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2008: Competed in all nine races ... placed top 10 at UP Collegiate Opener (8th)... was WSU's fourth runner in NCAA Regionals helping the Warriors to a second-place team finish in Big Rapids, Mich. ... received 2008 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic honors.
High School: A 2008 graduate of Salem High School ... earned four varsity letters in cross country for the Rocks ... placed 20th at the 2007 Division I state cross country meet (15:55.2) ... finished 36th at the 2006 state meet (16:47.6) ... competed in the 2006 state meet as a teammate of current Warrior Dan Kapadia ... also lettered in basketball (one year) and track (three years) ... ran the 1600m and 3200m for the track team ... served as a team captain in both cross country and track.
Personal: Full name--Kevin P. deBear ... born May 9, 1990, in Plymouth ... son of Robert and Jane deBear ... has an older brother, Adam and a younger sister, Brett ... is a secondary education major ... ambition is to be a physical therapist ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2008 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2009.
| Kevin deBear's Career Statistics | ||
| 2008 | ||
| Meet | Time | Place |
| UP Collegiate Opener/MTU | 16:53.7 | 8th |
| Detroit Titan Invitational | 21:16 | 29th |
| Mel Brodt/BGSU | 27:48.32 | 28th |
| Iona | 27:14 | 150th |
| Slippery Rock | 26:46 | 33rd |
| Paul Short | ||
| Michigan Intercollegiate - 8k | 27:21 | 50th |
| GLIAC Championship - 8k | 25:52.7 | 29th |
| NCAA Great Lakes Regional 10k | 33:08.6 | 28th |
| NCAA Championship - 10k | 33:17 | 102nd |
