2017 Men's Cross Country Roster
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Buck, Collin
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Collin Buck
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Great Falls, MT
- High School:
- Charles M. Russell HS
Bio
Buck's Personal Bests & Performance History
2020-21 Season: Earned all-conference honors at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships … Took second in the 10,000 (29:59.71) to earn a podium finish … First Bobcat men’s runner to earn All-Big Sky honors in the event in nine years … Also took sixth in the 5,000 (14:30.50) at the meet … Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the 10,000 with the 38th best time in the region … Placed 25th at the prelims in College Station, Texas, crossing in at 30:09.23 … Moved to second all-time in program history in the 10,000 with his time of 28:58.39 at the Oregon State High Performance Meet (May 1) … Also recorded the sixth fastest mark ever by a Bobcat in the 5,000 at the Sound Running College Invite (April 2) with his mark of 13:57.90 … Also ran for Montana State in the Big Sky Conference Winter Cross Country Championships in February … Second best MSU finisher and placed 20th overall in the 8K with a time of 25:05.8 ... Named a letterwinner by the coaching staff.
2019-20 Season
Cross Country (Junior): Raced in five events … MSU’s top finisher in every race … Opened season by taking first at the MSU Cross Country Classic in a time of 24:50.20 … Finished seventh at the Paul Short Run (23:27.2) and was named the Big Sky’s Male Athlete of the Week for his performance … Took 25th at the Pre-National Invitational … Finished eighth at the Big Sky Championship to earn all-conference honors … Completed slate with a 37th-place showing at the Mountain Region Championship.
Indoor (Junior): Participated in three meets … Finished first in both 3,000 races competed in … Joined MSU’s all-time top 10 in the 3,000 at the MSU Indoor Open on Feb. 7 … Completed converted time of 8:05.35 for the eighth best mark in program history … Was the 70th fastest mark on the Division I performance list … Also appeared in the Husky Classic in Seattle on Feb 15 … Ran the 5,000 and completed a lifetime best of 14:26.39 to take 49th overall … Selected as a letterwinner by the coaching staff.
2018-19 Season
Cross Country (Sophomore): Member of Montana State’s scoring lineup in four of five meet meets competed in… Took fourth overall and third among Bobcats at the opening MSU Cross Country Classic with a time of 25:19.78 … Finished second in MSU lineup on two occasions … Placed 81st overall at the Pre-National Invitational with best time of year of 24:19.9 … Also finished with mark of 30:25.4 to place 42nd at NCAA Mountain Region Championship.
Indoor (Sophomore): Participated in three meets for the Bobcats … Took 20th in the 3,000 (8:58.07) at Big Sky Indoor Championships to end season … Finished season 17th on the Big Sky performance list in the event with a time of 8:26.85 … Earned a first-place showing in the 3,000 at the Dual Meet Invitational on Feb. 8 in Worthington Arena with a mark of 8:45.55 … Set a lifetime best in the 5,000 at the season-opening Bobcat Preview crossing in at 15:26.43.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed in the 10,000 at the Big Sky Championships … Took 17th with a time of 32:28.43 … Set lifetime bests in the 1,500 (4:13.33), the 5,000 (15:00.42) and the 10,000 (31:15.83) during the season … Finished first in the 5,000 at the Cat-Griz Dual on April 27 … Participated in five total meets.
2017-18 Season
Cross Country (Freshman): Finished second among Bobcat runners in four of five meets during opening collegiate season … Top showing was a fourth-place finish at the Montana Invitational (Sept. 29) … Began year by taking 10th overall running unattached at MSU-Bozeman Running Co. Invitational (Sept. 16) … Placed 26th in first appearance at Big Sky Championship in Ogden (Oct. 28) … Closed year with a 60th-place showing at NCAA Mountain Region Championships (Nov. 10).
Indoor (Freshman): Competed in two events at first Big Sky Indoor Championship meet … Participated in the 3,000 and 5,000 … Finished an individual-best 16th in the 5,000 with a time of 15:39.54 … Placed first overall in the 5,000 at MSU’s home meet on Jan. 12 behind a mark of 15:34.00 … Took second at the Bobcat Invitational (Feb. 2) in the 5,000 by crossing the line in 15:27.30 … Achieved lifetime bests during season in the mile (4:29.38), 3,000 (8:44.82) and the 5,000 (15:27.30).
Outdoor (Freshman): Appeared in three meets for the Bobcats … Scored two points for MSU and placed seventh overall at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in the 10,000 … Registered a lifetime-best mark of 31:16.41 in the event … Participated in the 3,000 steeplechase in Missoula back-to-back weeks … Took second at the Tom Gage Classic (May 4) in the event by finishing with a time of 10:07.30.
High School: Graduated from Charles M. Russell High School in 2016 ... Competed in both cross country and distance races for the Rustlers ... Earned career-best showing at MHSA Class AA State meet with sixth-place finish in the 3,200 and took 13th in the 1,600 as a senior ... Had one victory in the 3,200 that year along with a total of nine top-three finishes in events ... Finished a personal-best fifth that fall in cross country at the Butte Invitaitonal ... Also advanced to the MHSA AA State Championships and placed 26th ... Made first appearance at state track meet as a junior ... Finished 13th in the 3,200 ... Won first ever varsity event that season competing in the 3,200 in a season-opening double dual ... Accumulated seven top three finishes, including two runner-up finishes, over course of junior year.
