2025 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
2024: Academic All-MAC ... PR'd in the 6k (19:43.1) at the Tommy Evans Invitational (Aug. 30) ... Ran a season best time in the 8k (26:10.1) at the Louisville Classic (Oct. 5)
2023: PR'd in 6k (20:22.1) at the Tommy Evans Invite (Sept. 1) ... Finished 50th in the 8k (26:45.6) at the Mel Brodt Invite (Sept. 15).
2022: Academic All-MAC ... 23rd place finish with a PR of 16:21.8 in the 5k at the Ohio XC Invite (Sept. 2) ... Set a PR in the 8k (25:26.2) at the Lehigh Paul Short Run (Sept. 30) ... Placed 26th in the 8k (26:05.7) at the BGSU Falcon Collegiate Invite (Oct. 14) ... 52nd place overall in the 8k (25:54.2) at the MAC XC Championships (Oct. 29) ... Competed in the 10k race (32:58.5, PR) at the NCAA DI Great Lakes Region XC Championships
2021: Debuted at the Mike Baumer Classic (Sept. 3) with a 5k time of 17:55.0… Competed in the Penn State National Open and clocked an 8k time of 29:05.8… Posted a season-best 8k time of 28:11.2 at the MAC Championship (Oct. 30).
Prior to Ohio: Personal bests of 4:21.54 in the 1600m, 9:38.27 in the 3200m, 15:56.85 in XC... 2021 DI State Qualifier in the 1600m
Personal: Son of Val and Jeff Wertman ... Has two brothers, Alec and Jacob ... Enjoys saxophone and music ... Favorite athlete is Steve Prefontaine ... Enjoys all Cleveland professional sports ... Majoring in music education with instrumental emphasis and saxophone performance
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2025Graduate Student
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