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  Ferenc Bekesi

Ferenc Bekesi

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Budapest, Hungary

High School:
Petoli Sandor Gymnasium

Height:
5-8

Event:
Distances

Birthdate:
11/11/1979

Experience:
2L

2001: Won the 1,500-meters at both the Michael Johnson Open and the UTSA Relays with times of 3:49.53 and 3:52.89, respectively… Posted his best outdoor 1,500 time of the season (3:45.87) at the Cardinal Invitational to place 17th… Finished 10th at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:55.38…Anchored the distance medley relay team that broke the school record (9:43.10) and finished fourth at the indoor conference meet... Also ran the 800 and the 5,000 during the outdoor season clocking season-best times of 1:53.55 and 14:50.44, respectively… Turned in three top-five finishes in the mile during the indoor season… Posted his fastest time at the Gator Invitational (4:11.83) to place fourth overall… Finished 12th in the 3,000-meters at the Big 12 Indoor Championships clocking a time of 8:30.76.

2000: Posted team’s best time in the indoor mile, finishing seventh with a time of 4:12.30 at the Big 12 Indoor Championships ... Finished first in the mile (4:14.38) at the Sooner Indoor Classic ... Placed third at the Oklahoma Classic ... Also had Baylor’s best 3,000-meter time (8:37.33) in a sixth-place showing at the Gator Invitational ... Ran the anchor leg for Baylor’s distance medley relay team that finished first at the Gator (10:05.82) and at the Houston Indoor Classic (10:08.91) ... That team also placed fourth at the Big 12 meet with a 9:54.80 clocking ... During the outdoor season, was Baylor’s top runner in the 1,500, 3,000 and 5,000 ... Finished first in the 1,000 at the Dr Pepepr Invitational (3:52.46) and at the Michael Johnson Open (3:52.44) ... Best 1,000 time came at the Houston Collegiate Series (3:51.52 mark to place second ... Ran the 3,000 just once and finished second with a time of 8:31.53 at the Houston Collegiate ... Finished first in the 5,000 with a mark of 15:10.08 at the John Jacobs Invitational.

Cross Country: Was Baylor’s top finisher at the regional meet (13th), the NCAA Pre-Meet (56th), and the Baylor Invitational (2nd) in 2001... Has developed into Baylor’s top runner ... Finished second as team’s top finisher at the five-mile 2000 Baylor Invitational with a time of 26:40 ... Also placed 11th in the 10,000-meter NCAA South Central Regional last fall with a 31:31.68 mark ... Made an immediate impact as a freshman in 1999, winning the Baylor Invitational in 25:46.68 ... Placed 19th at the Big 12 meet.

High School: Attended Retoli Seinglor Gymnasium in Szepest, Hungary ... Was the student national champion four times in cross country, twice in the 1500 meter race.

Personal: Nicknamed “Ferko” ... Born Nov. 11, 1979 in Budapest, Hungary ... Son of Be’Se’si Ferenc ... Majoring in computer science.