| Mike Craze |
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 | Class: Junior
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 | Hometown: Troy, Mich.
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 | High School: Sterling Heights
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 | Height: 5-10
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 | Event: Cross Country/Distance/Steeplechase
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2008 Cross Country: Competed in six of seven meets for the Golden Grizzlies ... Helped Oakland to a second-place finish at the Summit League Championship (Nov. 1), where they finished just six points shy of champion Southern Utah...Finished in 22nd at the Summit League Championship, where he ran a career-best time in the 8K with a time of 25:48.1.
2008 Outdoor Track: Finished among the top 10 six times ... Ran 9:26.54 to break his own school record and win the 3000 Steeplechase at The Summit League Championships (May 16) ... Qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships (May 30-31) ... Finished among the top three all five times he has run the steeplchase ... Fifth leading scorer with 62 points.
2008 Indoor Track: Finished among the top 10 four times ... Won the 3000 at the Macomb Opener (Dec. 1) and the Grand Valley State Holiday Open (Dec. 14) ... Ranks among the top five career in the mile.
2007 Outdoor Track: Ran 9:39.25 to finish third in the 3000 Steeplechase at the Mid-Continent Championships ... His time was the second fastest in school history.
2007 Cross Country: Ran in three races ... Ran a career best of 26:54.21 at the Mel Brodt Invitational (Sept. 15).
2006 Cross Country: Competed in five meets in his first season with the Golden Grizzlies ... finished fifth among Oakland runners at the Golden Grizzly Open with a four mile time of 21:28 ... finished eighth for Oakland and 50th overall at the Spartan Invitational with an 8K time of 28:20 ... ran his season-best 8K at the Notre Dame Invitational with a 28:03, placing him eighth among his teammates ... ran a 28:03.8 at the Michigan Intercollegiate earning him 85th overall in the 8K race ... finished his season at the Eastern Michigan Cross Country classic, placing 46th overall in the 10K race with a time of 35:52.
High School: A 2006 graduate of Sterling Heights High School in Sterling Heights, Michigan ... four-year letterman in cross country and track for coach Harold Arft ... four-time all-conference and three-time all-county selection in cross country ... all-state as a senior ... all-American as a sophomore ... ran 5K in a personal best 16:02 as a senior ... four-time all-conference and three-time all-county in track ... achieved personal best times of 9:53 in the 2 mile, 4:24 in the mile and 2:00 in the 800 as a senior.
Personal: Son of Thelma and Glenn Craze ... His sister Kelly, ran cross country for the Golden Grizzlies in 2004 ... Majoring in Psychology.