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2011-12 Men's Track and Field Roster

Eric Strand

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Gillette, Wyo.
  • Highschool:
    Campbell County HS

Summary

Biography

Idaho State (2011-12) Had a career best time of 3:56.51 in the men's 1500m at the All-Idaho Cup and finished first (03/30) ... placed third in the men's 800m at the Big Sky Outdoo Championships with a time of 1:51.46 (05/14) ... (2010-11): Competed in both the indoor and outdoor seasons for Idaho State ... finished first in the men's 800m run at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (02/26) ... finished fourth in the men's 800m at the UW Last Chance Qualifier (03/05) ... finished first in the men's 800m at the Springfest Collegiate Shootout (04/23) ... was named Big Sky all-academic for the indoor season

(2009-10) Competed in both the indoor and outdoor seasons for Idaho State … finished sixth in the 800-meter run at the conference indoor championship (1:52.92) and was a member of the distance medley squad that finished second at the conference championship earning all-conference honors … set a career best in the 1,500-meter run during the outdoor campaign with a time of 4:12.82 at the All Idaho Collegiate (4/2) … earned all-conference honors at the 2010 Big Sky Outdoor Conference Championship with his second-place finish in the 800-meter run (1:52.57) … competed in the preliminary rounds of the outdoor regional taking seventh in his heat in 1:51.08 … used his redshirt season during cross country

2008-09) Ran for the Bengals during the indoor and outdoor seasons … ran a season-low time of 23.17 in the 200m at the All Idaho Collegiate (4/3) to finish fifth … ran a 50.36 in the 400m at the Mark Faldmo Invitational (4/18) and a 1:50.05 in the 800m at the Southern Utah Invitational (5/2), both PRs … recorded a career-best 4:15.30 in the 1500m at the All Idaho Collegiate (4/3) as well as at the Mark Faldmo Invitational (4/18) with a time of 59.78 in the 400m hurdles … finished fourth in the 800m (1:54.84) at the Big Sky Conference Indoor Championship and sixth in the same event (1:53.21) at the Big Sky Outdoor Championship … member of the second-place 4x400 team at the Big Sky Conference Indoor Championship, earning him All-Conference honors … earned All-Conference honors as a member of the third-place 4x400 relay team at the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championship … named Big Sky Conference all-academic during both the indoor and outdoor seasons …
scored for Idaho State four times in the cross country season … placed third for the Bengals with a 26th overall finish at the ISU Dual (8/30), finishing the 6K course with a time of 21:59.76 … finished fourth for ISU at the Utah Valley Invitational (37th, 17:27.7) and fifth at both the Autumn Classic (85th, 24:54.4) and Bob Firman Invitational (44th, 28:33.99) … completed the 8K Big Sky Championship course in a time of 27:15.9 for a 62nd-place finish and placed 106th overall at the NCAA Regional (35:40.9) … received Big Sky All-Academic honors

(2007-08) Competed in the 800-meter run during the indoor and outdoor campaigns as a freshman ... posted his best mark of the indoor season in the preliminary round at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/29), running a 1:55.84, and he ended up seventh overall ... ran a season-low time of 1:54.13 in the 800-meter run in the preliminary round of the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/17) … did not compete in cross country during the 2008 season.

Campbell County High School: 400-meter Wyoming State Champion in 2007 … received all-conference cross country honors twice in his career ... six-time all-state indoor and seven-time all-state outdoor track honoree ... member of the state track and field champion team from 2004 to 2006.

Personal: Parents are Quentin and Sherrie Strand ... majoring in secondary education.

Strand’s Best ISU Performances
Event                  Season      Result       Meet                                                      Date
200m                  Outdoor     23.17         All Idaho Collegiate                            04/03/2009
400m                  Outdoor     50.36         Mark Faldmo Invitational                    04/18/2009
800m                  Outdoor     1:50.05      Southern Utah Invitational                 05/02/2009
1500m                Outdoor     4:12.82      All Idaho Collegiate                            04/02/2010
400mIH              Outdoor     59.78         Mark Faldmo Invitational                    04/18/2009
Big Sky Championship Results
2010 Outdoor    800m                        1:52.57            Second
                             4x400 Relay             3:17.33           Seventh
2010 Indoor       800m                        1:52.92            Sixth
                             4x400 Relay             3:32.19            Eighth
                             Distance Relay         10:04.17        Second
2009 Outdoor    800m                        1:53.21            Sixth
2009 Indoor       800m                        1:54.84            Fourth
2008 Outdoor    800m                        1:54.13            12th
2008 Indoor       800m                        1:57.84            Seventh    
      

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  • 2002Senior

    Distance
    6'2"
  • 2010-11Senior

    Distance
    6'2"
  • 2011-12Senior

    Distance
    6'2"

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