2020 Cross Country Roster
Bason, Tim
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Monday, May 13
EmpowHER - Ally Henson
Wednesday, February 07
NC State Women's Cross Country Wins Third-Straight NCAA Championship
Monday, November 27
NC State Cross Country – 2022 National Champions
Monday, November 28

Tim Bason
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- West Windsor, N.J.
- High School:
- Plainsboro South
- Weight:
- null
Bio
2017 Pan America Junior Championships Qualifier - 3,000m Steeplechase
2017 USATF Juniors Gold Medalist - 3,000m Steeplechase
Collegiate-Best Marks
2021 Outdoor Track & Field:
2020-21 Indoor Track & Field:
2020 Cross Country:
2019-20 Indoor Track & Field:
2019 Cross Country:
2019 Outdoor Track & Field:
2018-19 Indoor Track & Field:
2018 Cross Country:
2018 Outdoor Track & Field:
2017-18 Indoor Track & Field:
2017 Cross Country:
2017 Outdoor Track & Field:
2016-17 Indoor Track & Field:
2016 Cross Country:
Prep/Personal:
2017 USATF Juniors Gold Medalist - 3,000m Steeplechase
Collegiate-Best Marks
2021 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Competed in the 800m (27th, 1:56.15) and 1500m (35th, 3:58.42) at the ACC Championships
- Notched a top-10 finish in the 800m at the Tobacco Road Challenge, posting a personal-best 1:54.49 for eighth place
2020-21 Indoor Track & Field:
- Registered a top-10 finish in the 600m at the Hokie Invitational (1:28.61)
- Represented NC State at the ACC Indoor Championships in the mile
2020 Cross Country:
- Competed in a pair of regular-season meets
- Placed 23rd in a meet hosted by Wake Forest (26:33.36)
2019-20 Indoor Track & Field:
- Competed in the mile at the ACC Championship (4:09.65)
- Set the school record in the 1000 at the Valentine Invite (2:24.71)
- Competed in six events, earning top-30 finishes in all of those six races
2019 Cross Country:
- Competed as a part of the Wolfpack lineup at all six meets during the 2019 season
- Impressed with a top-35 individual finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional (31st, 30:49.4) to help the Pack men place second
- Also scored for NC State at the ACC Championships (85th, 26:11.1) and the NCAA Championships
- Placed 17th at both the adidas XC Challenge (18:34.3) and the Notre Dame Invitational open race (25:06.52)
2019 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Recorded a season-best time (3:53.88) in the 1500 at Raleigh Relays
- Competed in the 1,500m prelims at the ACC Championships
2018-19 Indoor Track & Field:
- Notched a 19th-place finish at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational
- Finished 26th in the 1,000m at the Clemson Elite
- Competed in the 3,000m at the ACC Championships
2018 Cross Country:
- Set an 8K personal record in the B race at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals as he placed 13th in 25:10.7
- Represented the Wolfpack at the ACC Championships to conclude his season
2018 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Placed sixth at the Charlotte Invitational in the 1,500m, running a 3:52.22
2017-18 Indoor Track & Field:
- Won the 1,000m at the Keydet Invitational with a personal-best time of 2:28.11
- Runner-up in the mile at the Power Five Invitational with a personal-best time of 4:06.79
- Placed eighth at the ACC Championships in the mile, running a 4:12.40
2017 Cross Country:
- Competed three times during his redshirt-freshman season
- Won the men's open race at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational, completing the five-mile course in 25:08.6
- Began the season running a 6K PR of 18:41.8 at the adidas XC Challenge, finishing 20th overall
2017 Outdoor Track & Field:
- Finished 7th in the 3,000m steeplechase at the 2017 Pan America Junior Championships with a personal-best mark of 9:12.63
- Earned a gold medal at the USATF Junior Championships, posting a time of 9:15.40 in the 3,000m steeplechase
2016-17 Indoor Track & Field:
- Ran the mile unattached at the UCS Invitational, placing third with a time of 4:13.48
2016 Cross Country:
- Redshirted the season, ran unattached in three races.
- Earned a 28th place finish at the adidas XC Challenge, finishing in 18:47.5.
- Took fourth at the VertCross Invitational in 25:09.67.
- Completed the season at the 3 Stripe Invitational where he placed fourth with a time of 15:08.05.
Prep/Personal:
- 2016 New Balance Nationals 1 Mile Champion
- 2016 New Balance Nationals All-American
- 4x Mercer County Track Champion (1,600m 2016 outdoor, 1,600m 2015 indoor, 4x400 2016 outdoor, 800m 2015 outdoor)
- 2016 NJSIAA Group Indoor Champion (indoor DMR, indoor 1,600m)
- 2016 NJSIAA Meet of Champions (3rd in 1,600m)
- 2016 1 mile Eastern State Indoor Champion
- 2015 The Times Cross Country Runner of the Year
- 2015 New Jersey All-State Cross Country 2nd Team
- 2015 Mercer County Cross Country Champion
- 2015 Nike XC National qualifier
- 2015 Nike XC Northeast runner up
- 2015 NJSIAA XC Sectionals Champion
- 2014 Nike XC Northeast 2nd Team
- Member of Red Cross Community Service Club