2018 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Bester, Briegan
Briegan Bester
- Position:
- Mid-Distances
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Spokane, Wash.
- High School:
- Central Valley
Bio
2019: Competed three times outdoors in the 1,500-meters … best time was 4:54.08 at the Ken Shannon Invite for ninth … 10th in the 1,500m at the UW-WSU Dual in 4:56.73.
2018: Ran at two meets during the indoor season … opened the year at the UW Indoor Preview, running the 1,000-meters in 3:01.23 … ran 2:21.26 for 800-meters at the UW Invitational.
2017: Ran a full season indoors before redshirting the outdoor season … best 800-meters time was 2:17.20 at the SPU Final Qualifier … ran one mile, finishing in 5:02.07 at the UW Invitational … first run was a 1,000-meters at the UW Indoor Preview in 3:00.13.
High School and Personal: Born in Spokane, Washington … parents are Kathy and Troy Bester … has one older brother, Bragdon … 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 … as a senior at state, took fourth in the 800m finals, fifth in the 1,600-meters, and ran on the second-place 4x4 … a six-time individual Greater Spokane League champion, three in the 800m and three in the 1,600m … a 2015 Junior Olympics All-American, taking second in the 1,500-meters at nationals in Florida in 4:45.62 … the GSL Track Athlete of the Year in 2016 … competed in multiple events at the 2015 and 2016 Oregon Relays, winning the 4x800m relay in 2015 … in cross country, was 18th at the state championships as a senior and second at districts … finished 34th at the 2015 BorderClash cross country race … a National Honors Society member with a grade point average of 3.9.
Outdoor Bests
1500m.......4:54.08
Indoor Bests
800m…….2:17.20
Mile…….5:02.07
2018: Ran at two meets during the indoor season … opened the year at the UW Indoor Preview, running the 1,000-meters in 3:01.23 … ran 2:21.26 for 800-meters at the UW Invitational.
2017: Ran a full season indoors before redshirting the outdoor season … best 800-meters time was 2:17.20 at the SPU Final Qualifier … ran one mile, finishing in 5:02.07 at the UW Invitational … first run was a 1,000-meters at the UW Indoor Preview in 3:00.13.
High School and Personal: Born in Spokane, Washington … parents are Kathy and Troy Bester … has one older brother, Bragdon … 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 … as a senior at state, took fourth in the 800m finals, fifth in the 1,600-meters, and ran on the second-place 4x4 … a six-time individual Greater Spokane League champion, three in the 800m and three in the 1,600m … a 2015 Junior Olympics All-American, taking second in the 1,500-meters at nationals in Florida in 4:45.62 … the GSL Track Athlete of the Year in 2016 … competed in multiple events at the 2015 and 2016 Oregon Relays, winning the 4x800m relay in 2015 … in cross country, was 18th at the state championships as a senior and second at districts … finished 34th at the 2015 BorderClash cross country race … a National Honors Society member with a grade point average of 3.9.
Outdoor Bests
1500m.......4:54.08
Indoor Bests
800m…….2:17.20
Mile…….5:02.07
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