2016 Men's Cross Country Roster
Micah Beller
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Weight:
- null
- Hometown:
- Niles, Ill.
- High School:
- Niles North
Last Updated: May 30, 2018
At Michigan
• Cross country team Captain (2016, 2017)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic (2016)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2015-16 XC; 2016-17 T&F)
• Member of the 2015 Big Ten Championship Team
• Member of the 2017 Big Ten Championship Team
• Two-Time U-M Academic Athletic Achievement Award (2014-15)
Redshirt Senior (2017-18)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 14:11.93 in the 5000 meter run to finish 14th at the NCAA East Prelims (May 24-26)
• Ran 14:50.74 in the 5000 meter run to finish 14th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 11-13)
• Ran 14:07.20 in the 5000 meter run to finish 15th at the Cardinal Classic (April 20-21)
• Ran 8:13.71 in the 3000 meter run to win the competition at the Battle of the Blues (April 6)
• Ran a career-best 3:55.14 in the 1500 meter run to finish 19th at the Pac 12 vs Big Ten Challenge (March 23-24)
Indoor Track & Field
• Scored five points with a run of 14:10.98 in the 5000 meter run to finish 4th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24)
• Ran 14:06.95 in the 5000 meter run to finish 14th at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 9-10)
• Ran 8:14.87 in the 3000 meter run to finish 7th at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 2-3)
• Ran a facility-record 8:12.96 in the 3000 meter run to win the competition at the Simmons-Harvey Quad (Jan. 20)
• Ran 4:10.41 in the Mile to finish 7th at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 13)
Cross Country
• Member of the Big Ten team champion squad, running 25:26.3 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 64th at the Big Ten Championships (Oct. 29)
• Ran 24:50.6 over eight kilometers (4.97 miles) to finish 8th (open) at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Oct. 13)
• 25:11.6 over five miles (8.05 kilometers) to finish 2nd at the Notre Dame Joe Piane Invitational (Sept. 29) in the open race
• Ran 15:19.1 over five kilometers (3.11 miles) to finish 4th at the Michigan Open (Sept. 1)
Senior (2016-17)
Outdoor
• Ran 14:25.76 in the 5000 meter run to finish 19th at the NCAA East Prelims (May 25-27)
• Ran 15:01.62 in the 5000 meter run to finish 24th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)
• Ran a career-best 31:21.37 in the 10,000 meter run to finish 16th at the Penn Relays (Apr. 27-29)
• Ran 14:05.97 in the 5000 meter run (invitational) to finish 28th at the Mt. SAC Relays (Apr. 13-14)
• Ran 8:22.22 in the 3000 meter run to finish 2nd at the Battle of the Blues (Apr. 1)
• Ran a career-best 3:55.82 in the 1500 meter run to finish 11th at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (Mar. 24-25)
Indoor
• Ran 14:17.00 in the 5000 meter run to finish 10th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25)
• Ran 14:21.22 in the 5000 meter run to finish 11th at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 10-11) in his invitational section.
• Ran 8:14.43 in the 3000 meter run to finish 12th at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 3-4)
• Ran 8:17.98 in the 3000 meter run to finish 2nd at the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan 21)
• In his 2017 debut at the Vanderbilt Commodore Invitational (January 13-14), came within a second-and-a-half of his career-best in the mile with a 4:13.22 performance
Cross Country
• Finished 127th at the 10,000-meter NCAA Great Lakes Regional meet with a time of 33:11.2
• Scored for U-M at the 8K Big Ten Championships (Oct. 30), finishing 49th in 25:35.9
• Finished 240th at the 8,000-meter adidas Pre-Nationals (Oct. 15) race in 26:46.4, helping U-M place third
• Took fourth place at the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (Sept. 2) in 15:18.8
Junior (2015-16)
Outdoor
• At the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 28), ran 15:10.25 to finish 42nd overall in the 5,000-meter run
• Finished 17th in the 5,000-meter run at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships with a time of 14:42.38
• Ran 15:04.59 in the 5,000-meter race at the Payton Jordan Invitational (May 1)
• Finished 21st in the Invitational Section of the 5,000 meter run at the Mount Sac Relays (April 15) in 13:56.31
• Made his 800 meter debut, running 1:58.98 to finish 23rd at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Invite (March 26)
Indoor
• Made his postseason debut competing in the 5,000-meter run (14:15.74) at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 27)
• Won his heat of the 5,000 meter run at the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 12) in a new PR of 14:03.45
• Competed in the 3000 meter run at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 6), finishing 20th in a time of 8:16.25
• Ran in the 3000 meter run finishing seventh in a PR of 8:12.88 at the Notre Dame Invitational (January 23)
• Finished in 11th place in the mile race with a time of 4:11.73 at the Commodore Invitational (Jan. 15) .
Cross Country
• Helped U-M to its first conference title since 1998 at the 8,000-meter Big Ten Championships (Nov. 1), running 24:10.0 for a new 8K PR and 27th place
• Finished fifth in 24:35.0 to help U-M win the open race at the 8,000-meter Wisconsin Adidas Invitational (Oct. 16)
• Placed 38th in the 8,000-meter event with a time of 24:41.24 at the Greater Louisville Classic (Oct. 3)
• Ran to a 13th-place finish in 26:02 to help U-M to a team win at Penn State's 5.2-mile Harry Grove Spiked Shoe Invitational (Sept. 11), equivalent to an 8K time of 25:01.9
• Finished seventh with a personal best time of 15:13.4 in the 5,000-meter event at the EMU Celebration (Sept. 5).
Sophomore (2014-15)
Indoor/Outdoor
• Did not compete
Cross Country
• Made his postseason debut at the 8,000-meter Big Ten Championships (Nov. 2), finishing in 25:21.5 for 73rd place to help U-M to a runner-up finish
• Competed in the open race at the 8,000-meter Wisconsin Adidas Invitational (Oct. 17), placing eighth, with a time of 24:41
• Ran at the 5,000-meter Michigan Open (Aug. 29), finishing 12th with a time of 15:31.4.
Freshman (2013-14)
Outdoor
• Redshirted
Indoor
• Redshirted
Cross Country
• Redshirted
Prep
Graduated from Niles North High School (2013) ... Honor Roll Student ... Applied Science and Technology Student of the Year ... Cross Country ... Three-time All-Central Suburban Conference (2010, '11, '12) ... State Qualifier (2012) ... All-State (2012) ... Track & Field ... Central Suburban Conference champion in the 1,600- and 3,200-meter run (2012) ... Two-time All-Central Suburban Conference (2012, '13) ... Three-time All-State -- 4x800-meter relay (2012), 1,600-meter run (2012, '13) ... Two-time state qualifier in the 1,600-meter run (2012-13) ... Two-time All-Central Suburban Conference indoor 3,200-meter champion (2012, '13) ... Set new school record in the 1,600-meter run (4:13, 2013) and 4x800-meter relay (7:44, 2012).
Personal ... Enrolled in the School of Information ... Born March 22, 1995 ... Son of Scott Beller and Trudy Turner.
Career-Best Performances (College)
| Event | Time | Date |
| 800m (O) | 1:58.96 | 3-26-16 |
| 1500m (O) | 3:55.14 | 3-24-18 |
| Mile (I) | 4:03.52 | 1-14-17 |
| 3000m (I) | 8:12.88 | 1-23-16 |
| 3000m (O) | 8:07.04 | 4-2-16 |
| 5000m (I) | 14:03.45 | 2-12-16 |
| 5000m (O) | 13:56.31 | 4-16-16 |
| 10,000m (O) | 31:21.37 | 4-27-17 |
