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2015 Cross Country (M) Roster

Richard Mead

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 135
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Wichita Falls, Tex.
  • Highschool Rider

Biography

2014
·   Competed in four events as a junior
·   Ran a season-best time in the 8K of 37:33.4 at the Cowboy Jamboree
·   Placed 60th at the UCO Land Run with a time of 29:07.0 in the four-mile run


2013
·   Competed in five events as a sophomore
·   Ran a season-best time in the 8k of 32:40.6 at the GAC Championships
·   Tallied a 34:06.6 at the MSSU Stampede
·   Notched a 34:29.3 at the Chile Pepper Festival
·   Ran a 34:51.5 at the Cowboy Jamboree
·   Placed 77th at the UCO Land Run with a time of 27:56.2 in the four-mile run

2012
·    Redshirted
 
2011
·   Ran a 34:51.5 at the Cowboy Jamboree
·   Placed 77th at 
·   Ran in four races as a freshman
·   Notched a career-best time of 31:42 at the Sooner Athletic Conference Championships as he took 78th
·   Posted a 25:25 (6K) at the UCO Land Run where he took 47th

 
HIGH SCHOOL
·    Prepped one varsity track season at Rider High School in Wichita Falls, Texas, where he graduated in 2011
·    Played one year of varsity basketball as well
·    Earned the Mike Cook Award as the best team player
·    Helped the Raiders win the district and conference titles
 
PERSONAL
·    Born July 22, 1993, to Richard Mead and Shellie Hewitt
·    Has one sister Rachel
·    Had three relatives attend SNU; Calvin and Stacey Porterfield and Nathan Palmer
·    Majoring in mathematics with a minor in education
·    Plans to teach at the high school level
·    Enjoys watching movies, hanging out with friends and family and playing sports