2013 Cross Country Media Guide
13 MVC Team Championships
12 All-Americans
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2012
Named All-MVC for the second straight season...
Second-place finish at the MVC Championships
propelled the men’s team to grab the 2012 MVC
Championship...Finished outside of the top-
ten only once (NCAA Midwest Regionals, Nov.
10, 52nd)...Finished second twice, and was the
highest collegiate finisher at the Bradley Classic
on Oct. 12, where he clocked his best 8K time
of 24:20.
2011
Named to the All-MVC team...Participated in
five meets for the Salukis, finishing in the top-ten
in three of them...Finished third twice, with his
best time coming at the MVC Championship at
25:18.8...Finished the season with an average
finish of 20.8.
2010
Ran in five meets in 2010, taking two top 15
finishes in the process...Finished 11th at the
Saluki Invitational, while taking 14th at the MVC
Championship...Took 24th at the Greater Louis-
ville Classic with a time of 24:56.00.
2009
Ran in two events during the 2009 season,
finishing in the top 15 in both events...Finished
a season-best 12th place at the Saluki Early Bird
with a time of 19:58.7...Helped SIU win the EIU
Panther Open with a 13th place finish.
High School
Four-time all-conference, two-time all-region
and all-sectional and two-time all-state honoree
during prep career...Set a personal-best mark in
the three-mile run with a time of 14:33 during
senior season...Was the state runner-up in 2009
in the 1600m...Ran a 4:10 mile and a 1:54 half-
mile...Captured regional and sectional titles as a
junior and senior.
Personal
Majoring in information systems technology...
Born on June 21, 1991...Son of Victor and Dar-
cie Dahleen...Has one brother.
Zach Dahleen
Men’s Bios
Juan Carrera
Zach Dahleen
Senior
Orland Park, Ill.
Carl Sandberg HS