2011: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... named All-GLIAC First Team and All-Region ... placed in the top ten at four of seven meets ... finished sixth at the Detroit Titan Invite (9/10) ... led the Warriors to second place with a fifth at the George Mason Invite (10/1) ... earned second place at Raider Run 8K (10/15) ... helped Wayne State to third overall with a seventh place finish at the GLIAC Championship (10/22) ... finished 21st (33:11.5) at the NCAA Midwest Regional Meet (11/5) ... earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.
2010: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team
... placed third in the season opener at the Detroit Titan Invite (9/11) with a time of 20:38 ... was 93rd at the Michigan State Spartan Invite (26:47) ... posted a time of 26:25.09 to finish ninth at the Carnegie Mellon Invite ... recorded a 167th-place finish at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival (32:33.65) ... finished second at the Mercyhurst-Gannon Invite (26:42.6) ... placed third (26:05.1--24th) among all WSU runners at the GLIAC Championships (11/6) ... finished the NCAA Midwest Regional race (11/20) with a 92nd place mark (33:59.76).
2009: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... ran in all nine races and finished in the top 10 four times ... Placed 2nd at the Winona Duel with a time of 18:57 ... placed 40th at the Flyer 5k Challenge after running the course in 16:20 ... posted third-career top-15 finish at the Detroit Titan Invitational (21:06--12th) ... had top-10 finishes at the Cardinal Invitational (7th) and the Slippery Rock Invite (2nd) ... the second place finish at Slippery Rock tied a career best ... was the 25th place finisher at the Lehigh Paul Short Run ... ended the regular season with a seventh place mark at the Lucian Rosa Invite ... ran the GLIAC Championship in 25:52.4 to finish 20th ... ended the season with a 34th place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional ... earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.
2008: Competed in all nine races ... placed top 10 at UP Collegiate Opener (8th)... was WSU's fourth runner in NCAA Regionals helping the Warriors to a second-place team finish in Big Rapids, Mich. ... received 2008 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic honors.
High School: A 2008 graduate of Salem High School ... earned four varsity letters in cross country for the Rocks ... placed 20th at the 2007 Division I state cross country meet (15:55.2) ... finished 36th at the 2006 state meet (16:47.6) ... competed in the 2006 state meet as a teammate of current Warrior Dan Kapadia ... also lettered in basketball (one year) and track (three years) ... ran the 1600m and 3200m for the track team ... served as a team captain in both cross country and track.
Personal: Full name--Kevin P. deBear ... born May 9, 1990, in Plymouth ... son of Robert and Jane deBear ... has an older brother, Adam and a younger sister, Brett ... is a secondary education major ... ambition is to be a physical therapist ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2008 and Fall 2011 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2009, Fall 2009, Winter 2010, Fall 2010, Winter 2011 and Winter 2012 ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
Kevin deBear's Career Statistics |
2008 |
Meet |
Time |
Place |
UP Collegiate Opener/MTU |
16:53.7 |
8th |
Detroit Titan Invitational |
21:16 |
29th |
Mel Brodt/BGSU |
27:48.32 |
28th |
Iona |
27:14 |
150th |
Slippery Rock Invite |
26:46 |
33rd |
Michigan Intercollegiate |
27:21 |
50th |
GLIAC Championship |
25:52.7 |
29th |
NCAA Midwest Regional Championships |
33:08.6 |
28th |
NCAA Division II Championships |
33:17 |
102nd |
2009 |
Meet |
Time |
Place |
Winona Duel |
18:57 |
2nd |
Flyer 5K Challenge |
16:20 |
40th |
Detroit Titan Invitational |
21:06 |
12th |
Cardinal Invitational |
26:02.9 |
7th |
Lehigh Paul Short Run |
25:42 |
25th |
Slippery Rock Invite |
26:18.8 |
2nd |
Lucian Rosa Invite |
26:01.0 |
7th |
GLIAC Championship |
25:52.4 |
20th |
NCAA Midwest Regional Championships |
34:29.9 |
34th |
NCAA Division II Championships |
DNQ |
2010 |
Meet |
Time |
Place |
Detroit Titan Invitational |
20:38 |
3rd |
Michigan State Invitational |
26:47 |
93rd |
Carnegie Mellon Invitational |
26:25.0 |
9th |
Chile Pepper CC Festival |
32:33.6 |
167th |
Mercyhurst-Gannon Invitational |
26:42.6 |
2nd |
GLIAC Championships |
26:05.1 |
24th |
NCAA Midwest Regional Championships |
33:59.7 |
92nd |
NCAA Division II Championships |
DNQ |
DNQ |
2011 |
Meet |
Time |
Place |
Detroit Titan Invitational |
21:44.21 |
6th |
Michigan State Invitational |
25:37 |
44th |
Michigan Intercollegiate Championship |
27:09.17 |
23rd |
Raider Run 8K |
26:20 |
2nd |
GLIAC Championships |
26:00.26 |
7th |
NCAA Midwest Regional |
33:11.5 |
21st |