2024 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
2024: Fourth-year team member ... second-year team captain ... collegiate-best 8K of 26:43.46 (school record at H-SC) ... collegiate-best 5K of 17:12.1 ... CSC Academic All-District® Men's Track & Field / Cross Country Team (2023) ... three-time ODAC All-Academic Team (2022-24).
2023: First-year team captain ... season-best 8K of 27:21.4 at the Roanoke Invitational in Salem (13th-best all-time) ... posted 8K of 28:43.2 at the ODAC Cross Country Championships in Salem ... posted 8K of 27:34.52 at the NCAA South Region Cross Country Championships in Mount Berry, Georgia ... collegiate-best 5K of 17:12.1 at the EMU Heritage Invitational in Harrisonburg ... ODAC All-Academic Team.
2022: Season-best 8K of 27:33.0 at the Roanoke Invitational in Salem (18th-best all-time) ... posted 8K of 29:10.1 at the ODAC Cross Country Championships in Kernstown ... season-best 5K of 17:51.5 at the EMU Heritage Invitational in Harrisonburg ... CSC Academic All-District® Men's Track & Field / Cross Country Team ... ODAC All-Academic Team.
2021: Collegiate-best 8K of 26:43.46 at the Queen City Invite in Charlotte, North Carolina ... posted 8K of 28:32.6 at the NCAA South Region Cross Country Championships in Spartanburg, South Carolina ... ODAC All-Academic Team.
High School: 2021 graduate of George Wythe High School in Wytheville ... team captain and All-State ... helped GWHS to a pair of Virginia High School League (VHSL) Class 1A State runner-up finishes ... also participated in soccer, indoor and outdoor track ... VHSL 1A Male Athlete of the Year ... 4x4 Indoor State Champion ... National Honor Society ... Class President ... Outstanding Achievement in the Virginia Mathematics League ... Scholastic Bowl State Champion.
Personal: Son of Robbie and Stacey Minton ... has one sister (Maggie) ... has one brother (Luke) ... majoring in engineering physics with minors in astronomy and history … favorite TV shows include Gravity Falls and Adenture Time ... favorite movies include Lord of the Rings and Star Wars ... favorite professional sports teams include the New York Giants and the New York Knicks … favorite sports figure is Mondo Duplantis … greatest sports moment was winning state in the 4x4 and breaking 17 minutes in cross country … hobbies include playing the guitar, video games and reading.
Why H-SC: “The friendly people and a great coach"
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Historical Player Information
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2021Freshman
5'10"
130 lbs
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2022Sophomore
5'10"
130 lbs
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2024Senior
5'10"
130 lbs
