2019 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
Career Accolades
- Graduated in three years after taking 20+ credit hours each semester and finished with a 3.96 GPA`
- 2019-20 CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team selection (2019-20)
- 2019-20 MEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Finalist
- Helped Senators qualify for 2020 NCAA XC Championships
- MEC Academic All-Conference (3.7-4.0 GPA) (2019)
- USTFCCCA Scholar Athlete (2019)
- 2019 All-Atlantic Region Cross Country
- 2019 All-MEC Cross Country
- Set indoor school record in 1000m (2:38.99) and mile (4:17.55) in 2019-20
- Won 3000m (8:53.52) at 2018 Marietta First Glimpse (12/8/18)Â
- Won mile (4:17.55) at 2019 VMI Winter Relays (2/9/19)Â
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2019-20 (Senior)
Season Bests
- 8K (XC) – 25:30.5 // Royals XC Challenge (10/11/19)
- 10K (XC) – 32:25.8 // NCAA DII Atlantic Region XC Championships (11/9/19)
- 800m (ITF) – 2:07.27 // Marietta First Glimpse (12/6/19)
- 3000m (ITF) – 8:52.43 // Marietta First Glimpse (12/6/19)
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2019 (Cross Country)
- Competed in six races on the season
- MEC Academic All-Conference (3.7-4.0 GPA) in 2019
- USTFCCCA Scholar Athlete
- Named All-MEC and All-Atlantic Region selection in 2019
- Posted season-best 8K of 25:30.5 in tough field at Royals XC Challenge (10/11/19)
- Finished seventh at MEC XC Championships in 27:11.5 (10/26/19)
- Had solid 10K performance at NCAA Atlantic Regionals, posting a 17th-place finish in 32:25.8 (11/9/19)
- Raced to a 32:46.3 10K time at 2019Â NCAA DII XC Championships (11/23/19)
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2019-20 (Indoor Track & Field)
- Posted wins in 800m (2:07.27) and 3000m (8:52.43) in season-opening Marietta First Glimpse (12/6/19)
- Won 800m in 2:02.12 at WVU Open (1/10/20)
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2018-19 (Junior)
2018 (Cross Country)Â
- Competed in six events on the season
- Finished as the team’s top runner one time
- Finished as a scoring runner for the team six times
- Averaged a 2.67 finish among team runnersÂ
- Had an overall best finish of seventh on the season
- Averaged a finish among all competitors of 50.00
- Ran a season best 8K time of 26:40.6 and averaged a time of 27:11.0 in 8K events for the season
2018-19 (Indoor Track)Â
- Finished first in 3000m (8:53.52) at Marietta First Glimpse (12/8/18)Â
- Won 1000m (2:38.99) and was part of fourth-place 4x400 (3:45.49) squad at Pioneer Open (1/19/19)Â
- Won mile (4:17.55) at VMI Winter Relays (2/8/19)
2019 (Outdoor Track)Â
- Nabbed fourth in 1500m (4:11.30) at Jasmine Claggett Invitational (4/12/19)Â
- Was first in 800m and 1500m at Mountaineer Showcase (4/26-4/27/19)Â
- Had season-best 4:01.67 in 1500m on his way to seventh-place finish at 2019 G-MAC Outdoor Championships (5/2-5/4/19)Â
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Prep: Attended school and ran for Felix-Klein Gymnasium in Göttingen, Germany ... Ran for Coach Merkert ...Â
Personal: Son of Andreas and Martina ... Brother to Tobias and Miriam ... Majoring in Management ...
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Historical Player Information
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2017Freshman
6'1"
165 lbs
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2018Sophomore
6'1"
165 lbs
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