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Edgewood University Athletics

Edgewood University Eagles

Madison, Wisconsin

2019 Men's Cross Country Roster

Steve Gotter
Alan Herzberg
Mary Ver Voort
Mary Ver Voort
Mary Ver Voort

Derrick Byrne

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Juda, Wis.
  • Highschool Juda
  • Height 5-10

Biography

2019: Competed in seven meets…Ran a season-best 8K in final cross country race of collegiate career, posting a 32:49.9 at NCAA Division III Midwest Regionals…Opened season with a 27:30.6 in a four-mile race at the Tom Barry Invitational (August 31)…Placed 41st at Wisconsin Private College Championships (October 19).

2018: Competed in four meets...Ran a season-best 30:41 at the NACC Championships on October 27...Placed 15th in the Beloit Early Bird (6K) on August 31. 

2017: Competed in six meets... Set a career best 30:12 at the NCAA Midwest Regionals on November 11... Placed 24th at the Beloit Early Bird 6k on September 1.

2016: Competed in four meets, including the NACC Championships... Set a personal 8k record of 34:36 at the Wisconsin Lutheran Invitational on October 1... Ran a time of 33:31 in the 4.98 mile Wisconsin Private Colleges Championships on October 15... Placed 36th at the Beloit College Early Bird 6k on September 1.

High School: Ran at Juda and won the Rockvalley Conference his senior season... Set a personal best of 20:13 and was named Team Captain his final year... Also played three years of Varsity basketball and was a three-time conference champion as a four-year member of the track and field team.

Personal: Son of Stefanie Baum... Graduated with High Honors... Involved in choir, band, musicals, math meets, DECA, and Spanish Club... Volunteered at Red Cross Blood Drives, and church plays and musicals... Has road tripped to the West, been to WILS, and travelled to New York... Majoring in Nursing.

Why Edgewood College?: "Edgewood College had the major I wanted, and I have the opportunity to be in the sports I enjoy."

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

    5'10"
  • 2017Sophomore

    5'10"
  • 2018Junior

    5'10"
  • 2019Senior

    5'10"