2014 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
2014: Named Big South All Conference ...
Was one of six top-10 finishers at the Gardner-Webb Invitational on Sept. 13, placing seventh in 26:04.26 ... Continued strong start to season by taking 30th in 24:53.66, a personal-best 8k time, at the Virginia/Panorama Farms Invitational on Sept. 26 ... Placed fourth in 20:19.88 at the Blue Ridge Open on Oct. 17 ... Finished 3rd at the Big South Championship Nov. 1 with a time of 25:05.40 ... Placed 29th in the NCAA Regionals on Nov. 14 with a 10k best time of 31:01.40.2013: Took 25th at the Western Carolina Invitational (5K) on Aug. 30 crossing in 16:04.08 ... Placed 26th at the VMI Invitational on Sept. 21 with a mark of 28:17.10 ... Won the Greensboro XC Invitational on Sept. 28 with a time of 26:08.24 ... Finished 19th at the Big South Championship in 27:17.36.
2012: Teamed with John Yankello to finish 12th at the Demon Deacon Quad Meet ... Placed 49th in the Winthrop Invitational with a time of 26:23.32 ... Competed in the Charlotte Invitational, placing 79th with a time of 26:08.95 ... Placed 53rd with a time of 25:45.12 at the Blue Ridge Open ... Took 19th at the Big South Championship with a mark of 26:00.40 ... Big South Presidential Honor Roll and Millis Scholar-Athlete.
2011: Made his collegiate debut at the Covered Bridge Open on Sept. 2, placing 42nd in 27:06.0 … Took eighth in 27:25 at the Hagan Stone Classic on Sept. 30 … Placed third in the open race in 26:34.3 at the Blue Ridge Open on Oct. 14 … Placed 24th in a season-best 25:44 at the Big South Championship on Oct. 29 to close out the season.
Prep: A four-year member of the cross country and track & field teams at Marvin Ridge High ... Capped off his prep career by finishing second in the 3,200-meter, third in the 1,600-meter and running on the third-place 4x800 relay at the North Carolina 3A Championship in 2011 ... Set high school bests of 4:25.12 in the 1,600-meter and 9:25.05 in the 3,200-meter on the track and 15:25 for 5K in cross country ... In cross country, was region champ and runner-up at the 3A state championship ... Three-time All-Region and four-time All-Conference selection in both track and cross country ... Qualified for Nike Cross Country Nationals.
Personal: Intends to major in Computer Science ... Son of Michael and Nancy ... Has one sister, Caitlyn, who is also a distance runner ... Born March 28, 1992.
Historical Player Information
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2011Freshman
Distance
5'9"
129 lbs
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2012Sophomore
Distance
5'9"
133 lbs
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2013Junior
Distance
5'9"
135 lbs
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2014Senior
Distance
5'9"
135 lbs