Colton Berquist
Colton Berquist
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- Hometown:
- Winter Garden, FL
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- Year:
- So
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- High School:
- West Orange HS
Bio
College Bests
- 6K – 20:10.1 (Mountain Dew Gator Cross Country Invitational – Sept. 11, 2021)
- 7.25K – 25:11.0 (Border Clash XC Meet – Sept. 3, 2021)
- 8K – 25:37.9 (FSU Invitational – Oct. 7, 2022)
2022
- Ran in six races, was the top-finishing Lakehawk at five of those races
- Earned a spot on the 2022 All-FCSAA/All-Region 8 Team
- Broke the pevious program 8K record on Sept. 24 at the Saint Leo Abbey Invitational with a time of 26:36.5
- Broke his own 8K record the following weekend at the FSU Invitational on Oct. 7 with a time of 25:37.9
- Finished 42nd at the NJCAA DII Cross Country Championships with a time of 27:47.0
- Took 3rd at the FCSAA/NJCAA Region 8 XC Championship with a time of 26:04.7
- Finished 3rd at the South Florida Cross Country Invitational with a time of 26:08.9
- Finished 13th at the Saint Leo Abbey Invitational with a time of 26:36.5
- Took 18th at the Eastern Florida State Fall Classic with a time of 26:52.4
- 2022 8K PR - 25:37.9 (FSU Invitational - Oct. 7, 2022)
- 2x Lakehawk of the Month (October, November)
2021
- Ran in six races, was the top-finshing Lakehawk in three of those races
- Finsihed 35th at the NJCAA Division II Cross Country Championships with a PR time of 27:07.9
- Took 9th at the NJCAA/FCSAA Region 8 Meet with a time of 27:26.0
- Finsihed 30th at the Embry-Riddle Cross Country Classic with a time of 29:09.5
- September Lakehawk of the Month
Personal
- Pursuing a degree in business with plans to continue his education and running at a four-year
- Wanted to run in college because he knew he had a lot more to give to the sport and wanted to see how good he could get
- Chose LSSC because he clicked with Coach Snellgroves and loves Clermont
- Outside of meets and practice, he enjoys talking to friends and trying new things
- Son to Michelle Filic and Jim Berquist, brother to Ava, Grace, and Trevor
- “I’m very very glad I chose Lake-Sumter. It has been better than anything I could have imagined prior to attending. This program truly does mean a lot to me.”
News mentions
The team was led by freshman Caleb Melendez
The LSSC men finished in second place, while the women posted a sixth place finish at regionals
The men posted an eighth-place team finish while the women finished 11th
The men’s and women’s teams had a total of 14 PRs and three season-highs on Friday morning
Berquist posted a 26:36.5 8K breaking the previous school record from 2020
Leesburg, Fla. – Cross Country is off and running, pun intended, with both the men’s and women’s teams getting the regular season schedule started at the East Florida State Fall Classic.
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