2020-21 Season: Earned all-conference honors at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships … Took second in the 10,000 (29:59.71) to earn a podium finish … First Bobcat men’s runner to earn All-Big Sky honors in the event in nine years … Also took sixth in the 5,000 (14:30.50) at the meet … Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the 10,000 with the 38th best time in the region … Placed 25th at the prelims in College Station, Texas, crossing in at 30:09.23 … Moved to second all-time in program history in the 10,000 with his time of 28:58.39 at the Oregon State High Performance Meet (May 1) … Also recorded the sixth fastest mark ever by a Bobcat in the 5,000 at the Sound Running College Invite (April 2) with his mark of 13:57.90 … Also ran for Montana State in the Big Sky Conference Winter Cross Country Championships in February … Second best MSU finisher and placed 20th overall in the 8K with a time of 25:05.8 ... Named a letterwinner by the coaching staff.
2019-20 Season
Cross Country (Junior): Raced in five events … MSU’s top finisher in every race … Opened season by taking first at the MSU Cross Country Classic in a time of 24:50.20 … Finished seventh at the Paul Short Run (23:27.2) and was named the Big Sky’s Male Athlete of the Week for his performance … Took 25th at the Pre-National Invitational … Finished eighth at the Big Sky Championship to earn all-conference honors … Completed slate with a 37th-place showing at the Mountain Region Championship.
Indoor (Junior): Participated in three meets … Finished first in both 3,000 races competed in … Joined MSU’s all-time top 10 in the 3,000 at the MSU Indoor Open on Feb. 7 … Completed converted time of 8:05.35 for the eighth best mark in program history … Was the 70th fastest mark on the Division I performance list … Also appeared in the Husky Classic in Seattle on Feb 15 … Ran the 5,000 and completed a lifetime best of 14:26.39 to take 49th overall … Selected as a letterwinner by the coaching staff.
2018-19 Season
Cross Country (Sophomore): Member of Montana State’s scoring lineup in four of five meet meets competed in… Took fourth overall and third among Bobcats at the opening MSU Cross Country Classic with a time of 25:19.78 … Finished second in MSU lineup on two occasions … Placed 81st overall at the Pre-National Invitational with best time of year of 24:19.9 … Also finished with mark of 30:25.4 to place 42nd at NCAA Mountain Region Championship.
Indoor (Sophomore): Participated in three meets for the Bobcats … Took 20th in the 3,000 (8:58.07) at Big Sky Indoor Championships to end season … Finished season 17th on the Big Sky performance list in the event with a time of 8:26.85 … Earned a first-place showing in the 3,000 at the Dual Meet Invitational on Feb. 8 in Worthington Arena with a mark of 8:45.55 … Set a lifetime best in the 5,000 at the season-opening Bobcat Preview crossing in at 15:26.43.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed in the 10,000 at the Big Sky Championships … Took 17th with a time of 32:28.43 … Set lifetime bests in the 1,500 (4:13.33), the 5,000 (15:00.42) and the 10,000 (31:15.83) during the season … Finished first in the 5,000 at the Cat-Griz Dual on April 27 … Participated in five total meets.
2017-18 Season
Cross Country (Freshman): Finished second among Bobcat runners in four of five meets during opening collegiate season … Top showing was a fourth-place finish at the Montana Invitational (Sept. 29) … Began year by taking 10th overall running unattached at MSU-Bozeman Running Co. Invitational (Sept. 16) … Placed 26th in first appearance at Big Sky Championship in Ogden (Oct. 28) … Closed year with a 60th-place showing at NCAA Mountain Region Championships (Nov. 10).
Indoor (Freshman): Competed in two events at first Big Sky Indoor Championship meet … Participated in the 3,000 and 5,000 … Finished an individual-best 16th in the 5,000 with a time of 15:39.54 … Placed first overall in the 5,000 at MSU’s home meet on Jan. 12 behind a mark of 15:34.00 … Took second at the Bobcat Invitational (Feb. 2) in the 5,000 by crossing the line in 15:27.30 … Achieved lifetime bests during season in the mile (4:29.38), 3,000 (8:44.82) and the 5,000 (15:27.30).
Outdoor (Freshman): Appeared in three meets for the Bobcats … Scored two points for MSU and placed seventh overall at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in the 10,000 … Registered a lifetime-best mark of 31:16.41 in the event … Participated in the 3,000 steeplechase in Missoula back-to-back weeks … Took second at the Tom Gage Classic (May 4) in the event by finishing with a time of 10:07.30.
High School: Graduated from Charles M. Russell High School in 2016 ... Competed in both cross country and distance races for the Rustlers ... Earned career-best showing at MHSA Class AA State meet with sixth-place finish in the 3,200 and took 13th in the 1,600 as a senior ... Had one victory in the 3,200 that year along with a total of nine top-three finishes in events ... Finished a personal-best fifth that fall in cross country at the Butte Invitaitonal ... Also advanced to the MHSA AA State Championships and placed 26th ... Made first appearance at state track meet as a junior ... Finished 13th in the 3,200 ... Won first ever varsity event that season competing in the 3,200 in a season-opening double dual ... Accumulated seven top three finishes, including two runner-up finishes, over course of junior year.
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