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University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics

2024 UNK Men's Cross Country Roster

Jay Slagle
Jay Slagle

Sam Lueders

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Blair, NE
  • Highschool Blair
  • Major Biology (Physician Asst.)

Biography

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2024)
MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... All-MIAA for a 14th place finish at the league meet ... second Loper to reach the line ... fifth overall at the Griffon Invite to pace UNK ... also led the team at the Greeno Invite (24th overall) and 16th at the Platte River Gold


AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2023)

MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... ran in five meets ... was UNK's third finisher at the MIAA Championships (28th overall) ... then was 88th at regionals ... cracked the top five on teh team in each of the first three meets ... 71st overall at the large Chile Pepper Invite in Arkansas


AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2022)

MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... USTFCCCA All-Academic ... ran in all six varsity meets ... sixth Loper at the NCAA Championships and the Platte River Rumble ... seventh UNK runner at regionals, MIAA's and the Chile Pepper Invite 


AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2021)

MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... ran in three meets, finishing 29th at the Briar Cliff Invite in Iowa ... field consisted of 133 runners

AS A FRESHMAN (2020)

MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... took a redshirt season in cross ... ran in three track meets

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-time Class B state cross country qualifier, finishing second in 2018 ... also a 2018 state medalist at 1,600 and 3,200 meters ... was a 2017 qualifier in the 1,600


 

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

  • 2021Redshirt Freshman

  • 2022Redshirt Sophomore

  • 2023Redshirt Junior

  • 2024Redshirt Senior