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2021-22 Men's Track & Field Roster

Grant Van Valkenburg

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

Biography

Career Performance List / Cross Country Bio
 
Career Honors:
2021 IC4A All-East
(10,000m – Outdoor)
2021 USTFCCCA Scholar Athlete
 
2021-22 (Senior Season): INDOOR: Registered a season-best time of 8:28.24 in the 3,000m at the George Mason Patriot Games … Clocked a time of 14:53.91 in the 5,000m during the Princeton Dual … OUTDOOR: Finished second in the 5,000m at the Army-Navy Outdoor Star Meet with a season-best time of 14:08.54 to help the Mids capture maximum points in the event … Recorded a season-best time of 30:29.63 in the 10,000m at the Virginia Challenge … Took bronze in the 10,000m (30:30.64) at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship.
 
2020-21 (Junior Season): HONORS: IC4A All-East (10,000m – Outdoor) … USTFCCCA Scholar Athlete … INDOOR: Recorded a season-best time of 8:13.84 in the 3,000m at the Army-Navy Indoor Star Meet to win the event … Competed in the mile (4:19.07) at the Navy Intrasquad 2 … OUTDOOR: Earned IC4A All-East honors with a fifth-place finish in the 10,000m with a season-best time of 29:54.73 at the IC4A Outdoor Championship … Finished just outside of the medals in the 10,000m at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship with a fourth-place finish and a time of 30:41.41 … Clocked a season-best time of 14:21.75 in the 5,000m at the Navy Invitational II.
 
2019-20 (Sophomore Season): INDOOR: Distance runner who primarily competed in the 3,000m and 5,000m runs … Posted a season-best time of 8:18.70 in the 3,000m at the Wesley A. Brown Invitational, while clocking a time of 14:37.50 in the 5,000m at the Darius Dixon Invitational … Scored points in both the 3,000m and 5,000m runs for the Midshipmen at the Patriot League Indoor Championship, while taking part in the 4x800m relay in the Army-Navy Star Series Meet … OUTDOOR: Did not compete during the outdoor season, which was shortened by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19).
 
2018-19 (Freshman Season): INDOOR: Distance runner who primarily competed in the 3,000m run during the indoor season … Posted a season-best time of 8:27.66 in the 3,000m run during the Patriot League Indoor Championship … OUTDOOR: During the outdoor season, ran the 3,000m at the Dan Stimson Memorial, clocking a time of 8:38.51.
 
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.
 
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Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Distance
    6'0"
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Distance
    6'0"
  • 2020-21Junior

    Distance
    6'0"
  • 2021-22Senior

    Distance
    6'0"