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2014 Cross Country Roster

Profile

  • Senior
    Class
  • Orem, Utah
    Hometown
  • Timpanogos
    High School
Mike Bills
Mike Bills
Senior
Class
Orem, Utah
Hometown

Summary

Biography

HONORS: Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2013 XC, 2014 XC, 2015 T&F); Academic All-WAC/Mountain West (2012 XC, 2013 T&F, 2014 XC, 2015 XC and T&F).

2015 (SR.): Finished 18th in the 5,000m with a personal-best time of 15:13.24 and 19th in the 3,000m with a time of 8:44.42 at the MW Indoor Championships... Placed third in the 4,000m distance medley relay with a personal-best time of 10:17.93 at the Boise State-hosted Ed Jacoby Invitational... Finished ninth in the 3,000m steeplechase with a personal-best time of 9:16.19 and 21st in the 5,000m with a time of 15:02.83 at the MW Outdoor Championships... Recorded personal-best times of 3:58.14 in the 1,500m at the Sacramento State Invitational and 3:26.60 in the 4x400m at the Weber State Invitational... Earned academic all-MW honors and was a MW Scholar-Athlete.

2014 (XC): Finished 51st at the NCAA Mountain Regionals... Placed 33rd at the MW Championships... Finished 15th at both the Aggie Invitational and Montana State Invitational... Earned academic all-MW honors and was a MW Scholar-Athlete.

2014 (JR.): Finished 11th in the 5,000m and 20th in the 3,000m at the MW Indoor Championships... Finished ninth in the 3,000m at the New Mexico Team Challenge... Placed ninth in the 2,000m steeplechase at the Oregon Preview.

2013 (XC): Placed 44th at the MW Championships... Took 16th at the Utah Valley Invitational... MW scholar-athlete.

2013 (SO.): Appeared in two meets during the outdoor season, competing in the 1,500m at the Faldmo Invitational and the 5,000m at the Mid-Major Challenge... Earned academic all-WAC honors.

2012 (XC): Finished 33rd at the Montana State Invitational and 36th at the Aggie Invitational and... Earned academic all-WAC honors.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-time letterwinner in cross country and track & field... Placed first in region and sixth at state as a senior.

PERSONAL: Full name is Michael Theodore Bills... One of six children of Michael Bills and Kenna Pulley... Served a two-year LDS Church Mission in Paraguay... Majoring in accounting with a minor in Spanish.

PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE:

Indoor Outdoor
1,500m na 3:58.14
3,000m 8:31.52 8:56.20
2,000sc na 6:01.77
3,000sc na 9:16.19
5,000m 15:13.24 14:47.75
NCAA XC Mountain Regionals
2014 51st 31:27.74
MW XC Championships
2013 44th 25:54.60
2014 33rd 24:43.00
MW Indoor Championships
2014 3,000m 20th 9:00.30
2014 5,000m 11th 15:48.01
2015 3,000m 19th 8:44.42
2015 5,000m 18th 15:13.24
MW Outdoor Championships
2015 3,000sc 9th 9:16.19
2015 5,000m 21st 15:02.83
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