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2019-20 Cross Country/Track & Field Roster

Sun Belt

Michael Pieterse

  • Class Junior
  • Event Cross Country/Distance
  • Hometown Myrtle Beach, S.C.
  • High School Carolina Forest

Biography

Honors
Sun Belt Runner of the Week (Dec. 19, 2019)


 
 CCU Personal Bests 
 Outdoor
 800-meters  1:58.72 
 1500-meters  4:03:01  
 3000-meters  9:06.16
 5000-meters  15:52.62 
 Mile  4:34.07 
 Indoor
 Mile  4:31.97
 Cross Country
 3K  8:30.60
 5K  16:31.0
 6.4K  27:53.7
 8K  26:08.4
 10K  34:03.6



2020 (Junior)
Outdoor Season (*Season Ended Early Due To Worldwide Coronavirus Pandemic*)

  • No competition
  • Spring of 2020 President's List (4.0 GPA or better)

2019 (Junior)
Cross Country
  • Competed in five meets on the season
  • Was the first Chanticleer to cross the finish line at the Coastal Carolina Invitational (5K), placing fourth overall with a time of 16:31.0
  • Also competed in the 8K runs at the Queen City Invite (27:06.0), Lehigh Paul Short Run (26:17.2), and the ECU Pirate Invitational (26:51.0)
  • Placed 32nd overall at the Sun Belt Conference Championships (8K) with a time of 26:08.4
  • Won the Sun Belt Runner of the Week (10/1) as he finished the Queen City Invite (8K) with a time of 27:06.

2019 (Sophomore)
Outdoor Season
  • Appeared in eight meets, competing in six different events on the year
  • Recorded four top-15 finishes on the outdoor season, highlighted by being part of the 4x800-meters relay team that took first-place overall with a time of 8:00.21 at the Coastal Carolina Invitational
  • Placed fifth in the 800-meters with a personal-best time of 1:58.72 at the Winthrop Twilight meet
  • Also finished 11th in the 3000-meters (9:12.02) at the USC Open and 14th in the 1500-meters (4:07.93) at the Gamecock Invitational
  • Finished 18th in the 1500-meters (4:06.06) and 21st in the 5000-meters (15:52.62), a personal-best mark, at the Sun Belt Outdoor Track & Field Championships
  • Also competed in the mile run (4:34.07) at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invite, the 800-meters (2:00.46) at the Adidas/Winthrop Invitational, and as part of the 4x1500 relay team (16:54.08) at the Raleigh Relays
  • Spring of 2019 Dean's List (3.50-3.99 GPA)
  • 2018-19 Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List


2018 (Sophomore)
Cross Country

  • Competed in three meets on the season
  • Set a new personal-best time of 34:03.6 in the NCAA Southeast Regional (10K)
  • Also recorded a time of 26:42.6 at the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships (8K)
  • Opened the season with a time of 27:52.3 at the High Point Vertcross (8K) meet


2018 (Freshman)
Outdoor Season

  • Appeared in seven meets on the season, competing in four different events overall
  • Posted six top-15 place finishes on the season, including a 15th-place finish in the 1500-meters at the Sun Belt Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a personal best time of 4:03.01
  • Also finished sixth in the 1500-meters at the Bill Carson Invitational (4:09.92), seventh at the USC Open (4:09.59), eighth at the Coastal Carolina Invitational (4:08.27), and 15th at the Mountaineer Open Track Meet (4:07.96)
  • Was part of the 4x400-meters relay team that finished 14th at the Coastal Carolina Invite with a time of 3:34.03
  • Set a personal-best time of 9:06.16 in the 3000-meters at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational to finish 17th overall
  • Finished 19th in the 1500-meters (4:10.95) at the Weems Baskin Relays and 25th (16:24.03) at the Sun Belt Championships
  • Competed unattached in the mile run (4:31.97) at the Camel City Invitational in the indoor season
  • 2017-18 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll


2017 (Freshman)
Cross Country

  • Appeared in seven meets
  • Set a personal-best time of 8:30.6 with a third-place finish at the Coastal Carolina Invitational (3K)
  • Also registered a personal-best time of 27:53.7 at the Mountain to See Open (6.4K)
  • Placed 12th overall with a time of 16:41.7 at the Carolina Challenge (5K) in his intercollegiate debut
  • Also ran at the High Point Vertcross (8K) (27:52.8) and the Upstate Invitational (8K) (28:03.7)
  • Competed for the Chants in both the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships (8K) (27:52.4) and the NCAA Southeast Regional (10K) (35:02.7)

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Cross Country/Distance
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Cross Country/Distance
    5'10"
  • 2019-20Junior

    Cross Country/Distance
    5'10"