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2021 Men's Cross Country Roster

Grant Van Valkenburg

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-0
  • Hometown Duvall, Wash.
  • High School Cedarcrest

Biography

Track & Field Bio

2020 Cross Country (Junior Season):

Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Oct. 2 Pittsburgh (7.9k) 24:33.87 4 of 27 (2)
Oct. 17 Army-Star Meet (7.9k) 24:30.83 4 of 23 (2)

2019 Cross Country (Sophomore Season):

Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 7 Harry Lang Invite (6.4k) 20:29.1 9 of 84 (4)
Sept. 20 Battle in Beantown (8k) 27:07 151 of 192 (8)
Oct. 5 Paul Short Run - Open (8k) 24:56.1 27 of 604
Oct. 18 at Army-Navy Star Meet (7.6k) 24:58.9 19 of 23 (9)
Nov. 2 Patriot League Championship (8k) 26:23.1 25 of 106 (8)

2018 Cross Country (Freshman Season):

Date Meet (Distance) Time Place (Navy)
Sept. 1 Salisbury Fall Classic (8k) 27:29.07 17 of 80 (6)
Sept. 7 Spiked Shoes Invite (8.4k) 27:52.6 57 of 92 (8)
Oct. 13 Army-Navy Star Meet (8k) 27:18.04 23 of 24 (12)
Oct. 27 Patriot League Champ. (8k) 29:09.9 98 of 111 (12)

High School / Personal:
Ran with both the cross country and track teams at Cedarcrest High School … Placed second at the 2017 Washington WIAA Class 2A State Cross Country Championship after recording a fifth-place result at the 2016 meet … Earned All-State recognition in 2016 and 2017 for his success at the state-wide competition … 2018 Washington WIAA Class 2A 3,200-meter State Champion; finished second in the 1,600-meter event at the same championship … 2018 WIAA 2A District 1-2 Champion in the 1,600-meter race … Placed second in the 3,200-meter race at the 2017 Washington Class 2A State Championship … Son of Mark and Liza … Teammate of Gonzaga’s Mary Cate Babcock (’22) at Cedarcrest.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    6'0"
  • 2019Sophomore

    6'0"
  • 2020Junior

    6'0"
  • 2021Senior

    6'0"