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University of Wyoming Athletics

2015 Cross Country

Profile

  • Senior
    Class
  • 5'10
    Height
  • Sheridan HS
    High School
  • Washington
    Previous School
Dylan Morin
Dylan Morin
Senior
Class

Summary

Biography

TRACK AND FIELD:

2014-15: Posted one all-time top 10 mark in Wyoming history during the season...indoors ran the fifth-fastest 5,000 meters in 14:27.04 to place eighth at the MW Championships in the event...also finished 13th in the 3,000 meters at the event in a personal-best 8:23.61...ran a personal-best 4:16.50 in the mile at the Air Force Team Challenge on Jan. 24...outdoors finished ninth in the 10,000 meters at the conference meet with a personal-best 30:22.70...also ran a personal-best 14:20.54 in the 5,000 meters at the Cowpoke Open on May 1...notched a career-best 3:52.73 in the 1,500 meters as well...named MW Academic All-Conference in the classroom. 

2013-14: Competed in five meets during the outdoor season after redshirting the indoor season...finished 10th in the 10,000 meters and 16th in the 5,000 meters at the MW Championships...top performance in the 5,000 meters was 14:50 at the Fum McGraw on March 28...top showing in the 10,000 meters was 30:26.53 at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 17...also ran a personal-best 4:00.16 in the 1,500 meters at the Tom Benich on April 4. 

Personal Bests:

Indoor:
Mile - 4:16.50 (2015)
3,000 Meters - 8:23.61 (2015)
5,000 Meters - 14:27.04 (2015) (No. 5 UW All-Time Mark)

Outdoor:
1,500 Meters - 3:52.73 (2015)
5,000 Meters - 14:20.54 (2015)
10,000 Meters - 30:22.70 (2015)


CROSS COUNTRY:

2015-16: Placed in Wyoming's top five in all five races during the season, including three meets as UW's fourth runner...top performance was 19th overall and third Cowboy at the Mountain West Championships with a time of 27:32...also placed 23rd overall at the Colorado State Invite in 15:24...named MW Academic All-Conference in the classroom.

2014-15: Finished in Wyoming's top four in all six races during the season, including two meets as UW's second runner...top showing was sixth overall at the season-opening Aggie Invite in 21:15...also placed ninth at the Montana State Invite in 25:29...was UW's second finisher at the Washington Invite, Mountain West Championships and NCAA Mountain Region...ran 24:26 at the conference meet for the 10th-fastest eight kilometers by a Cowboy since 1990...named MW Academic All-Conference in the classroom.

2013-14: Claimed a spot in Wyoming's top six in five of six meets during the season...top performance was an 18:07 to finish 11th overall and fifth on the team at the Highlander Invite...placed 20th overall at the Utah Valley Invite in 19:07.


Before Wyoming: Ran the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons at Washington...competed in the 2011 cross country season, before redshirting the 2011-12 track season...redshirted the 2012 cross country season...before competing indoors during 2012-13...competed in several meets unattached...ran his prep career at Sheridan High School...swept the 2011 Wyoming indoor state titles at 800-meters, 1,600-meters, and 3,200-meters ... fourth at the 4A state meet outdoors at 3,200-meters, and was sixth at 800-meters and 1,600-meters ... placed second at the 2011 Simplot Games in Pocatello, Idaho, in the 3,200-meter run, clocking a PR of 9:24.70, which was 26 seconds faster than his time in the same race in 2010 ... third at the 2010 Wyoming outdoor state meet at 3,200-meters in 9:41.86 ... also was runner-up at the indoor state meet at 3,200-meters in 2010 ... named All-State indoors as a junior and senior ... during the 2010 cross country season, placed 15th at the Nike Team National Northwest Regional race ... a top-10 finisher at the Wyoming cross country state meet his last three years, placing third as a senior and fourth as a junior, and earning All-State and All-Conference honors from 2008-10. 

Personal: Born in St. Paul, Minn. ... parents are Keely and Dan Morin ... majoring in petroleum engineering at UW ... has one brother, Brendon, and one sister, Dana, who currently runs at Duke.