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Wayne State University Athletics

2011 Men's Cross Country Roster

Kevin deBear

Kevin deBear

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Letters:
    4
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Plymouth, Mich.
  • High School:
    Salem

Summary

Biography


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


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Historical Player Information

  • 2008Freshman

    6'1"
  • 2009Sophomore

    6'1"
  • 2010Junior

    6'1"
  • 2011Senior

    6'1"