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- Year:
- So
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- Hometown:
- Winter Garden, FL
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- High School:
- West Orange HS
Bio
College Bests
- 6K – 20:10.1 (Mountain Dew Gator Cross Country Invitational – Sept. 11, 2021)
- 7.25K – 25:11.0 (Border Clash XC Meet – Sept. 3, 2021)
- 8K – 25:37.9 (FSU Invitational – Oct. 7, 2022)
2022
- Ran in six races, was the top-finishing Lakehawk at five of those races
- Earned a spot on the 2022 All-FCSAA/All-Region 8 Team
- Broke the pevious program 8K record on Sept. 24 at the Saint Leo Abbey Invitational with a time of 26:36.5
- Broke his own 8K record the following weekend at the FSU Invitational on Oct. 7 with a time of 25:37.9
- Finished 42nd at the NJCAA DII Cross Country Championships with a time of 27:47.0
- Took 3rd at the FCSAA/NJCAA Region 8 XC Championship with a time of 26:04.7
- Finished 3rd at the South Florida Cross Country Invitational with a time of 26:08.9
- Finished 13th at the Saint Leo Abbey Invitational with a time of 26:36.5
- Took 18th at the Eastern Florida State Fall Classic with a time of 26:52.4
- 2022 8K PR - 25:37.9 (FSU Invitational - Oct. 7, 2022)
- 2x Lakehawk of the Month (October, November)
2021
- Ran in six races, was the top-finshing Lakehawk in three of those races
- Finsihed 35th at the NJCAA Division II Cross Country Championships with a PR time of 27:07.9
- Took 9th at the NJCAA/FCSAA Region 8 Meet with a time of 27:26.0
- Finsihed 30th at the Embry-Riddle Cross Country Classic with a time of 29:09.5
- September Lakehawk of the Month
Personal
- Pursuing a degree in business with plans to continue his education and running at a four-year
- Wanted to run in college because he knew he had a lot more to give to the sport and wanted to see how good he could get
- Chose LSSC because he clicked with Coach Snellgroves and loves Clermont
- Outside of meets and practice, he enjoys talking to friends and trying new things
- Son to Michelle Filic and Jim Berquist, brother to Ava, Grace, and Trevor
- “I’m very very glad I chose Lake-Sumter. It has been better than anything I could have imagined prior to attending. This program truly does mean a lot to me.”
News mentions

Lakehawk Cross Country Takes Eighth at National Championship
The team was led by freshman Caleb Melendez
November 21, 2022

Lakehawk Cross Country Places Two on All-FCSAA/All-NJCAA Region 8 Team
The LSSC men finished in second place, while the women posted a sixth place finish at regionals
November 1, 2022

Colton Berquist and Lily Novac Lead the Lakehawks at USF Invitational
The men posted an eighth-place team finish while the women finished 11th
October 17, 2022

RECORD BREAKER! Colton Berquist Breaks His Own Program Record for the Second-Straight Week
The men’s and women’s teams had a total of 14 PRs and three season-highs on Friday morning
October 10, 2022

RECORD BREAKER! Colton Berquist Sets New Program Record Saturday Morning at St. Leo Abbey Invitational
Berquist posted a 26:36.5 8K breaking the previous school record from 2020
September 26, 2022

Cross Country Opens in Melbourne
Leesburg, Fla. – Cross Country is off and running, pun intended, with both the men’s and women’s teams getting the regular...
September 12, 2022