2021 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
2021-22: Set the 8k school record with a time of 23:32.4 at the Louisville Classic… Finished first at the Mike Baumer Classic by over 25 seconds with a 5k time of 14:49.5… Finished 16th overall at the All-Ohio Championships, clocking a 25:45.6 8k… Placed 9th at the Penn State National Open, clocking a 25:58.1 8k… Placed second at the MAC Championship with an 8k time of 24:08.2… Ran a 10k time of 30:20.6 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional… Mid-American Conference Runner of the Week (Oct. 6)… All-MAC First Team… All-Region… Academic All-MAC.
2020-21: Winner of three competitions for the Bobcats… Won the Cardinal Classic with a time of 24:38.1… Won the Bowling Green State Univ. Falcon XC Invitational with a time of 24:47.8. Won his second MAC Championship with career-best 8K time of 23:57.9… Finished 49th at NCAA DI Championships… Academic All-MAC.
2019-20: Recorded four top-three finishes ... Placed second at the 37th Annual Queen City Invitational with a career-best 5K time of 15:02.0 ... Took second in the Tommy Evans Invitational by clocking a 19:20.7 ... Finished second at the Pre-National Invitational with a time of 24:46.3 ... Posted a third-place finish at the MAC Championships with a time of 25:31.3 ... Garnered All-MAC First Team honors for the second year in a row ... Ran a career-best 10K time of 31:05.7 at the NCAA Division I Great Lakes Region Cross Country Championships, finishing 32nd ... Earned Academic All-MAC honors ... Named a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete.
2018-19: Finished the season with five top-three finishes ... Took third place in the Toledo Opener with a time of 18:47.7 ... Placed second at the Bluegrass Cross Country Invitational in 25:32.7 ... Turned in a third-place finish at the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational in 24:11.4 ... Won the All-Ohio Collegiate Championships in 24:14.9 ... Took 12th at the Penn State Nationals Open in 25:18.2 ... Won the MAC Championships with a career-best 8K time of 24:08.0 ... Became the first individual MAC champion for Ohio since Josh Ritchie in 1996 and only the fourth since 1965 ... Garnered All-MAC First Team honors ... Earned Academic All-MAC honors ... Named a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete.
2017-18: Made his freshman debut at the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational with an 8K time of 26:05.8 ... Recorded a season-best time at the MAC Championships clocking in at 25:31.1 ... Ended the season at the NCAA Division I Great Lakes Region Cross Country Championships with a 10K performance of 32:22.2 ... Named to the 2017 Men’s Academic All-MAC team.
Prior to Ohio: Graduated from Marion L. Steele High School.
Personal: Son of Christopher and Kelly Park ... Lists Etixx Quick-Step and Cannondale Drapac as his favorite teams and Jan Frodeno as his favorite athlete ... Enjoys mountain biking, road cycling, triathlons, hiking, and music.
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