Dalen Fink

Position Middle Distance

Class Senior

Hometown O'Fallon, Mo.

High School Fort Zumwalt North

Position Middle Distance

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2012 OUTDOOR
Ran the 800 meters at the Big 12 Championships (5/12) where he placed 18^th after finishing in a time of 1:55.72… Top 800-meter time of the season came at the Kansas Relays (4/21) where he ran to the finish line in 1:53.82, earning a fifth-place finish… Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

2012 INDOOR
Competed at the Big 12 Championships (2/24) in the 800 meters finishing in ninth place with a time of 1:52.50, the fastest of the season… Placed second in the 800 meters at the Kansas vs. Missouri Dual (1/13), crossing the finish line at 1:55.47… Posted a time of 1:53.55 in the 800 meters at the New Balance Invitational (2/4) to claim a foruth-place finish.

2011 OUTDOOR
Top 800-meter time of the season came at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships (5/14), running a time of 1:52.79 for a 10^th-place finish… Competed at the USA Junior Championships (5/24) and ran his fastest 800-meter time of the year, crossing the finish line in 1:52.68 and finishing ninth overall… Placed fifth in the 800 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational (4/16), crossing the finish line in 1:52.80… Member of the 4×400-meter relay team that placed 18^th at the NCAA West Prelims (5/28) with a time of 3:10.79… Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

2011 INDOOR
Earned three first-place finishes throughout the indoor season… Best 800-meter time of the season came at the ISU NCAA Qualifier (3/5), crossing the finish line in 1:52.23 and placing 11^th… Won the 600 yards at the Bill Easton Classic (1/8) with a season-best time of 1:13.04… Competed in the 800 meters at the Big 12 Championships (2/25), placing 14^th with a time of 1:57.96.

HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered in soccer and track at Fort Zumwalt North… 2009-10 captain and MVP of his track team… 2010 Missouri 4A state champion in the 800m… Holds the school record in the 4×800 and the 4×400… Fourth-place finish in the high school boy[apos]s 800m at the 2010 Kansas Relays… Voted to the All-St. Louis Metro First Team for track and field.

PERSONAL
Son of Troy and Tracie Fink… Has one brother and one sister… Majoring in mechanical engineering.