Michael Deason

Michael Deason

Player Profile

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Las Cruces, N.M.
High School:
Las Cruces HS
Event:
Distance
Experience:
2L

NEW MEXICO:

Veteran distance man who coaches are hoping will continue his improvement in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and perhaps emerge as a conference scoring threat in the event...

2006: (cross country) Made two meet appearances...top finish of 22nd at New Mexico State...

2005-06: (outdoor) Ranked second on the team in the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 10:16.71 at the Don Kirby Invite in Albuquerque...runner-up in the 2K steeplechase at UTEP...(indoor) Ran the 800 at two all-comer meets...Academic all-MWC honoree...(cross country) Ran three times, scoring for the first time at New Mexico State as the Lobos' No. 4 runner (20th overall)...was the team's seventh finisher at the MWC Championships...Academic all-MWC honoree...

2004-05: (outdoor) Notched top-10 finishes in each of his three 3,000m steeplechase races...season-best time of 10:05.67, recorded at Arizona, was third on the team...placed fifth at the Mesa (Ariz.) Classic...(indoor) Finished fourth in the mile in his lone meet appearance at Northern Arizona...(cross country) Redshirt season...

2003-04: (indoor/outdoor) Redshirt seasons...(cross country) Made four meet appearances, finishing seventh on the team in both home races, the Lobo Invite and MWC Championships...placed 19th in the Lobos' victory at San Diego State...top 8K time of 27:00 at the Canyon West Classic in Tempe, Ariz.

HIGH SCHOOL:

Three-year letterwinner in track and a two-year letterman in cross country at Las Cruces (N.M.) High School, under head coach George Barber...

PERSONAL:

Born on Jan. 8, 1985, in Las Cruces, N.M...age is 22...full name is Michael Leo Deason...son of Paul Deason and Diana Davidson...majoring in Biological Anthropology with a minor in German.
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