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2019 Men's Cross Country Roster

James FitzPatrick
James FitzPatrick

Tyler Oates

Tyler Oates

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    San Antonio, Texas
  • Highschool:
    Winston Churchhill
  • Major:
    Psychology/Pre-Physical Therapy

Summary

Biography

2019
MAC Academic Honor Roll...Competed in five meets as a senior...Posted a career best time in the 8K and finished 59th at the Lehigh Paul Short with a time of 26:45.6 (10/5)

2018
MAC Academic Honor Roll...Competed in four meets as a junior...Posted a season-best time in the 8K at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships, crossing the finish line at 29:16.0 and placing 58th.

2017
MAC Academic Honor Roll...Competed in five meets for the Pride...Ran a personal best 8k time of 28:27.8 at the Inter-Region Border Battle (10/14)...Finished in the top half of the field, crossing the finish line in 29:31.4 at the MAC Championships (10/28).

2016
Competed in four meets as a freshman ... Made collegiate debut at the Main Line Invitational (9/16), placing 45th overall and fifth on the team in a 4-mile time of 23:33.2 ... Finished sixth on the squad by circling an 8,000-meter course in a collegiate-best time of 28:40 in the Men's Brown Division at the Paul Short Run (10/1) ... Led the Pride in the open race at the Rowan Inter-Regional Border Battle (10/15) by navigating a 7.8k circuit in 27:44.4 ... Placed 84th overall and ninth on the team with an 8,000-meter time of 30:12 at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships (10/29).

High School
Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track & field at Winston Churchill … Team captain who had personal-best times of 4:39 in the mile, 2:03 in the 800-meter run, 16:51 in the 5,000 and 4:15 in the 1,500 … Made the all-district first team and was a three-time regional championship qualifier in cross country … Also earned a place on the academic all-area first team and the academic all-state second team … Was a district championship medalist in both sports … Helped the program place second in the district in 2012 as well as third in 2013 … Member of the National Honor Society.
 
Personal
Majoring in psychology/pre-physical therapy … Enjoys running … Favorite athlete is Matthew Centrowitz … Plans to become a physical therapist after graduation.
 
Why Did You Choose Widener?
“I chose Widener for the physical therapy program as well as for having the opportunity to compete as a member of the track & field and cross country teams.”

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