Becca Dyson

Class:
Redshirt Freshman
High School:
Roseville Area HS
Hometown:
Roseville, Minn.

2014 - Redshirt Junior Season: Named to Midwest All-Region team, USTFCCCA All-Academic team, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten team - ran seven races - led the Gophers and placed second overall at the BYU Autumn Classic, finishing the three-mile race in 18:02.9 - finished eighth for the Gophers at the Griak Invitational in 23:10.4 - won the SDSU Classic 5K in 17:32.90 for her first collegiate individual title - completed the race in 20:47 as the second Gopher in 61st overall at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational - ran a career-best 20:37.5 as the second Gopher at the Big Ten Championships in 18th place overall - earned all-region honors as the third Gopher in 17th place overall (20:43.8) at the NCAA Midwest Regional - finished second for the Gophers at the NCAA Championship, placing 132nd overall in 21:26.3.

2013 - Redshirt Sophomore Season: Named to Midwest All-Region team, USTFCCCA All-Academic team, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, and Academic All-Big Ten team - raced in seven meets - ran a career-best 20:57 as the Gophers' sixth runner (79th overall) at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational - posted a time of 20:58.3, her second-fastest 6K time of the season, as Minnesota's fourth runner at the Midwest Regional, taking 18th overall and earning all-region honors - Minnesota's sixth runner at the NCAA Championships, recording a time of 21:52.4 (176th overall) - finished fourth overall and fourth on the team at the Oz Memorial (22:08.3) - took 49th overall and was eighth on the team at the Griak Invitational in 22:02.5 - took sixth overall and sixth on the team at the SDSU Classic with a 5K time of 17:51.96 - helped the Gophers to a third-place team finish at the Big Ten Championship with a 26th place individual showing as Minnesota's fifth runner in 21:43.2 - earned second varsity letter.

2012 - Redshirt Freshman Season: Named an alternate for the Big Ten Championships, NCAA Midwest Regional and NCAA Championships - recorded her season-best time of 21:19 in the open race at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (16th overall, second on the team) - finished sixth at the SDSU Classic - 10th at the Oz Memorial - competed in four races overall - Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

2011 - Freshman Season: Redshirted the 2011 cross country season and 2012 indoor and outdoor track & field seasons.

High School: A 2011 graduate of Roseville Area High School - high school coaches were Fred Kueffer and Mark Sotobeer - finished 25th in the state of Minnesota as a senior - lettered in cross country, soccer, Nordic skiing and track - all-conference and all-state in cross country, Nordic skiing and track - says her most memorable sports thrill was running a 4:59 mile - 2010 Minnesota state runner-up in the 1,600m - placed third in the 1,600m as a senior.

Personal: Born July 24, 1993 - major is strategic communication - daughter of Marybeth and Randall Dyson - mother ran cross country and track for Wisconsin - has two sisters, Katie and Emliy - Katie competed for the Gophers in cross country and track & field from 2007-2011 - cousin Ben Spencer was a kicker for the Gopher football team from 2009-2010 - enjoys playing the clarinet, reading, playing soccer and Nordic skiing.