Colorado State University Athletics
2022-23 Track & Field Roster
Besst, Dawson
Dawson Besst
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- Distance
- Hometown:
- Maple Valley, Wash.
- High School:
- Tahoma Senior
Bio
Collegiate Personal Bests
Cross Country
- 5,000 meters - 15:40.6
- 6,000 meters - 20:33.0
- 8,000 meters - 23:49.8
- 10,000 meters - 31:40.3
Indoor
- Mile - 4:18.34
- 3,000 meters - 8:14.32 (17th in CSU History)
Outdoor
- 1,500 meters - 3:54.83
- 3,000 meter Steeplechase - 8:47.29 (3rd in CSU History)
- 5,000 meters - 14:09.66 (16th in CSU History)
Accolades
- Academic All-Mountain West (2021 XC, 2021 TF, 2019 XC)
Besst at the NCAA Championships
2022
- 178th place, men's 10K (Cross Country)
Besst at the NCAA Mountain Region Cross Country Championships
2021
- 59th place, men's 10K (Cross Country)
Besst at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds
2022
- 23rd place, men's 3,000m steeplechase (Outdoor)
Besst at the Mountain West Championships
2022
- 46th place, men's 8K (Cross Country)
- 6th place, men's 3,000m steeplechase (Outdoor)
- 11th place, men's 5,000m (Outdoor)
2021
- 29th place, men's 8K (Cross Country)
COLORADO STATE
Redshirt Junior (2021-22)
(Cross Country): Competed in five meets including the conference and regional meet...Finished 29th at MW Championships for the sixth Ram to cross...Placed 59th at NCAA Mountain Regional as the fifth Ram to cross, taking the last scoring spot with a time of 31:40.3 in the 10,000-meter race...At the Bill Dellinger Invite, was the second Ram to score with a 29th-place showing to help the men finish sixth...Represented the fourth Ram to finish at the Nuttycombe Invite which saw CSU place 10th and in front of 15 combined teams that were either ranked or receiving votes.
(Indoor): Competed in three meets, setting two new personal records... Ran a 4:23.39 mile at the Potts Invitational and a 8:14.32 3000m at the Iowa State Classic, which is 17th in CSU history.
(Outdoor): Competed in six meets, including the Mountain West Championships and NCAA West Prelims, which were debuts for both...Set three new personal records (1500, 5k and 3k steeple)...At conference, crossed the 3000S in sixth to add three points to the men's team score en route to CSU's second-place finish...Also placed 11th at conference in the 5K with a time of 14:09.66 for 16th in school history...At Mt SAC to close the regular-season slate, he clocked a 8:47.29 for the third-best steeple time in CSU history...Recorded a 1500 PR of 3:54.83 at Bryan Clay Invite on the same weekend of Mt. SAC.
Redshirt Sophomore (2020-21)
(Cross Country): Competed at the Colorado State-Wyoming Dual, finishing 29th.
(Indoor): Competed in the Mines Front Range Open, PR'ing in the mile at 4:27.90 for fourth place.
(Outdoor): Appeared in four meets...At West Coast Relays, clocked a 9:08.80 in the 3000m steeplechase, marking the then 16th-best time in school history...Recorded a 1500m PR of 3:57.12 with his fourth-place finish at the Doug Max Invite...Made official outdoor debut at CSU Pueblo Invite in the 1500 at 4:00.06 for 12th place.
Redshirt Freshman (2019-20)
(Cross Country): Competed in Wyoming Invite, placing 54th overall...Placed 25th in the open 8k race at the Joe Piane Invitational for a career-best time of 25:19.6...Placed 51st in the UCCS Open 8k with a time of 26:17.5
(Indoor): Competed in three meets (Mountain Lion Open, Colorado Invitational and Potts Invitational)...Made official indoor debut in 3,000 meters at Potts Invitational...Ran mile PR at Colorado Inviational...Finished 12th in mile at UCCS Mountain Lion Open.
Freshman (2018-19)
(Cross Country): Redshirted
(Indoor): Saw action in three meets unattached, running 300m and mile.
(Outdoor): Saw action in four meets unattached, all in the 1500m.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL
Attended Tahoma High School in Maple Valley, Wash....Seventh place, 2017 WIAA 4A State Cross Country Championships...Ninth place, 2017 WIAA 4A State Track & Field Championships 3,200 meters...Ninth place, 2017 WIAA 4A State Track & Field Championships 1,600 meters...Sixth place, 2016 WIAA 4A State Cross Country Championships...In cross country, 2x NPSL League Athlete of the year, 4x State Qualifier, and 4x All State team...Three-time state qualifier in track...Also played lacrosse as a freshman...Graduated with Honors, National Honors Society member, Key Club International Treasurer...Born in Federal Way, Washington...Son to Jack and Amy Besst...Has two siblings; Carson and Emerson.
High School Personal Bests
Outdoor
- 800 meters - 1:59.88
- 1,500 meters - 4:03.06
- 1,600 meters - 4:16.22
- One mile - 4:19.85
- 3,200 meters - 9:18.31
Cross Country
- 5,000 meters - 15:15.5
- 3 mile - 15:28.3
Cross Country
- 5,000 meters - 15:40.6
- 6,000 meters - 20:33.0
- 8,000 meters - 23:49.8
- 10,000 meters - 31:40.3
Indoor
- Mile - 4:18.34
- 3,000 meters - 8:14.32 (17th in CSU History)
Outdoor
- 1,500 meters - 3:54.83
- 3,000 meter Steeplechase - 8:47.29 (3rd in CSU History)
- 5,000 meters - 14:09.66 (16th in CSU History)
Accolades
- Academic All-Mountain West (2021 XC, 2021 TF, 2019 XC)
Besst at the NCAA Championships
2022
- 178th place, men's 10K (Cross Country)
Besst at the NCAA Mountain Region Cross Country Championships
2021
- 59th place, men's 10K (Cross Country)
Besst at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds
2022
- 23rd place, men's 3,000m steeplechase (Outdoor)
Besst at the Mountain West Championships
2022
- 46th place, men's 8K (Cross Country)
- 6th place, men's 3,000m steeplechase (Outdoor)
- 11th place, men's 5,000m (Outdoor)
2021
- 29th place, men's 8K (Cross Country)
COLORADO STATE
Redshirt Junior (2021-22)
(Cross Country): Competed in five meets including the conference and regional meet...Finished 29th at MW Championships for the sixth Ram to cross...Placed 59th at NCAA Mountain Regional as the fifth Ram to cross, taking the last scoring spot with a time of 31:40.3 in the 10,000-meter race...At the Bill Dellinger Invite, was the second Ram to score with a 29th-place showing to help the men finish sixth...Represented the fourth Ram to finish at the Nuttycombe Invite which saw CSU place 10th and in front of 15 combined teams that were either ranked or receiving votes.
(Indoor): Competed in three meets, setting two new personal records... Ran a 4:23.39 mile at the Potts Invitational and a 8:14.32 3000m at the Iowa State Classic, which is 17th in CSU history.
(Outdoor): Competed in six meets, including the Mountain West Championships and NCAA West Prelims, which were debuts for both...Set three new personal records (1500, 5k and 3k steeple)...At conference, crossed the 3000S in sixth to add three points to the men's team score en route to CSU's second-place finish...Also placed 11th at conference in the 5K with a time of 14:09.66 for 16th in school history...At Mt SAC to close the regular-season slate, he clocked a 8:47.29 for the third-best steeple time in CSU history...Recorded a 1500 PR of 3:54.83 at Bryan Clay Invite on the same weekend of Mt. SAC.
Redshirt Sophomore (2020-21)
(Cross Country): Competed at the Colorado State-Wyoming Dual, finishing 29th.
(Indoor): Competed in the Mines Front Range Open, PR'ing in the mile at 4:27.90 for fourth place.
(Outdoor): Appeared in four meets...At West Coast Relays, clocked a 9:08.80 in the 3000m steeplechase, marking the then 16th-best time in school history...Recorded a 1500m PR of 3:57.12 with his fourth-place finish at the Doug Max Invite...Made official outdoor debut at CSU Pueblo Invite in the 1500 at 4:00.06 for 12th place.
Redshirt Freshman (2019-20)
(Cross Country): Competed in Wyoming Invite, placing 54th overall...Placed 25th in the open 8k race at the Joe Piane Invitational for a career-best time of 25:19.6...Placed 51st in the UCCS Open 8k with a time of 26:17.5
(Indoor): Competed in three meets (Mountain Lion Open, Colorado Invitational and Potts Invitational)...Made official indoor debut in 3,000 meters at Potts Invitational...Ran mile PR at Colorado Inviational...Finished 12th in mile at UCCS Mountain Lion Open.
Freshman (2018-19)
(Cross Country): Redshirted
(Indoor): Saw action in three meets unattached, running 300m and mile.
(Outdoor): Saw action in four meets unattached, all in the 1500m.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL
Attended Tahoma High School in Maple Valley, Wash....Seventh place, 2017 WIAA 4A State Cross Country Championships...Ninth place, 2017 WIAA 4A State Track & Field Championships 3,200 meters...Ninth place, 2017 WIAA 4A State Track & Field Championships 1,600 meters...Sixth place, 2016 WIAA 4A State Cross Country Championships...In cross country, 2x NPSL League Athlete of the year, 4x State Qualifier, and 4x All State team...Three-time state qualifier in track...Also played lacrosse as a freshman...Graduated with Honors, National Honors Society member, Key Club International Treasurer...Born in Federal Way, Washington...Son to Jack and Amy Besst...Has two siblings; Carson and Emerson.
High School Personal Bests
Outdoor
- 800 meters - 1:59.88
- 1,500 meters - 4:03.06
- 1,600 meters - 4:16.22
- One mile - 4:19.85
- 3,200 meters - 9:18.31
Cross Country
- 5,000 meters - 15:15.5
- 3 mile - 15:28.3
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