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2017 Men's Cross Country Roster

Hans Epp

Hans Epp

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Giltner, Neb.
  • Highschool:
    Nebraska Christian H.S.

Summary

Biography

2017: NAIA Scholar Athlete; national qualifier; earned all-conference honors; GPAC Runner of the Week (Sept. 27); best 8K time-25:59 (GPAC); top finish-2nd (Dordt).

2016: NAIA Scholar Athlete; national qualifier; earned all-conference honors; competed in five meets; four top 25 finishes; best 8K time / top finish-25:56 / 10th (GPAC).

2015: earned all-conference honors; one of the Red Raiders top two runners in every meet; team's top runner in three meets; three top-10 finishes, placed seventh at the GPAC Championship.

2014: one of the Red Raiders top five runners in every meet as a freshman; earned all-conference honors with a 15th place finish at the GPAC Championship; one top 10 finish; four in the top 25. 

High School: earned eight letters running for the Nebraska Christian High School cross country and track and field teams; three-time all-state selection who received Super State honors after winning the class D individual championship as a senior; helped lead his team to the state title in 2010 and 2012 and runner-up finishes in 2011 and 2013; won the state championship in the 800m in 2013. Adacemic All-State in cross country and track.

Academic: Biology Health Professions major; Chemistry minor; 4x NAIA Scholar Athlete. Personal: son of Greg and Caroline; brother to Alexis, Brittany, Sally, Anthony, who was a member of both the cross country and track and field teams at Northwestern, Adrian and Rachel; letterwinner, All-American for the Red Raider track and field team; member of the 4x800 relay that won the GPAC Indoor Championship.

Season Results: 
2017: Augustana Twilight-39th: 20:27 (4 miles)(280 runners)
          Defender Classic: 2nd: 26:09 (8K)(98 runners)
          Roy Griak Invite-24th: 26:48 (8K)(414 runners)
          Briar Cliff Invite-12th: 26:35 (8K)(153 runners)
          NAIA Seminole Valley-19th: 26:32 (285 runners)
          GPAC Championship-11th: 25:59 (87 runners)(All-Conference)
         
NAIA Championship-152nd: 26:40 (326 runners)

2016: Augustana Twilight-14th: 19:42 (4 miles)(228 runners)
          Briar Cliff-19th: 26:21 (8K, 157 runners)
          Mount Marty-16th: 26:53 (8K, 103 runners)

          GPAC-10th: 25:56 (8K, 89 runners)(All-Conference)
          
NAIA Championships-208th: 26:44 (8K, 331 runners)

2015: Augustana Twilight: 33rd-20:33 (4 miles)(266 runners)
           Herb Blakely Invite: 2nd-26:36 (8K)(99 runners)
           
Roy Griak Invite: 92nd-28:10 (8K)(392 runners)
           *Briar Cliff Invite: 12th-25:55 (8K)(196 runners)
           Mount Marty Invite: 10th-26:25 (8K)(132 runners)
           GPAC Championship: 7th-26:20 (103 runners)(All-Conference)
           
NAIA Championship: 106th-26:31 (326 runners)

2014: Augustana Twilight: 65th-20:00 (4 miles)(287 runners)
          Herb Blakely Invite-7th: 27:25 (60 runners)
          
Roy Griak Invite (6K)-85th: 28:09 (219 runners)
          Briar Cliff Invite-18th: 26:25 (136 runners)
          Mount Marty Invite-20th: 26:28 (197 runners)

          GPAC Championship-15th: 25:57 (99 runners)(All-Conference)
          NAIA Championship-132nd: 26:44 (320 runners)

*bold denotes top 25 finish
**denotes personal best time

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