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Aaron Beattie

Class: Sophomore Hometown: Naperville, Ill. High School: Neuqua Valley

Experience: 1V

2012 (Cross Country): One of the top runners on the squad, scoring in four of five races for the Huskies including both postseason meets ... placed 41st overall, fourth on the team, at West Regionals at Jefferson Park Golf Course, running 30:28 for 10k ... capped the UW scoring at Pac-12s, finishing 33rd and fifth among Huskies in 24:23 ... all of his 8k times ranged between 24:17 and 24:27 ... was the No. 3 Husky across the line at the Adidas Wisconsin Invite, placing 104th ... was 23rd at the Bill Dellinger Invite in Oregon, the second Dawg to finish ... opened the season with a 10th-place finish at the Sundodger, sixth on the team.

2011-12: Came on very strong late in the season, leading the Huskies at NCAA West Regionals after having run in the top-seven just once before ... at Regionals, in his first 10k, he placed 43rd overall and first among Huskies in 30-minutes, 23-seconds ... that came after he scored for UW for the first time at the Pac-12 Championships, placing 41st overall and fifth on the team in 24:31 ... season debut, and first official cross country race, came at the Wisconsin Invitational, where he ran in the B-race and finished 10th overall ... (Track): Competed at his first Pac-12 Track Championships, stepping up to the 10,000-meters, where he placed 11th ... was UW's only 10k runner during the year, making his 10k debut at the Mt. SAC Relays and running 30:20.49 ... was fifth at the Pepsi Team Invitational in the 5k, running an outdoor best of 14:29.66 ... also ran the 3,000m at the UW-WSU Dual, finishing fourth in 8:39.14 ... indoors, ran a 3,000m PR of 8:14.84 at the Husky Classic, placing eighth ... did the 5k/3k double at the MPSF Championships, finishing 14th in the 5k in 14:16.80, just a few seconds out of the Husky top-10 list, then finishing 24th in the 3k the next day in 8:17.57.

2010-11: Redshirted the fall to preserve a year of eligibility ... was the top unattached runner for the Huskies at the Sundodger Invitational, placing 21st in his first college race in a time of 24:52 for 8k ... the top Husky, finishing second overall at the Emerald City Open at Woodland Park, running unattached ... (Track): Ran a full outdoor season after redshirting the indoor season ... ran a season-best 5,000-meters at the Pepsi Team Invitational, taking sixth in 14:30.95 ... twice ran the steeplechase, with a best time of 9:16.48 coming at the Mt. SAC Relays ... fifth in the steeple at the UW-WSU dual ... competed once indoors unattached, running 8:23.32 to place eighth in the 3k at the UW Final Qualifier.

High School and Personal: Born in Pascagoula, Mississippi ... parents are Soon-Yeo and Paul Beattie ... has two younger sisters, Heather and Ariana ... a multiple Illinois state qualifier in both cross country and track ... took fourth in the Illinois 3A State Cross Country Championships as a senior after winning the Upstate 8 conference title ... also took 13th at state cross country as a sophomore ... placed 12th at the 2010 Footlocker Midwest Regionals in Kenosha, Wisconsin ... ran at Nike Team Nationals in Portland in 2010, placing 28th overall ... a three-time All-State selection in track ... conference champ in the 1,600-meters as a senior, and ran the 3,200-meters at state, placing fifth ... also took eighth in the 3200m at state in 2009 as a junior ... ran at the 2008 Arcadia Invite, placing sixth in the 3,200-meters ... ten career state medals ranked second in school history.

Major Meets
2011 Pac-12 XC - 41st (5th UW)
2011 Regional XC - 43rd (1st UW)
2012 MPSF - 24th, 3000m; 14th, 5000m
2012 Pac-12 TF - 11th, 10000m
2012 Pac-12 XC - 33rd (5th UW)
2012 Regional XC - 41st (4th UW)

Collegiate Best Marks
3000m.......8:14.84i
3000m Steeple.......9:16.48
5000m.......14:29.66 / 14:16.80i
10000m.......30:20.49