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2018-19 Men's Track & Field Roster

Michael Karls

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-11
  • Hometown Festus, Mo.
  • High School Festus

Biography

Career Performance List
 
Career Honors:
2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District
(First Team)
2018 Second Team All-Patriot League (4x800m Relay – Outdoor)
 
2018-19 (Senior Season): Distance runner who primarily saw action in the 1,000m and 1-mile runs during the indoor season and the 1,500m and 5,000m during the outdoor campaign … During the indoor season, posted a season-best time of 2:28.23 in the 1,000m at Princeton, while notching a time of 4:09.65 in the mile at the Navy Invitational … During the outdoor season, clocked a season-best time of 3:52.24 in the 1,500m at the George Mason Invitational, while registering a season-best time of 14:33.03 in the 5,000m at the Virginia Challenge … Also ran the 10,000m at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship, crossing the finish line in 31:20.71 to finish in the top 10 (7th) … In the classroom, named First Team CoSIDA Academic All-District.
 
2017-18 (Junior Season): Ran the second leg of Navy’s 4x800m relay team that earned Second Team All-Conference accolades at the 2018 Patriot League Outdoor Championship, clocking a season-best time of 7:34.82 … Finished third at the Army-Navy Indoor Star Meet in the 3,000m with a season-best time of 8:20.19 … Posted hist best performance in the 5,000m at the Patriot League Championship for both indoors (14:40.63) and outdoors (15:18.48) … Clocked a season-best time of 9:23.46 in the 3,000m steeplechase at the PL Outdoor Championship.
 
2016-17 (Sophomore Season): Competed in the middle distance events, taking part in the 1,000m, 1,500m, and 1-mile races during the indoor season and the 1,500m run throughout outdoors … Clocked a season-best time of 2:35.22 at Princeton in the 1,000m … Had season-best times of 3:59.96 (outdoor) at George Mason Spring Invite and 4:03.00 (indoor) at the Navy Invite in the 1,500m, while clocking a 4:16.43 in the 1-mile run at the Navy Open.
 
2015-16 (Freshman Season): Did not compete during the season.

High School / Personal: Four-year letterwinner in cross country at Festus High School, also lettering for four years in track and field … Garnered the 2014-15 Gatorade Missouri Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year, which was the high school's first student-athlete to bestow the honor (http://www.gatorade.com/poy/profile.aspx?id=15637) … Raced to the Class 3 Individual State Championships with a time of 15:23.80 in 2014 … Led squad to the State Championship Title in 2012 and 2014 … Earned All-Conference, All-District, and All-State honors from 2012-15 in cross country … Member of the National Honor Society … Valedictorian of the Class of 2015 … Son of Mike and Shana Karls.
 
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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Distance
    5'11"
  • 2017-18Junior

    Distance
    5'11"
  • 2018-19Senior

    Distance
    5'11"