2017 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Bester, Briegan
Briegan Bester
- Position:
- Mid-Distances
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Spokane, Wash.
Bio
2019: Competed three times outdoors in the 1,500-meters โฆ best time was 4:54.08 at the Ken Shannon Invite for ninth โฆ 10th in the 1,500m at the UW-WSU Dual in 4:56.73.
2018: Ran at two meets during the indoor season โฆ opened the year at the UW Indoor Preview, running the 1,000-meters in 3:01.23 โฆ ran 2:21.26 for 800-meters at the UW Invitational.
2017: Ran a full season indoors before redshirting the outdoor season โฆ best 800-meters time was 2:17.20 at the SPU Final Qualifier โฆ ran one mile, finishing in 5:02.07 at the UW Invitational โฆ first run was a 1,000-meters at the UW Indoor Preview in 3:00.13.
High School and Personal: Born in Spokane, Washington โฆ parents are Kathy and Troy Bester โฆ has one older brother, Bragdon โฆ a six-time top-five finisher at the Washington 4A state meet, twice in the 800-meters, twice in the 1,600-meters, and twice on the 4x400m relay โฆ as a senior at state, took fourth in the 800m finals, fifth in the 1,600-meters, and ran on the second-place 4x4 โฆ a six-time individual Greater Spokane League champion, three in the 800m and three in the 1,600m โฆ a 2015 Junior Olympics All-American, taking second in the 1,500-meters at nationals in Florida in 4:45.62 โฆ the GSL Track Athlete of the Year in 2016 โฆ competed in multiple events at the 2015 and 2016 Oregon Relays, winning the 4x800m relay in 2015 โฆ in cross country, was 18th at the state championships as a senior and second at districts โฆ finished 34th at the 2015 BorderClash cross country race โฆ a National Honors Society member with a grade point average of 3.9.
Outdoor Bests
1500m.......4:54.08
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Indoor Bests
800mโฆโฆ.2:17.20
Mileโฆโฆ.5:02.07
2018: Ran at two meets during the indoor season โฆ opened the year at the UW Indoor Preview, running the 1,000-meters in 3:01.23 โฆ ran 2:21.26 for 800-meters at the UW Invitational.
2017: Ran a full season indoors before redshirting the outdoor season โฆ best 800-meters time was 2:17.20 at the SPU Final Qualifier โฆ ran one mile, finishing in 5:02.07 at the UW Invitational โฆ first run was a 1,000-meters at the UW Indoor Preview in 3:00.13.
High School and Personal: Born in Spokane, Washington โฆ parents are Kathy and Troy Bester โฆ has one older brother, Bragdon โฆ a six-time top-five finisher at the Washington 4A state meet, twice in the 800-meters, twice in the 1,600-meters, and twice on the 4x400m relay โฆ as a senior at state, took fourth in the 800m finals, fifth in the 1,600-meters, and ran on the second-place 4x4 โฆ a six-time individual Greater Spokane League champion, three in the 800m and three in the 1,600m โฆ a 2015 Junior Olympics All-American, taking second in the 1,500-meters at nationals in Florida in 4:45.62 โฆ the GSL Track Athlete of the Year in 2016 โฆ competed in multiple events at the 2015 and 2016 Oregon Relays, winning the 4x800m relay in 2015 โฆ in cross country, was 18th at the state championships as a senior and second at districts โฆ finished 34th at the 2015 BorderClash cross country race โฆ a National Honors Society member with a grade point average of 3.9.
Outdoor Bests
1500m.......4:54.08
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Indoor Bests
800mโฆโฆ.2:17.20
Mileโฆโฆ.5:02.07
Raising the Bar | Hana & Amanda Moll
Monday, August 04
Women's 1500m final - 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championship
Sunday, June 15
Nathan Green | 2025 NCAA 1500m Champion
Saturday, June 14
Track & Field NCAA Championships | Huskies Highlights
Friday, June 13