finish in program history with a runner-up showing at today’s Herb Blakely Invitational hosted by Dakota State.
Led by Desyebelew Debesh and Edrei Murillo, the Bellevue University men's cross country team finished in fifth place in the season-opening Dordt University Sunflower Opener Saturday morning at the Dordt 8K Cross Country Course.
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