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2013-14
Did not compete
2012-13
2012 XC: Ran five times for the Lobos, inclduing three scoring efforts … Opened at the Notre Dame Invitational, placing 55th (and fourth on the team) with aa 24:34 run over the 5-mile course … Placed 218th at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (24:53) … Claimed 18th at the Mountain West Championships, finishing the 8-kilometer course in 25:05.01 … Scored for the Lobos at both the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships (57th overall, 31:01.5) and the NCAA Championships (126th overall, 30:57.2).
2013 Indoor: Competed at five meets … Opended with a third-place time of 1:52.07* in the 800 at the Cherry & Silver Classic … Rank back-to-back miles at the New Mexico Classic (4:03.44*) and Husky Classic (4:02.49), placing second and 18th, respectively … Scored in both the 800 and mile at the Mountain West Championships, placing fifth in the 800 (1:53.60) and second in the mile (4:10.04) … Helped the Lobos’ distance medley relay team to a time of 9:36.98 at the Alex Wilson Invitational running the 1200-meter leg.
2013 Outdoor: Did not compete outdoors
2011-12
2011 XC: Competed at two meets … Placed 33rd at the Lobo Invitational, finishing the 8K course in 26:44.4 … Clocked a 25.39 tiem at the Notre Dame Invitational to place 116th.
2012 Indoor: Competed three times, including the conference championships … Tallied a sixth-place mark in the 800 at the New Mexico Classic, finishing in 1:52.84* … Posted a pair of top-six marks in the mile at the Washington Husky Classic (sixth, 4:05.00) and the Mountain West Indoor Championships in Albuquerque (third, 4:06.83*) … Earned a spot on the All-Conference team for his bronze at the conference meet.
2012 Outdoor: Ran at four meets, including the first round of the national championships … Ran in the 1500 twice during the regular season, finishing sixth at the Bryan Clay Invitational (personal-best 3:43.95) and 45th at the nationally-competitive Payton Jordan Invitational (3:46.43) … At the MW Championships, won the metric mile with a 3:56.25* time, while also placing eighth in the 800 with a time of 1:59.04* … Advanced through the first round of the 1500 at the First Round of the NCAA Championships with a third-place time of 3:54.92, before falling in the quarterfinals.
2010-11
2010 XC: Participated unattached at one meet, the Lobo Invitational, and finished 21st with a 25:53.2 time.
2011 Indoor: At the Lobo Open, Evans finished second in the mile run, running it in 4:10.53 … Ran 1:19.28 in the 600 meter run at the New Mexico Classic and Multis, good for runner up … Took another second-place finish at the Don Kirby Invitational in the men’s 800 meter run with a time of 1.50.14 … Was runner up at the MWC Championships in the mile run, finishing in 4:17.45 … Evans was part of the 4x400m men’s relay team that took first at the Lobo Open and sixth at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
2011 Outdoor: Ran with the men’s 4×400 meter relay team that finished 3rd at the UNM Tailwind Invitational … Finished tenth in the 800 meter run at the Sun Angel Classic in Tempe, Ariz … Runner up in the 800 meter at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational … 3rd place in the 800m at the MWC Championship, finishing in 1:50.24.
2009-10
2010 Indoor: Ran in one meet, the New Mexico Classic & Multis, where he finished third in the 600m run with a time of 1:23.64.
2010 Outdoor: Had the second best season 800-meter time at New Mexico second only to Lee Emanuel with an altitude adjusted time of 1:49.42 recorded at the MWC Championships where he finished 3rd earning the Lobos six points … made the All-MWC team in the 800m for his performance at the 2010 MWC Championships … ran a time of 1:52.37 at the UTEP Springtime Invitational for an 2nd place finish in his outdoor debut … ran a personal best altitude adjusted time of 3:49.35 at the Mt. Sac Relays for a 13th place finish.
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered in two sports, track and soccer … coached by Keith Holt … District Champion in the 400m, 800m, and 1500m.
PERSONAL
Born in Wegberg, Germany … Son of Simon and Allison Evans … Has one sister, Charlotte … Lists FIFA and Call of Duty as hobbies … Nickname is Shakespeare.
PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor
600 meters: 1:19.28
800 meters: 1:49.52*
Mile:4:02.49*
Outdoors
800 meters: 1:49.52
1,500 meters: 3:43.95
TRACK & FIELD HONORS
First-Team All-American, 2011 (DMR)
All-Mountain West Indoor Team, 2011 (Mile & DMR), 2012 (Mile & DMR) & 2013 (Mile)
All-Mountain West Outdoor Team, 2010 (800); 2011 (800); & 2012 (1500)
* indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol