Travis Besel | Mid Distance
Height: 5-10
Year: Senior
Hometown: Broomfield, Colo.
Previous School: Denver Lutheran
Major: Secondary Education - Math and Theology/LTD
Personal Bests
400m - 55.47
600m - 1:29.36
800m - 2:00.18
1000m - 2:37.50
1500 - 4:19.63
Great Plains Athletic Conference
2011 Indoor Qualifier 1000m
2010 Indoor Qualifier 800m
2009 Outdoor Qualifier 800m
2010-2011 Junior
Cross Country: Travis competed well this season ... His fastest 8k was ran at the Briar Cliff Invite and was 27:47.00. Indoor: For this season Travis focused on the 1000m … His fastest time was 2:37.50 … He ran this time at the first meet of the season at the Holiday Inn Classic … Travis also ran the 800m reaching a time of 2:01.97 at the Concordia Invite.
2010 Sophomore
Indoor: Travis ran consistently throughout his second indoor season…He mainly ran the 800m and tried the 400m…The one time he ran the 400m was at the Scot Nisely Memorial meet...Travis ran a time of 56.70…In the 800m he ran his fastest time at the GPAC Championships…Here he ran a time of 2:02.53. Outdoor: Travis ran consistently throughout his sophomore outdoor season as well…Ran the 800 meter at multiple meets…His best run was at the Hastings Last Chance Meet with a time of 2:01.43.
2009 Freshman
Indoor: Travis started off the season running the 800m run, but ended it running the 600m run ... His best time in the 600m was 1:29.36, at the Scott Nisely Memorial meet ... His best time in the 800m run was 2:07.31, at the Holiday Inn Invite. Outdoor: Travis competed mostly in the 800m run ... At the first meet of the season, he ran the 400m for the only time ... His best time in the 800m run was at the Doane Relays, with a time of 2:00.18 ... At the GPAC Conference meet he ran a 2:00.54 in the 800m run.
High School
Prepped at Denver Lutheran High School in Denver, Colorado, under coaches Bill Stahl and Ron Brandhorst for four years ... Earned four varsity letters ... Captain for two years ... Junior and senior year was all-conference honorable mention ... Placed in the top ten at state in the 800 meter run ... Also participated in basketball for three years and football for four years ... Was in the National Honor Society and academic all-state and all-conference.
Personal
Born June 29 in Boulder, Colorado...Son of Keith and Mary Beth Besel...Has three sisters, including Kierstyn who also attends Concordia and is on the track and field team.
