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2015 Men's Track and Field Roster

Marcus Paulson

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Sussex, Wis.
  • Highschool Hamilton/Minnesota

Biography

Paulson's Cross Country Bio

• 2015 Horizon League Outdoor 5000m Champion
• 2015 Horizon League Indoor DMR Champion
• All-League Second Team (2015 1500m, 2015 Indoor Mile)


2015 Indoor: Helped the DMR team earn a league title ... also finished league runner-up in the mile at the Horizon League Championships ... DMR time of 10:00.17 at the league meet stands second in UWM history ... won the mile in his Panther debut at the John Tierney Triangular Jan. 23 ... posted a solid time of 4:11.76 in the mile at the national Meyo Invite for fourth in UWM history on Feb. 6 ... one week later, posted the second-fastest 3000m time in Panther history at 8:18.85 at the GVSU Big Meet ... also ran the 800m at GVSU, taking 11th. 
2015 Outdoor: Won Milwaukee's first-ever league title in the men's 5000m, leading start to finish ... also finished All-Horizon League Second Team in the 1500m with a time of 3:50.56 at the league meet ... broke the school 5K record in first meet of the season, lowering the time to 14:31.40 at the Bill Cornell Invite Mar. 28 ... won the 800m in 1:53.44 at Marquette April 10th ... one week later, won the 1500m at the Gibson Invite ... closed out Panther career by taking fifth in the 1500m at the La Crosse NCAA Qualifier in 3:49.31 ... that time now stands third in UWM history.

Prior to UWM 
Competed three years for the University of Minnesota.

High School 
State champion at the 2009 Wisconsin Division 1 cross country meet with a time of 15:41.0 ... qualified for the Nike Cross Nationals ... finished second in the 3,200m and third in the 1,600m at the 2010 Wisconsin Division 1 state track meet ... a six-time Greater Metro Conference champion ... set school records in 800, 1,600, and 3,200m ... WIAA Scholar Athlete ... National Honor Society member.

Personal 
Son of Chuck and Sue Paulson ... parents both ran cross country and track at UW-Stevens Point ... born Oct. 16, 1991