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2021 Men's Cross Country Roster

Derek Janzen

Derek Janzen

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Centerville, Minn.
  • Highschool:
    Centennial

Summary

Biography

2020: competed in four races.

2019: NAIA Scholar Athlete; competed in four races as a sophomore.

2018: competed in four races.

Academic: Accounting major
Personal: son of Nate and Kari; brother to Alecia and Anika.
Favorite Bible Verse: 1 Thessalonians 4:11

Best 8K Time: 29:20 - @ Dordt (2019); Best Finish: 44th - @ Dordt (2018)

High School: competed two seasons for the Centennial High School cross country team; has a personal best time of 18:35 in a 5K. | Signing Day Press Release

Career Results | 

Season Results:
2021: Mount Marty University Invitational (8K) - 127th: 30:57 (141 runners) 
Dordt Holiday Inn Classic (8K) - 77th: 29:31 (116 runners) 
Roy Griak Invitational (8K) - 308th: 30:48 (374 runners) 
Red Raider Preview (8K) - 36th: 30:56 (54 runners) 
Auggie Twilight (4 miles) - 276th: 24:18 (343 runners) 

2020: Dordt Invite (8K) - 88th: 30:19 (122 runners)
          Morningside (8K) - 98th: 30:13 (120 runners)
          Briar Cliff (8K) - 145th: 29:20.38 (186 runners) 
          Mount Marty (8K) - 115th: 30:13.57 (144 runners)

2019: Auggie Twilight (4 miles) - 262nd: 23:38 (321 runners)
          SDSU Classic (8K) - 68th: 31:07 (91 runners)
          Dordt Invite (8K) - 77th: 29:20 (8K) (95 runners)
          Mount Marty (8K) - 59th: 29:55 (92 runners)

2018: Auggie Twilight (7K) - 231st: 27:43 (266 runners)
          Defender Classic - 44th: 31:14 (54 runners)
          Briar Cliff - 128th: 30:50 (145 runners)
          Seminole Valley - 229th: 31:28 (276 runners)

Bold denotes personal best
Italics denotes top 25 finish 
Bold/italics denotes personal best adn top 25 finish

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