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Baldvin Magnusson at the 2022 MAC Championships

Baldvin Magnusson running at the 2022 Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships

Baldvin Magnusson 2022 MAC Indoor Championships

Baldvin Magnusson MAC Outdoor Championships

Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography

Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography

Baldvin Magnusson MAC Indoor Championships

Photo by: Steve King/KingStudios

Baldvin Magnusson

Position:
Distance
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Akureyri, Iceland
High School:
Hull University

EMU: 2022-23: Indoor: Won a trio of MAC Championships as he captured the mile (4:15.29), the 3,000 meters (8:02.59) and the 5,000 meters (13:58.24) leading the Eagles to the championship…posted a PR in the 800 meters (1:52.13) at the Michigan Invitational…had a PR in the mile (3:57.12) at the Meyo Invitational…won the 3,000 meters (7:56.55) at the Notre Dame Invitational...Outdoor: Won the 1,500 meters (3:46.24), was second in the 10,000 meters (30:03.24) and third in the 5,000 meters (14:13.76) at the MAC Championships…competed at the NCAA East Preliminary Meet and was 26th in the 1,500 meters (3:46.08) and 27th in the 5,000 meters (14:10.55)…ran PR’s in both the 1,500 meters (3:40.36) and the 10,000 meters (28:57.17) at the Raleigh Relays…posted a PR of 3:57.12 in the mile at the Meyo Invitational…won the 1,500 meters as the GVSU Extra Weekend Meet (3:43.25)...2021-22: Indoor: Competed in eight meets for the Eagles…Finished first in the mile (4:07.00), 3000m (8:20.72), and 5000m (14:21.21) races at the Mid-American Conference Championships, Feb. 25-26…Recorded a career-best 3000 time of 7:47.51 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Feb. 12…Ran a sub-four-minute mile, crossing the finish line in 3:58.08, Feb. 5…Produced a personal-best time of 1:52.79 in the 800m race at the Akron Quad, Jan. 14…Recorded the second-fastest 5000 time in school history (13:41.39) at the GVSU Holiday Open, Dec. 3…2020-21: Outdoor: Competed in four meets where he participated in the 1500m and 5000m races events…Placed 47th in the 5000 with a time of 14:59.30 at the NCAA East Preliminary Championships, May 28…Notched a first-place finish in the 5000 in 14:09.50 at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships, May 8…Finished fourth in the 1500 in 3:44.95, May 8…Recorded a personal-best 1500m time of 3:40.74, the third-best time in program history and an Icelandic national record, at the Rick Erdmann Twilight Classic, April 17…Produced a career-high 5000m time of 13:45.66 at the Raleigh Relays, March 25, the fourth-best time in program history…Indoor: Earned Academic All-MAC Honors…Competed in five meets where he participated in distance events…Earned First Team All-America status in the 3000 with a personal-best 7:53.72, the second-best time in program history and an Icelandic national record, March 13…Helped the distance medley relay team place first in 10:00.10 at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships, Feb. 26…Finished first in the mile in 4:09.23 and first in the 3000 with a time of 8:08.49, Feb. 27…Recorded a personal-best mile time of 4:04.48 for first at the GVSU Big Meet, Feb. 12…Placed second in the 3000m race at the GVSU Snowdown Showdown in 7:53.92, Feb. 5…Notched a first-place finish in the 3000 in 8:05.34 at the GVSU Mike Lints Alumni Open, Jan. 23…2019-20: Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic...Indoor: Selected to the Academic All-MAC Team...Named First-Team All-MAC after winning the 3000m (8:18.44) and 5000m (14:25.25) at the MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships, Feb. 28-29...He also placed fifth in the mile run at the conference meet with a personal-best time of 4:10.10...Runner-up in the 5000m with a personal-best time of 14:14.14 at the GVSU Big Meet, Feb. 14...Came in second in the 3000m with a personal-best time of 8:03.28 at the Meyo Invitational, Feb. 7-8...Won the mile in his season debut with a time of 4:11.11 at the Can-Am International, Jan. 25...2018-19: Outdoor: Ran in four meets for the Eagles, competing in the distance events and the 2000m steeplechase…Recorded two top-10 finishes at the Mid-American Conference Championships, May 9-11, finishing seventh in the 5000m with a time of 15:06.03 and eighth in the 10,000m with a career-best time of 32:44.19…Opened his freshman campaign with his top finish of the season at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, March 15-16, placing fifth in the 2000m steeplechase with a top-collegiate time of 6:04.31…Closed the regular season with a personal-best effort in the 1500m at the Len Paddock Open, May 3, finishing in 4:05.19…Indoor: Competed in five meets during his debut season as an Eagle, including the Mid-American Conference Championships, Feb. 22-23, finishing ninth in the 5000m with a time of 15:10.46, and placing 11th in the 3000m with a mark of 8:48.43…Recorded his top collegiate performance in the mile at the Can-Am International, Jan. 26, finishing in 4:19.02 for fourth place…Marked his career-best 5000m time at the Meyo Invitational, Feb. 1-2, collecting a time of 14:56.55…Closed the regular season with a personal best 3000m effort at the GVSU Big Meet Friday, Feb. 8, notching a time of 8:28.09…PERSONAL: Full Name: Baldvin Thor Magnusson…Major: Exercise science.

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2018-19 Men's Track Roster

Roster

Bamidele Ajayi

Julien Badoo

Shelton Bass

Eli Bechdel

Peyton Caldwell

Ronan Codyre

Mill Coleman III

Lachlan Cornelius

Ty Dailey

Cason Doolittle

Lucky Fiaku

Josh Flake

Joey Furlong

George Gage

Isaac Garcia

Nathan Gaspersic

Jimmy Geller

Leland Godfrey

Drew Graves

Eric Haddock Jr.

Michael Hawkins

AJ Hawkins

Brendan Hill

Leo Ignacio

Samuel Jeffery

Donovan Johnson

Ousman Kamara

Solomon King

Nicholas Kline

Drew Knieper

Kayenn Mabin

Carson McCoy

Jake McEachern

Matt McKnight

Jacob Niedzwiecki

Olawole Olanrewaju

Sam Peterson

Tajay Roberts

Aaron Schwieterman

Gabe Singh

Grant Sweningson

Formula Thompson

Carson Vanderschaaf

Jeremy Watson