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2026 Cross Country Roster

Matt Dilyard, The College of Wooster

Basil Keck

Basil Keck

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Madison, Wis.
  • Highschool:
    West

Summary

Biography

Two-time member of the AD Honor Roll … One-time member of the NCAC Dr. Gordon Collins Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. 

2026 Outdoor: Competed in five meets, focusing on the 3,000 meter distance … Posted a collegiate best of 10:25.29 in the 3k steeplechase at the NCAC Championships (May 1-2), finishing 13th overall … Went 9:34.72 for sixth place in a regular 3k at the Denison Big Red Invitational (Apr. 24) … Finished fifth in steeple at the home Wooster Invitational (Apr. 3-4) in a time of 10:59.04.  

2026 Indoor: Competed in seven meets … Raced in the 3k at the NCAC Championships (Feb. 27-28) and crossed the finish line in 22nd place in a collegiate-best 9:31.41 … Had a pair of PRs at the Ohio Wesleyan Open (Feb. 13) with 2:20.05 in the 800 and 5:00.24 in the mile … Finished fourth in the 5k at the Bob Shannon Invitational (Feb. 7) in a top collegiate time of 17:00.78 … Matched that fourth place finish at the season-opening Wooster Invitational (Jan. 17) with 9:55.81 in the 3k.  

2025 Cross Country: Repeated as a letterwinner … One of the Scots’ top harriers at NCAC Championships (Nov. 1) with 53rd place in 27:46.0 … Concluded the season with top collegiate 8k time of 27:46.0 at the NCAA Div. III Great Lakes Regional Championships (Nov. 15) … Recorded a top-10 finish at the home Wooster Twilight Challenge (Nov. 7) with 10th place in 5k best time of 16:32.6 … Went 23:21.1 for a top 4-mile time at home season-opening Wooster Invitational (Aug. 29).  

2025 Outdoor: Competed in four meets … Posted top collegiate 3k steeplechase time of 10:52.94 among tough competition at All-Ohio Championships (April 11-12) … Followed that up with eighth-place and a collegiate-best 17:50.43 in 5k at the Duane Gomez Invitational (April 19) … Went 9:58.19 in the 3k at the Denison Invitational (April 25). 

2025 Indoor: Competed in three meets … Had collegiate-best 3k time of 9:50.41 at Bob Shannon Invitational (Feb. 8) … Placed seventh in the 3k at the home Fighting Scots Invitational (Jan. 25) with a time of 9:51.31. 

2024 Cross Country: Earned letter as part of Scots’ NCAC contingent … Placed 63rd at NCAC Championships (Nov. 3) in a time of 28:41.2 … Went 28:22.9 at NCAA Div. III Great Lakes Regional Championships (Nov. 16) … Debuted with 24:26.7 on the four-mile course at the season-opening Wooster Invitational (Aug. 30) … Turned in top collegiate 8k time of 28:14.7 at Jenna Strong Classic (Oct. 18) … Best finish was 15th place at the Wooster Twilight Challenge, finishing the 5k event in 16:38.5. 

Prior to Wooster: All-state honoree at Madison West High School … Coached by Thomas Kaufman … Member of the cross country and track and field teams. 

Campus Involvement: Scot Council, Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, sustainability intern, BKO. 

Personal: Parents are David Keck and Teresa Mangin … Environmental studies and philosophy major, religious studies minor, and part of the sustainability pathway program. 

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