Dawson Besst

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Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Maple Valley, Wash.
High School:
Tahoma Senior
Major:
Biomedical Sciences

ACCOLADES
- Academic All-Mountain West (2019, 2021, 2022)

Collegiate-Best Marks

Redshirt Senior (2022)
(Cross Country): Competed in all six meets, including the Mountain West Championships, NCAA Mountain Regional and NCAA Championship... Set a career-best in the 10K at the NCAA Mountain Regional (11/11) with a 30:37.3 mark, finishing 88th overall and seventh for the Rams... Best finish on the team was third at the NCAA Championships (11/19) with a 30:49.0 time and 179th overall finish.

Redshirt Junior (2021)
(Cross Country): Competed in five meets including the conference and regional meet... Finished 29th at MW Championships for the sixth Ram to cross... Placed 59th at NCAA Mountain Regional as the fifth Ram to cross, taking the last scoring spot with a time of 31:40.3 in the 10,000-meter race... At the Bill Dellinger Invite, was the second Ram to score with a 29th-place showing to help the men finish sixth... Represented the fourth Ram to finish at the Nuttycombe Invite which saw CSU place 10th and in front of 15 combined teams that were either ranked or receiving votes.

Redshirt Sophomore (2020)
(Cross Country): Competed at the Colorado State-Wyoming Dual, finishing 29th.

Redshirt Freshman (2019)
(Cross Country): Competed in Wyoming Invite, placing 54th overall... Placed 25th in the open 8K race at the Joe Piane Invitational for a career-best time of 25:19.6... Placed 51st in the UCCS Open 8K with a time of 26:17.5.

Freshman (2018)
(Cross Country): Did not appear in any meets.

HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL
Attended Tahoma High School in Maple Valley, Washington... Seventh place, 2017 WIAA 4A State Cross Country Championships... Ninth place, 2017 WIAA 4A State Track & Field Championships 3,200 meters... Ninth place, 2017 WIAA 4A State Track & Field Championships 1,600 meters... Sixth place, 2016 WIAA 4A State Cross Country Championships... In cross country, 2x NPSL League Athlete of the year, 4x State Qualifier, and 4x All State team... Three-time state qualifier in track... Also played lacrosse as a freshman... Graduated with Honors, National Honors Society member, Key Club International Treasurer... Born in Federal Way, Washington... Son to Jack and Amy Besst... Has two siblings; Carson and Emerson.