Did You Know? All-American Mike Becraft finishes as national runner-up at 1978 NCAA III Men's Cross Country Championships
August 26, 2020
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Two-time All-American Mike Becraft finished as the national runner-up at the 1978 NCAA Division III Men's Cross Country Championships.
His time of 24:12 in that race is still ONU's school record for 8,000-meters, a record that has stood for 32 years.
Becraft also earned All-America honors in 1977 with a 16th place at the NCAA Championships.
He also won the Ohio Athletic Conference titles in 1977 and 1978.