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 Ferenc Bekesi
Ferenc Bekesi
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Szepesi, Hungary
High School:
Petoli Sandor Gymnasium
Height:
5-8
Birthdate:
11/11/1979
Experience:
3L
2001: Earned all-South Central Region honors placing 13th at the NCAA meet with a time of 30:59… Finished 18th at the Big 12 Championships with a 24:48.8 showing… Placed second at the Baylor Invitational with a time of 25:14.40 in the five mile race… Time of 20:50 at the UTA Season Opener was good enough for a fifth-place finish.

2000: Top Baylor finisher in all five meets…Best finish was second at the five-mile Baylor Invitational, guiding Bears to team title with a 26:40 clocking…Turned in a career-best 8,000-meter time of 25:35 to place 24th at the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree…Was 31st at the 10,000-meter Arkansas Chili Pepper Festival with a time of 31:25…Placed 33rd at the Big 12 Championships with a mark of 26:17 in the 8,000…Led team to a third-place finish at the NCAA South Central Regional, placing 11th with a time of 31:31.68 in the 10,000.

1999: Made an immediate impact on the team...Won the men’s individual title at the Baylor Invitational, his first collegiate event, running the five-mile course in a time of 25:46.68...Was Baylor’s second-highest finisher at the Oklahoma State Cowboy Invitational with a 21st-place time of 25:50.00...Finished 18th at the Penn State Open National Invitational with a time of 26:43.67 on the 5.2-mile course...Took second at the Southwest Texas State Invitational, finishing behind only teammate Brandon Buhr with a time of 14:45.00 in the three-mile run...Was Baylor’s highest finisher at the Big 12 Conference Championships, turning in a time of 25:38 in the 8,000 meters to finish 19th.

High School: Attended Retoli Seinglor Gymnasium in Szepest, Hungary...Was the student national champion four times in cross country, twice in the 1,500-meter race.

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

Career Individual Results
1999
Date		Meet	                Distance  Time	        Place
Sept.	25	Baylor Invitational	5 miles	  25:46.68	1st
Oct.	2	OSU Cowboy Jamboree	8,000 m	  25:50.00	21st
Oct.	9	Penn St. Open National 	5.2 miles 26:43.67	18th
Oct.	23	Southwest Texas State 	3 miles	  14:49.00	2nd
Oct.	30	Big 12 Championships	8,000 m	  25:38.00	19th


2000
Date		Meet	                Distance  Time	        Place
Sept.	23	Baylor Invitational	5 miles	  26:40.00	2nd
Sept.	30	OSU Cowboy Jamboree	8,000 m	  25:35.00	24th
Oct.	14	UA Chili Pepper Fest.	10,000 m  31:25.00	31st
Oct.	28	Big 12 Championships	8,000 m	  26:17.00	33rd
Nov.	11	NCAA South Central Reg.	10,000 m  31:31.68	11th


2001
Date		Meet	                Distance  Time	        Place
Sept.    8	UTA Season Opener	4 miles	  20:50	        5th
Sept.   22	Baylor Invitational	5 miles	  25:14.40      2nd
Oct.    13	NCAA Pre-Meet	        8,000 m	  25:41	        56th
Oct.    27	Big 12 Championships	8,000 m	  24:48.8       18th
Nov.    10	NCAA South Central Reg.	10,000 m  30:59	        13th