2009 Cross Country:
Competed in three races for the Yellow Jackets this season… Posted a 14th place finish at the dual meet with UGA… Best time of the year came at the ACC Championships with a time of 26:28.
2008 Cross Country:
Best time of the year was a 24:44 at the 8K Auburn Tiger Invitational… Also posted a 20:44 at the Georgia Tech/Georgia Dual Meet 2007 Cross Country: Did not compete.
High School:
Three-year letterwinner in cross country at Benjamin Franklin high school under coach Amanda Yeates … Named captain for one season … Team MVP in cross country from 2004-06 … All-State cross country in 2004 and [apos]06 … Lettered four seasons in track … Served two seasons as track & field captain … Won 2007 Indoor 1600-meter and Outdoor 1600-meter in 2007 … Earned all-State honors in track from 2005-07 … Named track MVP from 2005-07.
Personal: Born Mark Robert Mendrek-Laske on February 13, 1989 in Chicago, Ill. … Son of David Mendrek and Lisa Laske … Has a younger sister, Alexandra, and a younger brother, Michael … Grandfather Robert Laske played college basketball at Ripon College from 1945-49 … Undecided on an engineering major.