Bio

John Beard ran track at Dawson from 1964-1966. Through his exploits, Beard helped the Buccaneers win the Regional in 1965 against nine other teams, racking up a total of 70 points to outpace the defending champion, Worthington. Beard led all individual scorers in the Regional with a record 20 points, garnering three first place finishes and two second place finishes. In 1966, the Buccaneers won the first ever Mon-Dak Conference title by garnering 11 first place finishes and scoring in all of the other events to trounce their competition. Beard finished #1 in the 120 yard high hurdles, 180 yard low hurdles, 440 yard relay and #2 in the 100 yard dash.  In that same year, they also won their 2nd straight Region XIII championship by scoring 74.5 points which was double the points the runners-up earned.