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2015 Men's Cross Country Roster

Spencer Friske

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Wilmette, Ill.
  • Highschool Lake Forest Academy
  • Major Undeclared

Biography

Awards:
• Centennial Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll (2015)

2014:
Competed in two meets as a junior ... Ran collegiate-best times of 17:19.26 on a 5,000-meter circuit at the Bryn Mawr Invitational (8/29) and 20:15.5 on a 4-mile course at the Main Line Invitational (9/25).

2013:
Was among the team's top seven runners as a sophomore ... Recorded a personal best 8,000-meter time of 25:40.3 at the Princeton Invitational (10/19) ... Competed at the NCAA DIII Mideast Regional (11/16), clocking an 8k time of 26:50.3 that helped the team post a sixth-place finish. 

2012:
Was among the team’s top seven runners as a freshman … Placed ninth overall and ninth on the team in collegiate debut at the Bryn Mawr Invitational (9/1) by finishing the 5k race in 18:36 … Recorded a time of 21:52 on a 4-mile course to finish 74th in the field and fifth on the team at the Main Line Invitational (9/20) … Placed ninth on the team and 93rd overall at the Dickinson Invitational (9/29) with an 8lk time of 28:31 … Finished 169th overall, which was good for sixth on the team, in a personal-best 8k time of 26:42 at the Princeton Invitational (10/13) … Recorded a time of 27:07 on a 5-mile course at the Centennial Conference Championships (10/27) to place 40th overall and sixth on the squad … Finished seventh on the team and 130th overall at the NCAA Mideast Regional Championships (11/10) with an 8k mark of 28:07.

Personal Bests at Swarthmore:
5,000m: 17:19.26, at Bryn Mawr Invite (8/29/14)
4-Mile: 20:15.50, at Main Line Invitational (9/25/14)
5-Mile: 27:07, at Centennial Conference Championships (10/27/12)
8,000m: 25:40.3, at Princeton Invitational (10/19/13)
 



 

Historical Player Information

  • 2012Freshman

  • 2013Sophomore

  • 2014Junior

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  • 2015Senior

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