2014 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
Espeland’s Performance History and Personal Bests
2013-14 SEASON
Cross Country (Senior): Consistently among NDSU's top 4 finishers on the season ... NDSU's No. 4 runner at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/15), placing 112th with a time of 32:34.8 for the 10k course in Ames, Iowa ... NDSU's No. 4 runner at The Summit League Championships (11/2) with a time of 26:03.01 in the 8k race in Fort Wayne, Ind. ... Season-best 8-kilometer time of 25:56 at the Stanford Cross Country Invitational (9/28).
Indoor (Senior): Summit League runner-up in the mile and fourth-place finisher in the 800m at the Summit League Indoor Championships ... Also ran a leg on NDSU's Summit League runner-up 4x400m relay team ... Season-best time of 4:13.95 in the mile at the league meet ... Season-best 800m time of 1:53.62 at the Bill Bergan Invitational on Feb. 1 ... Finished his career at No. 7 all-time at NDSU in the indoor 800m ... Summit League Academic All-League Team.
Outdoor (Senior): Summit League champion in the 1500m run, winning with a time of 3:52.57 ... Placed fourth in the 800m at the Summit League Outdoor Championships ... Career-best 1500m time of 3:50.18 at the UC Riverside Spring Classic on Mar. 27, ranking him No. 8 all-time at NDSU ... Season-best time of 1:50.88 in the 800m at the Beach Invitational on Apr. 19 ... Summit League Academic All-League Team.
2012-13 SEASON
Cross Country (Junior): Did not compete.
INDOOR (Junior): The Summit League Indoor Championships (2/24) runner-up in the 800m with a time of 1:55.44 ... Placed fifth in the mile run at the league meet with a time of 4:16.72 ... Career PR of 4:12.96 in the mile at the Iowa State Classic (2/7), placing second by 0.38-seconds ... Season best 800m time of 1.51.80 at the Iowa State Qualifier (3/2) ... Named to Summit League Indoor Track and Field All-Academic Team.
OUTDOOR (Junior): Runner-up in the 800m at The Summit League Outdoor Championships (5/9) with a time of 1:52.05 ... Ran second leg on the third-place Bison 1,600m relay team (3:16.70) ... Recorded career-best time 800m of 1:50.48 in the finals of the Stanford Invitational (3/29), good for fourth in his heat and eighth overall ... That 800m time was the fastest in The Summit League during season ... Finished the season ranked eighth all-time at NDSU in the outdoor 800m ... Selected to the Summit League Outdoor Track and Field All-Academic Team.
2011-12 SEASON
Cross Country (Sophomore): NDSU's No. 3 finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/12), placing 88th overall with a 10k time of 33:44.28 ... NDSU's No. 6 finisher at The Summit League Championships, taking 31st place overall in 26:34.60 for the 8k course ... Posted his fastest 8k time of the season at the Tim Young Invitational (10/15), completing the course in 26:23.10 for 16th place ... Took 11th place at the Bison Open (9/30) in 26:25.36.
INDOOR (Sophomore): Placed eighth in the 800m at the Summit League Indoor Championships, finishing in 1:55.16 ... Season-best 800m time of 1:53.50 at the Bill Bergan Invitational on Jan. 28 ... Season-best mile time of 4:22.10 at the Jack Johnson Classic on Jan. 21 ... Won the 800m at the Bison Invitational on Jan. 15.
OUTDOOR (Sophomore): Finished fourth in the 1,500m at the Summit League Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:56.08 ... Also ran the 800m at the league meet, placing 11th overall ... Ran the 800m leg on the Bison distance medley relay that set the school record of 9:41.85 and placed sixth at the Drake Relays ... Also ran on the NDSU 4x800m team at the Drake Relays that took seventh place and ranks No. 7 all-time at NDSU ... Season-best 800m time of 1:50.65 at the Beach Invitational on Apr. 22 ... Season-best 1,500m time of 3:54.07 at the Masanz Invitational on May 5.
2010-11 SEASON
Cross Country (Freshman): Competed in all six races for the Bison ... Ran a personal best 6k time of 19:16.87 at the NDSU Open ... Posted a personal best 8k time of 25:22.0 at the Jim Drews Invitational en route to a 23rd place finish ... Placed 16th at the Summit League Championships (8k) in 25:36.0... Finished 99th at the NCAA Midwest Regional (10k) in 32:23.12.
INDOOR (Freshman): Won the 800 meters at the Bison Open in 1:53.85 ... Posted a personal best time of 4:11.43 in the mile at the Bill Bergan Invitational ... Finished 10th in the 800 meters and third in the mile at the Summit League Championships ... Clocked in at 1:51.42 in the 800 at the Alex Wilson Last Chance meet ... The time ranked seventh all-time at NDSU.
OUTDOOR (Freshman): Specialized in the 800 meters ... Ran a personal best time of 1:50.59 at the Mt. SAC Relays, ranking eight all-time at NDSU ... Finished fourth in the 800 at the Summit League Championships with a time of 1:53.55.
2009-10 SEASON
Cross Country: Redshirt
INDOOR: Redshirt
OUTDOOR: Redshirt
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track at T.F. Riggs High School ... South Dakota state runner-up in cross country as a senior ... Also a three-time all-conference selection and two-time all-state pick in cross country ... NHSACA All-American as a senior ... Two-time state champion in the 800 meters (2008, 2009) ... Also captured the state crown in the 1,600 meters as a senior ... Named the South Dakota Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year as a senior ... Honorable mention All-American on the track in 2009 ... Anchor on the state championship sprint medley relay as a senior ... Helped Riggs win three straight state track titles from 2006-2008 ... Member of the 4x800 school record team ... Also won two letters in basketball.
PERSONAL: Son of Kevin Espeland and Christal Schreiber ...Has two brothers, Brayden and Camden ... Majoring in microbiology.
Historical Player Information
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2010Freshman
Distance
6'4"
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2011Redshirt Freshman
Distance
6'4"
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2012Sophomore
Distance
6'4"
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