Bethany Sutton | Mid Distance
Height: 5-9
Year: Senior
Hometown: Lincoln, Neb.
Previous School: Lincoln Christian
Major: Studio Art
Personal Bests
200m – 26.95
400m – 57.32
600m – 1:28.32
800m – 2:13.26
1000m – 3:08.71
1500m – 4:52.04
NAIA
2011 Indoor All-American 800m & 4x800m Relay, 3rd & 6th
2010 Indoor NAIA All-American 600m, 6th
2009 Outdoor NAIA All-American 4x400m Relay, 5th
2009 Indoor and Outdoor NAIA Qualifier 800m
2009 Indoor NAIA All-American 4x800m Relay, 4th
2008 Indoor NAIA Qualifier in the 4x800m Relay
Great Plains Athletic Conference
2011 Indoor Champion 600m & 800m
2011 Indoor All-Conference 4x400m Relay, 7th
2010 Cross Country Qualifier, 53rd
2010 Indoor All-Conference 200m and 800m, 6th & 8th
2009 Outdoor Champion 400m
2009 Outdoor Champion 800m
2009 Outdoor Champion 4x400m Relay
2009 Outdoor All-Conference 4x800m Relay, 4th
2009 Indoor All-Conference 4x800m Relay, 5th
2009 Indoor Champion 4x400m Relay, 1st
2009 Indoor Champion 800m, 1st
2008 Indoor All-Conference 600m, 6th
2008 Indoor All-Conference 4x400m Relay, 4th
School Records
2009 Outdoor 800m, 2:13.79
2009 Outdoor 4x400m Relay, 3:49.27
2010-2011 Senior
Cross Country: Beth had a great season ... She ran consistently around 20:00.00 all seaon ... Her best time was 20:17.04 and ran at the Briar Cliff Invite 5k. Indoor: Beth found success early in the season qualifying for the NAIA championships in the 800m with a time of 2:18.38 ... She bettered this time at the Husker Invite with a 2:15.42 ... In the 600m she never lost and placed first all three times she ran the race ... Her best time in the 600m was 1:35.04 and ran at the Concordia Invite ... She also ran the 200m at the beginning of the season running her fastest time of 26.95 at the Holiday Inn Classic ... At the GPAC chamionships Beth brought home two first place finishes and one seventh place ... She placed thrid at the NAIA championships in the 600 with a time of 2:13.26 ... She was also on the 4x800m relay and placed sixth with a time of 9:16.20.
2010 Junior
Indoor: Beth started off the season with 2 qualifying marks … She ran a time of 1:35.34 in the 600m to qualify and the Distance Medley Relay also qualified … At the next meet she ran a time of 2:18.24 to qualify in the 800m … She then took a couple of meets off to heal from an injury … At the Concordia Invite Beth ran the 400m and placed first with a time of 1:00.40 … At the GPAC Championships Beth ran the 600m and the 800m … She placed sixth with a time of 1:41.52 in the 600m … In the 800m she placed eighth with a time of 2:24.58 … Beth competed in the 600m and the 4x800m relay at the NAIA National Championships … She placed sixth in the 600m with a time of 1:36.89 … The relay placed eighth with a time of 9:32.56
2009 Sophomore
Indoor: Finally injury free, Beth had a great season ... At the GPAC Conference meet she was the champion in the 800m run, champion in the 4x400m relay and fifth in the 4x800m relay ... She went on to compete at the NAIA National Championships where she competed in the 800m and 4x800m relay ... She broke the school record in the 800m, running a time of 2:14.82, which earned her sixth place ... The 4x800m relay team placed fourth, running a time of 9:20.82. Outdoor: Beth had a tremendous season, breaking her own school record in the 800m run ... At the Nebraska Invite she ran a time of 2:13.79, which was her fastest time all season ... She also was a part of the 4x400m relay team that broke the school record ... At the GPAC Conference meet she was the champion in the 400m, 800m and a part of 4x400m relay team ... She also was a part of the 4x800m relay that took fourth at conference ... At the NAIA National Championships she participated in the 800m run ... The 4x400m relay team that broke the school record placed fifth at nationals with a time of 3:49.27.
2008 Freshman
Indoor: Beth only ran at a few meets as she was battling an injury ... At the GPAC Conference meet she ran in the 600m and earned sixth place ... Her time was 1:41.34 ... She also ran on the 4x400m relay team that took fourth place with a time of 4:02.32 ... After conference Beth went on to run in the 4x800m relay at the NAIA National Championships ... The team ran a time of 9:33.60. Outdoor: Battling another injury, Beth was only able to run at a few meets in the first half of the season ... Her best times in the 200m and 400m dash were at the first meet of the season, the Broncos Relays ... She was chosen to run on the 4x800m relay team that ran in the Drake Relays ... They finished with a time of 9:39.25 and placed seventh at the meet.
Personal
Born Aug. 14 ... Daughter of Randy and Pam Sutton ... Has one sibling.
