Bethan Knights

Bethan Knights
Personal information
Born September 28, 1995
Bristol, England
Residence Irvine, California
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight 105 lb (48 kg)
Sport
Country  United States
Event(s) 10,000 m
College team California Bears
Coached by Tony Sandoval
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

3200 m: 9:54.89[1]

2 miles: 9:53.54[2]

Bethan Knights is a British-American long-distance runner.

University of Cal Berkeley highlights

In 2014, Bethan Knights runs in the Pac-12 Conference. Bethan's 5th place at Pre-NCAA on October 18, 2014 is the highest of any Pac-12 runner.[3][4][5] Bethan garnered All Conference, All Region, and All American honors in her freshman cross country campaign.

In 2015, Bethan opened her outdoor campaign by winning Cal Open 1500 in 4:21.[6]

High School highlights

In high school, Knights won the 2013 California state cross country title[7] and the 2014 CIF California State Meet title at 3200 meters[8] after finishing second in 2012[9] and the 2013 CIF California State Meet title at 3200 meters while running for Northwood High School in Irvine, California.[10] She also competed in the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships as a senior of her prep career. She is signed to run for the University of California, Berkeley under coaches Tony Sandoval and Shayla Houlihan.

She improved upon Aisling Cuffe's listed U.S. high school record in the Girl's 2 mile 9:53.54 while winning the 2014 Brooks PR Meet in Seattle, Washington

Awards and rankings

Orange County Girls cross country runner of the year[11][12]
Orange County Varsity Girls track AOW June 9[13]
Orange County Championships 2014 Varsity Girls track athlete of the meet[14]
2014 Orange County Athletic Directors Association Pacific Coast League MVP[15]
2014 FloTrack Girls 2 mile national record[16]

United States High School Outdoor 2014 Rankings
1600 metres: 3rd[17]
Mile: 24th[18]
3000 metres: 7th[19]
3200 metres: 1st[20]
2 Mile: 1st[21]

Personal life

Knights is an alumna of Northwood High School (Irvine, California) located in Irvine, California. She will run collegiately for the University of California, Berkeley. While currently a British citizen, she has stated she intends to apply for U.S. citizenship.[22]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.distancepreps.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=31488&do=videos&video_id=116906
  2. ↑ http://www.all-athletics.com/node/961609
  3. ↑ http://branchsportstech.com/2014_Meets/xc/10-18-PreNats/Web/Results.php?EN=1&SN=F&ST=Official
  4. ↑ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B0PUabVCAAAOIOm.jpg:large
  5. ↑ http://www.dailycal.org/2014/10/20/bethan-knights-shines-cal-cross-country-pre-ncaa-invitational/
  6. ↑ http://www.calbears.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30100&ATCLID=209933742
  7. ↑ http://ca.milesplit.com/articles/125408-interview-with-northwood-hs-runner-bethan-knights
  8. ↑ http://www.latimes.com/sports/highschool/varsity-times/la-sp-vti-track-field-bethan-knights-wins-state-3200-meters-20140607-story.html
  9. ↑ http://www.cifstate.org/index.php/state-championships-/cross-country/370-yearly-championship-results
  10. ↑ "California State Meet Results". Rich Gonzalez.
  11. ↑ http://www.ocvarsity.com/articles/knights-70906-title-county.html
  12. ↑ http://www.nhscrosscountry.org/teams/?u=NHSXC&s=htosports&t=c
  13. ↑ http://www.ocvarsity.com/articles/knights-74269-girls-state.html
  14. ↑ http://ocsidelines.com/?p=6262
  15. ↑ http://www.ocada.info/spring-awards.cfm
  16. ↑ http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/251399-Brooks-PR-Invitational-2014/video/747629-Girls-2-Mile-F01-Bethan-Knights-sets-National-Record-95353-Brooks-PR-2014
  17. ↑ http://parser.dyestat.com/dselite.jsp?event=1600&&state=&seasontype=OUT&seasonyear=2014&athclass=
  18. ↑ http://parser.dyestat.com/dselite.jsp?event=Mile&&state=&seasontype=OUT&seasonyear=2014&athclass=
  19. ↑ http://parser.dyestat.com/dselite.jsp?event=3000&&state=&seasontype=OUT&seasonyear=2014&athclass=
  20. ↑ http://parser.dyestat.com/dselite.jsp?event=3200&&state=&seasontype=OUT&seasonyear=2014&athclass=
  21. ↑ http://parser.dyestat.com/dselite.jsp?event=2Mile&&state=&seasontype=OUT&seasonyear=2014&athclass=
  22. ↑ http://www.runnersworld.com/high-school-profiles/bethan-knights-breaks-out-in-california

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