Men’s Team Profiles - Returners
Tim Freriks
Academic Notes: 2010 Big Sky All-Academic selection ... Majoring in biology. Personal Bests: 4:12.42@ (Mile), 8:18.76@ (3,000m), 14:18.20 (5,000m), 29:35.80 (10,000m) 2012 Track & Field: Competed only during indoor season and redshirted outdoors ... Had his best showing in the 3,000 meters at the season’s first meet, the Lumberjack Invitational, running an altitude-adjusted 8:18.76@ in setting a personal best as well ... Ran a 14:29.00 in the 5,000 meters at the Husky Classic for his season best time ... finished ninth at the Big Sky Championships in the 3,000m, and earned All-Big Sky honors in the 5,000m with a third-place finish. 2011 Cross Country: Was one of only three Lumberjack runners to compete in six meets and served as NAU’s postseason #3 runner... Began the season with one of his two top-five finishes, placing second (25:55.9) at the George Kyte Classic ... Best 8K race came at the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree, where he ran 24:35.34 and placed 20th ... Earned his second all-conference honor and second top-five of the season at the Big Sky Championships, finishing in fifth place (24:57.77) ... Earned his first bid to the All-Region team, placing 11th (30:52.7) at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships ... Ran in his second NCAA National ChampiJunior onships, placing 94th in a time of 30:45.7.
Cottonwood, Ariz. 2011 Track & Field: In his first trip the NCAA West Preliminary Round Championships, Mingus Union HS finished 37th overall with a time of 30:31.65 ... Doubled up at the Big Sky Outdoor ChamPersonal Bests:
pionships in the 10K and 5,000-meter run, scoring a third place finish in the 25-lap event (30:23.17) and fifth-place showing in the 5K with a personal-best time of 14:18.20 ... Recorded a career-best time in the 1,500-meter run at the Double Dual with a mark of 3:58.34 ... At the 53rd Annual Mt. SAC Relays, scored a career-best 10K time of 29:35.80 ... Scored eight points for the Lumberjacks at the Big Sky Indoor Championships after placing third overall in the 5K and seventh in the 3,000-meter run ... Recorded personal-best 3K time at the Husky Classic with a mark of 8:23.43.
4:12.42 - Mile 8:18.76 - 3,000m 14:18.20 - 5,000m 29:35.80 - 10,000m 2010 Cross Country: Wrapped up sophomore campaign with first-career trip to the NCAA Championships where he finished 144th overall in a time of 31:33.6 … Finished 41st at NCAA Cross Country the NCAA Mountain Region Championships, an improvement of 38 places from 2009, and turned in a career-best 10K time of 31:09.0 … Ran to a sixth-place finish (22:17), and Championship Finishes All-Conference honors, at the Big Sky Championships, giving the sophomore two top-10 fin2010 - 31:33.6 (144th) ishes on the season … Recorded new personal-best 8K time (24:42.7) in first career race at the Pre-Nationals, finishing 75th overall … Placed fourth on the team, and 45th overall at 2011 - 30:45.7 (94th) NCAA the Stanford Invitational in a time of 24:47 … Opened season at the George Kyte Invitational, placing fifth overall in a time of 26:42.8. 2010 Track & Field: Represented the Lumberjacks at both Big Sky Championships in first year on the track … Doubled up in the 10,000-meter run and the 5,000-meter run at the outdoor championships … Recorded a time of 4:06.22 in first career 1500-meter run at the Double Dual … Traveled to the Mt. SAC Relays, recording a career-best 10K mark of 30:30.99 in the Olympic development section … At the Big Sky Indoor Championships, recorded two seventh-place finishes in the 5K (14:42.17@) and 3000-meter run (8:25.10@) to give him his first career Big Sky points … Turned in career-best time in the 5K at the Husky Classic (14:27.91) … Ran two 3Ks at the Mountain T’s Invitational (8:23.57@) and Lumberjack Invitational (8:34.38@) to begin the season. 2009 Cross Country: In first season with the Lumberjacks, competed in four races … Finished 79 th overall at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships in a time of 32:46.5 … A member of the Big Sky Cross Country championship team where he took 15th in the race (26:47.5) … Ran to a 38th-place finish (25:07) at the Cowboy Jamboree, collecting his fastest 8K time of the season … Opened NAU career at the Aztec Invite where he finished 11th overall for the Lumberjacks. High School: Graduated from Mingus Union High School in 2009... Lettered four years in cross country and track and field ... Was the captain of both teams for 2009 ... Three-time AllState including 2nd place finishes and an 8th ... Best 5k time while in high school was 15:18 ... Holds school record in the 3,200m with a time of 8:58. Personal: Born on Nov. 23, 1990 ... Son of Jon and Karen Freriks ... Has one sister, Erin ... Considered University of Portland and Arizona State before choosing NAU.
2012 Lumberjack Cross Country Media Guide
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