Michael Banks
Michael Banks

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Auckland, New Zealand

Last College:
University of Auckland

Height:
5-10

Event:
Distance


05/11/2012

Two Pokes Bring Home Titles At MW Championships

Ekel, Plante are conference champions

05/08/2012

Postseason Begins For Wyoming Track

Mountain West Outdoor Championships start Wednesday

04/20/2012

Wyoming Track Caps Off Busy Day

Cowboys and Cowgirls compete in two states

02/21/2012

Wyoming Track Aims For Conference Supremacy

Cowboys and Cowgirls head to Mountain West Indoor Championships

02/11/2012

UW Track Finishes Action With More All-Time Marks

Four more names are added to Wyoming record books

2010-11... Banks improved nearly every time he set foot on the track this year, setting five personal records and earning six top-five finishes. His best finish of the season came in the CSU-Pueblo Invite, in which he won the 3,000-meter steeplechase. He earned Wyoming points in the steeplechase in the MW Outdoor Championships, finishing seventh with a personal-best mark of 9:13.97.

High School... Banks gained experience representing his country in international competition in cross country and in mountain running. He was the U-19 New Zealand cross country champion, as well as placing second in 2008 and third in 2007.

Personal... Banks was born Oct. 9 in Auckland, New Zealand. He is the son of Greg and Joan Banks. He plans to study marketing.

Banks' Best:
3000m - 8:44.47
1 mile - 4:33.00
1500m - 4:09.71
3000m steeple - 9:13.97

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