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2020 Cross Country Roster

Owen Bishop

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Upland, Calif.
  • Previous School Claremont
  • College Columbia College
  • Major Computer Science

Biography

2019-20 (Junior): (XC) Ran a personal record time of 26:23.1 (61st) in the 5-Mile Run at the Ivy League Cross Country HepsĀ (Nov. 1) ... Set a PR in the 10K at the Northeast Regionals (Nov. 15) with a time of 31:13.6 (Nov. 15). (Indoor) Ran the third leg of the 4x800-Meter Relay squad that took first with a time of 7:48.35 at the Dartmouth-Columbia-Yale (Jan. 18) meet ... Clocked a personal record time of 2:31.79 in the 1,000-Meter Run at the UAlbany Winter Classic (Feb. 7) ... Set a PR in the 800-Meter Dash with a time of 1:58.86 at the Armory Last Chance (Feb. 21). (Outdoor) Season canceled.

2018-19 (Sophomore): (XC)Ā Finished 44th overall in the 8K at Paul Short Run with a time of 25:59 (Sept. 29) ... Set a PR of 25:23.8, in the 8K at the Princeton Cross Country Invitational (Oct. 12). (Indoor) Began first career indoor season with back-to-back first place finishes in the 3,000-Meter Run ... Came in first (8:45.54) in the 3,000m at the Fastrack Metro Season Opener (Dec. 1) and followed that up with a PR, first place finish in the 3,000m at the Dartmouth-Yale-Columbia (Jan. 18) meet, finishing the race in 8:22.68 ... Set PR in the One Mile Run at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge (Jan. 24-26), coming in sixth with a time of 4:09.75 ... Was on the Distance Melody Relay team that finished second with a time of 9:54.92 at the IC4A/ECAC Indoor Track & Field Championships (Mar. 1-3) (Outdoor) In lone outdoor race of the season, set a PR (6:25.08) while coming in eighth in first career 2,000-Meter Steeplechase race at the Penn Challenge (Mar. 23).

2017-18 (First Year): (XC) Ran 26:12 during the 8K at the Princeton Invitational ... Went 27:03 during the five mile run at the IC4A/ECAC Championships. (Outdoor) Ran first career 3,000mĀ at the Penn Challenge (Mar. 24), finishing the race in 9:08.08 to set an outdoor PR in the 3,000m.Ā 

Personal: Competed in the middle distance events at Claremont High School in California ... A two-time first team all-league selection both on the track and on the cross country course ... Ā A D2 California State Champion in 2016 ... The 1,600m runner-up at the state meet in 2017 ... Recorded personal bests of 49 seconds in the 400m, 1:53 in the 800m, 4:09 in the 1,600m, 8:57 in the 3,200m ... The son of Juliet and Ian Bishop ... Is a British citizen ... Will attend Columbia College.

Career Bests

10K (XC) - 31:13.6
NCAA Division I Northeast Regional Cross Country Championships - Nov. 15, 2019
5 MileĀ (XC) - 26:23.1
Ivy League Cross Country Heps - Nov. 1, 2019
8K (XC) - 25:23.8
Princeton Cross Country Invitational - Oct. 12, 2018
DMR (Indoor)Ā - 9:54.92
IC4A/ECAC Indoor Track & Field Championships - Mar. 1-3, 2019
3,000mĀ (Indoor)Ā - 8:22.68
Dartmouth-Yale-Columbia - Jan. 18, 2019
3,000mĀ (Outdoor)Ā - 9:08.08
Penn Challenge - Mar. 24, 2018
2,000-Meter SteeplechaseĀ (Outdoor)Ā - 6:25.08
Penn Challenge - Mar. 23, 2019
One Mile Run (Indoor) - 4:09.75
Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge - Jan. 24-26, 2019
1,000m (Indoor) - 2:31.79
UAlbany Winter Classic - Feb. 7, 2020
800m (Indoor) - 1:58.86
Armory Last Chance - Feb. 21, 2020

Historical Player Information

  • 2017First Year

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  • 2018Sophomore

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  • 2019Junior

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  • 2020Senior

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