Joe Beamish

Bio

2016 at Taylor: Emerged as strong second runner for Trojans until injury cut season short … Competed in first four races of the season … Notched personal-best time of 25:37.3 at Bethel Invite during final outing of year … Bethel Invite time marked second-straight sub-25:45 effort … Crossed under 26:35 in all four outings … Finished as TU’s second-fastest individual in all four races … Finished top-15 in all four events, including a trio of top-10’s and two top-five efforts … Ran eighth and ninth-fastest individual times of the season for Trojans … Named NAIA Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Crossroads League.

2015 at Taylor: Made major strides in second season with program … Took the course in all seven races for TU … Ran season-best mark of 26:06.8 to finish seventh overall at Bethel Invite … Racked up four sub-27:00 performances … Posted eighth, 10th and 12th fastest individual times of the season for Taylor … Scored in five-of-seven meets for Trojans … Opened season by crossing inside team’s top-three finishers in three-of-four races … Claimed five top-50 showings … Ended 33rd overall at Crossroads League Championships … Finished 196th at NAIA National Championships.

2014 at Taylor: Competed in three races for Trojans during rookie season … Took 13th-of-101 overall and was TU’s fourth-best finisher at Ray Bullock Invite to open career … Ended 49th at Crossroads League Championships ... Crossed tape with sub-28:00 time in all three outings … Logged season-best mark of 27:45.7 in season-opener.

Prep: Earned six varsity letters for Richard Barker during time at John McGlashan High in home country of New Zealand … Also raced at club level for Hill City University … Claimed New Zealand High School Steeplechase Championship.

Personal: Son of Philip and Anne Beamish … Majoring in accounting … Minoring in finance.