DeGree’s Performance History and Personal Bests 2014-15 SEASON Cross Country (Senior): The top finisher for NDSU at two meets on the season, including capturing his first career individual title by winning the UND Ron Pynn Invitational 8k on Oct. 18 … Also NDSU’s top finisher at the SDSU Classic on Oct. 4, taking 3rd place overall … Finished 16th at the Summit League Championships in Fargo … Season-best 8k time of 25:00 at the Stanford Invitational on Sept. 27 … Among NDSU’s top 4 finishers at every meet.
Indoor (Senior): Summit League runner-up in the 3,000m in a personal-best time of 8:24.51 … Also placed 4th in the mile and 9th in the 5,000m at the conference meet … Season-best mile time of 4:14.69 at South Dakota State on Jan. 24 … Finished his career ranked 8th all-time at NDSU in the 3,000m.
Outdoor (Senior): All-Summit League performer, placing 3rd in the 1500m at the Summit League Outdoor Championships … Finished his career ranked 4th in NDSU history in the 5,000m after running a lifetime-best 14:30.41 at the Mt. SAC Relays … Career-best 1500m time of 3:54.90 at the UC Riverside Spring Invitational in March.
2013-14 SEASON
Cross Country (Junior): Consistently one of the top four runners for NDSU ... Top-five finisher for NDSU at all six meets on the season, finishing among the top four Bison at all but one meet ... NDSU's No. 3 finisher at the Summit League Championships (16th overall) and NCAA Midwest Regional (99th overall) ... Season-best 8k time of 25:27.0 at the UND Ron Pynn Invitational on Oct. 19.
Indoor (Junior): Ran the leadoff 1200m leg on NDSU's distance medley relay team that won a Summit League title ... Also placed fifth in the mile at the Summit League Indoor Championships in 4:17.84 ... Clocked a season-best mile time of 4:16.81 at the Bison Open on Feb. 15 ... Season-best 3,000m time of 8:38.85 at the Thundering Herd Classic on Feb. 8, winning the race and setting a new facility record.
Outdoor (Junior): Placed fifth in the 1500m at the Summit League Outdoor Championships in a personal-best 3:56.53 ... Also ran the 5,000m at the league meet, finishing 23rd overall in 16:14.14 ... 800m time of 1:56.43 at the Stanford Invitational on Apr. 5.
2012-13 SEASON Cross Country (Sophomore): Competed in all six meets for NDSU … No. 5 finisher for the Bison at the Summit League Championships on Oct. 27, placing 32nd overall … No. 4 finisher for NDSU at the NCAA Midwest Regional on Nov. 9, taking 162nd overall … season-best 8k time of 26:36.40 at the SDSU Classic on Sept. 14 … placed 15th at the season-opening Bison Invitational on Aug. 31 and 13th at the UND Ron Pynn Invitational on Oct. 13.
Indoor (Sophomore): Led off NDSU's distance medley relay team that placed fourth at the Summit League Indoor Championships ... Also ran the 5,000m at the Summit League Championships but did not finish ... Season-best 3,000m time of 8:45.95 at the Bill Bergan Invitational on Jan. 26 ... Season-best mile time of 4:23.55 at the Thundering Herd Classic on Feb. 2.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Finished ninth in the 1500m run at the Summit League Outdoor Championships, crossing the line in 4:02.82 ... Clocked a 1500m season-best of 3:58.40 at the Aztec Invitational on Mar. 16 ... Also ran 1:56.82 in the 800m at the Cobber Twilight on Apr. 29.
2011-12 SEASON Cross Country (Freshman): Did not compete.
Indoor (Freshman): Ran the mile at three meets, posting a season-best time of 4:31.34 at the Bison Open on Feb. 11.
Outdoor (Freshman): Placed fourth in the 1,500m at the Bison Invitational on Apr. 14, finishing in 4:05.84.
2010-11 SEASONCross Country: Redshirt.
Indoor: Redshirt.
Outdoor: Redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and field at Bismarck High School...Posted fifth place finishes in both the mile and two mile runs at the North Dakota state championships in 2010...Also a member of two state champion 4x800 relays...Member of the 4x800 relay team that placed third at the New Balance National meet...Helped Bismarck win three straight state titles from 2008-2010...Also an all-state cross country runner...Lettered in soccer.
PERSONAL: Son of Curtis and Nancy DeGree ... Has one younger brother, Ethan ... Majoring in respiratory care.
