2024 Men's Cross Country Roster
Roster
At Creighton: 2024-25 - Raced in two meets for the Bluejays during the 2024 fall cross country season ... In the season-opening Platte River Rumble Gold 6K meet (9/6), he posted a time of 19:15.7 to place 45th overall ... Wrapped up the cross country campaign with a time of 28:54.0 at the Platte River Rumble Collegiate 8K on Oct. 18 ... Ran during four indoor meets ... Ran the fifth-fastest 3,000 meter time in program history on Feb. 21 at the Nebraska Tune-Up, finishing in 8:37.51 ... Also rank the mile in 4:23.03 on Jan. 24 at the Prairie Wolf Invite ... Was in four different outdoor meets ... Ran the sixth-fastest 3,000 meter time (8:53.73) on May 3 at the Musco Twilight, as well as the sixth-best time in the 5,000 meters (14:49.13) at the Jim Duncan Invitational (April 11) ... Top time in the 1,5000 meters was 4:00.24 at the Kip Janvrin Open (April 24-25). 2023-2024 - Posted a time of 4:29.17 at the USD Alumni Track & Field meet (1/26) to begin his junior campaign ... Took a 10th place finish at the Nebraska Tune-Up in the 3000 meters with time of 8:44.38 ... Recorded a time of 15:38.72 in the 5000 meters at the Emporia State Relays (3/28) to finish 10th ... Wrapped up the track & field season with a season-best time of 4:09.09 in the 1500 meters in the last meet of the year, the 2024 Kip Janvrin Open (4/25).   2022 - Ran in squad's final five races ... Took 118th place in season-debut at Woody Greeno/Dirksen Invitational (9/17) in 26:47.8 ... Placed 51st at Platte River Rumble (10/14) in 25:47.2 ... Was team's No. 3 runner at BIG EAST Championship (10/29) in 25:53 ... Was club's No. 4 performer at NCAA Midwest Regional when he took 153rd with time of 32:04.0 in lone 10K race of the season. That 10K time ranks 13th on CU's all-time best list ... Named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team. 2021 - Raced in four meets for the Bluejays in his freshman season ... Was the fifth Bluejay finisher at both the Greeno/Dirksen Invitational (9/18) and Bradley "Pink" Classic (10/15), posting 8K times of 26:03 and 26:02 respectively.
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Hometown: Omaha, Neb.
School: Creighton Prep
Family: Jay, Jeana, Greta and Jack Slagle
Major: Accounting
High School Athletic Accolades:Â
4 time individual NE State Xc qualifier
11th place 2020 NE State Xc
6th place 1600m NE State track
District 1600m Champion 2021
Academic All-State track 2021
Academic All-State XC 2020
Academic All-Metro XC 2019
Highest Honors
National Honors Society
Interesting Fact About Yourself: Can ride a unicycleÂ
Favorite Quote: “You have to be able to accept failure to get better.”Â
Favorite Movie: The Sandlot
Favorite Food: Spaghetti and Meatballs
Pre-Race Superstition: Listen to pump up song while putting on spikesÂ
If I could go on a run with any three people, anywhere it would be: Evan Jager, Eliud Kipchoge, Jakob Ingebrigtsen
I knew I wanted to be a Bluejay when: I met the team and saw the tight-knit community they had created.