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Beard, Bret
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Bret Beard
- Position:
- Mid-Distance
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Olathe, Kan.
- High School:
- Olathe Northwest HS
Bio
Personal Bests (Entering 2023-24): 600m - 1:21.31 ... 600y - 1:12.68 ... 800m - 1:53.25 ... 1000m - 2:29.05 ... 6K - 21:00.9 ... 8K - 27:17.3
2023-24 (Sophomore): Cross Country ... Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... Finished 31st in the 6K Bob Timmons Classic (21:00.9) ... Ran a season-best 8K of 27:18.3 at the Platte River Rumblle ... Finished 56th in the 8K Summit Championships (27:49.4) ... Indoor ... Ran a season-best 1000m of 2:29.05 at the Arkansas Invite on Jan. 12 ... Ran a 1:54.68 in the 800m at the Summit Indoor Championships, also a part of the 6th place DMR team (10:16.28) ... Outdoor ... Finished 10th in the 800m at the Pacific Coast Invitational with a time of 1:56.52 ... Took 8th at the Kansas Relays with an 800m time of 1:56.88 ... Ran a 1:54.34 in the 800m at the Summit League Outdoor Championships
2022-23 (Freshman): Indoor ... Finished third in the 600y (1:14.59) and fifth in the 4x400m (3:26.71) at the Bob Timmons Classic on Dec. 3 ... Ran season-best 1:12.68 in the 600y at Washburn Rust Buster on Jan. 21, finishing sixth ... Ran season-best 1:53.25 in the 800m at Gorilla Classic on Feb. 10-11 ... Finished seventh in the 800m (1:54.76) at Summit Championships ... Outdoor ... Ran 1:55.16 and finished third in the 800m at Shoker Spring Invitational on Mar. 24-25 ... Ran 1:53.53 and finished fourth in 800m at KT Woodman Classic on Apr. 7-8 ... Ran season-best 1:53.31 and finished 11th in 800m prelims at Summit Championships on May 11-13
High School: 2022 4x800m Sunflower League First Team … 2022 4x800m State Champion … 2022 4x400m Sunflower League First Team … 2022 4x400m State Champion … 2021 800m Honorable Mention All-League … 2021 4x800m Sunflower League Second Team … Fourth-place finish in 2021 800m state race … Third-place finish in 2021 4x800m state race … 2019 4x800m Sunflower League First Team … 2019 4x800m First Team All-State … 2019 4x800m State Champion … Holds school records in 800m and 4x800m … Played soccer for three years, winning a regional title in 2022
Personal: Born Aug. 9, 2003 in Wichita, Kan. … Parents Jeff and Gina Beard … Father Jeff was an All-American kicker at Friends University … Two siblings, Braeden and Jack … Braeden plays soccer at Drake … Twin brother Jack is also on the Kansas City XC team … Favorite color is red … Favorite food is pasta … Intends to major in business
Why Kansas City?: “I had a good connection with Coach Shirley and it felt like a good fit for me.”
2023-24 (Sophomore): Cross Country ... Summit League Academic Honor Roll ... Finished 31st in the 6K Bob Timmons Classic (21:00.9) ... Ran a season-best 8K of 27:18.3 at the Platte River Rumblle ... Finished 56th in the 8K Summit Championships (27:49.4) ... Indoor ... Ran a season-best 1000m of 2:29.05 at the Arkansas Invite on Jan. 12 ... Ran a 1:54.68 in the 800m at the Summit Indoor Championships, also a part of the 6th place DMR team (10:16.28) ... Outdoor ... Finished 10th in the 800m at the Pacific Coast Invitational with a time of 1:56.52 ... Took 8th at the Kansas Relays with an 800m time of 1:56.88 ... Ran a 1:54.34 in the 800m at the Summit League Outdoor Championships
2022-23 (Freshman): Indoor ... Finished third in the 600y (1:14.59) and fifth in the 4x400m (3:26.71) at the Bob Timmons Classic on Dec. 3 ... Ran season-best 1:12.68 in the 600y at Washburn Rust Buster on Jan. 21, finishing sixth ... Ran season-best 1:53.25 in the 800m at Gorilla Classic on Feb. 10-11 ... Finished seventh in the 800m (1:54.76) at Summit Championships ... Outdoor ... Ran 1:55.16 and finished third in the 800m at Shoker Spring Invitational on Mar. 24-25 ... Ran 1:53.53 and finished fourth in 800m at KT Woodman Classic on Apr. 7-8 ... Ran season-best 1:53.31 and finished 11th in 800m prelims at Summit Championships on May 11-13
High School: 2022 4x800m Sunflower League First Team … 2022 4x800m State Champion … 2022 4x400m Sunflower League First Team … 2022 4x400m State Champion … 2021 800m Honorable Mention All-League … 2021 4x800m Sunflower League Second Team … Fourth-place finish in 2021 800m state race … Third-place finish in 2021 4x800m state race … 2019 4x800m Sunflower League First Team … 2019 4x800m First Team All-State … 2019 4x800m State Champion … Holds school records in 800m and 4x800m … Played soccer for three years, winning a regional title in 2022
Personal: Born Aug. 9, 2003 in Wichita, Kan. … Parents Jeff and Gina Beard … Father Jeff was an All-American kicker at Friends University … Two siblings, Braeden and Jack … Braeden plays soccer at Drake … Twin brother Jack is also on the Kansas City XC team … Favorite color is red … Favorite food is pasta … Intends to major in business
Why Kansas City?: “I had a good connection with Coach Shirley and it felt like a good fit for me.”
T&F Highlights: Summit League Outdoor Championships Day Three
Saturday, May 17
T&F Highlights: Men's 4x400 Full Race
Saturday, May 17
T&F Highlights: Summit League Outdoor Championships Day One
Thursday, May 15
T&F Highlights at Summit League Indoor Championships Day Two
Saturday, March 01
