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Carson Vanderschaaf
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Marquette, Mich.
- High School:
- Marquette Senior
EMU: 2025: Named to the Academic All-MAC Team… Competed in six meets… Set three personal bests… Ran a 15:39.0 5k at the Jeff Drenth Memorial, Aug. 29… Ran a 25:47.8 8k at the Princeton Fall Classic, Oct. 17… Ran a 34:04.0 10k at the Great Lakes Region Cross Country Championships, Nov. 14.
2024: Competed in two meets…Ran a personal-best 5K in 15:45.9 at the Jeff Drenth Memorial, placing 20th (Aug. 30)…Also saw action in the 8K at the Joe Piane Invitational (Oct. 4).
2023: Joins the EMU men’s cross country program as an incoming recruit...Appeared in six meets for the Eagles, earning two personal-bests…Ran a personal-best 26:14.2 8K at the Arturo Barrios Invite, Oct. 13…Also ran a PR 16:20.1 5K, finishing 44th at the Jeff Drenth Memorial, Sept. 1.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Marquette Senior High School in Marquette, Mich., where he was a member of both the cross country and track and field teams…Mainly participated in the 5K and 3200-meter, training under Head Coach Derek Marr…Won UP (upper peninsula) Division I State Cross Country title…Named a four-time UP All-State runner…As a member of the Marquette cross country team, won four UP state championships…Won three UP state championships as a member of the track and field squad.
PERSONAL: Full name: Carson John Vanderschaaf…Son of Lyle and Connie Vanderschaaf…Has a brother, Colin, and a sister, Erin…Major: Computer Science.
2024: Competed in two meets…Ran a personal-best 5K in 15:45.9 at the Jeff Drenth Memorial, placing 20th (Aug. 30)…Also saw action in the 8K at the Joe Piane Invitational (Oct. 4).
2023: Joins the EMU men’s cross country program as an incoming recruit...Appeared in six meets for the Eagles, earning two personal-bests…Ran a personal-best 26:14.2 8K at the Arturo Barrios Invite, Oct. 13…Also ran a PR 16:20.1 5K, finishing 44th at the Jeff Drenth Memorial, Sept. 1.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Marquette Senior High School in Marquette, Mich., where he was a member of both the cross country and track and field teams…Mainly participated in the 5K and 3200-meter, training under Head Coach Derek Marr…Won UP (upper peninsula) Division I State Cross Country title…Named a four-time UP All-State runner…As a member of the Marquette cross country team, won four UP state championships…Won three UP state championships as a member of the track and field squad.
PERSONAL: Full name: Carson John Vanderschaaf…Son of Lyle and Connie Vanderschaaf…Has a brother, Colin, and a sister, Erin…Major: Computer Science.
2025-26 EMU Athletics In-Review
Tuesday, April 21
Thank You from EMU Cross Country/Track & Field!
Monday, December 01
Giving Tuesday 2025 - EMU Cross Country/Track & Field
Monday, December 01
Giving Tuesday 2025 - Eastern Michigan Track & Field
Monday, December 01
