2019 Men's Cross Country Roster

Jaime Valdez / GNAC
Nick Danielson
Andrew Towell
Andrew Towell

Shad Galloway

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Portland, OR
  • Highschool Sunset

Biography

SPU: Three-year letterwinner.

Junior (2019): Ran in four meets. ... Highest individual finish was 28th overall (No. 6 for SPU) at the season-opening PLU Invitational. ... Was 50th overall (No. 8 for SPU) at the GNAC Championships.

Sophomore (2018): Ran in all six meets and scored in three. ... Was SPU's No. 5 scorer at the NCAA West Regionals in Billings, Mont., (102nd overall), completing the 10K circuit in 33:29.04. ... Also scored No. 5 (74th overall) at the Charles Bowles Invitational in Salem, Ore., and No. 4 two weeks later (101st overall) at the Inland Empire Invitational in Lewiston, Idaho. ... Ran No. 6 for the Falcons (53rd overall) at GNAC.

Freshman (2017): Ran and scored in all six meets. ... Was No. 5 for SPU (60th overall) at GNAC. ... Placed No. 2 for SPU (120th overall) at NCAA West Regionals. ... Best placing for Falcons was No. 2 (50th overall) in the 10K Western Washington Classic on Oct. 7. ... Best overall place in an invitational was 49th at the Charles Bowles Invite, where he also had his best 8K time of 26:25.8.

Sunset High School: Placed 13th in the Class 6A (large school) Oregon state meet as a senior in 2016, finishing in 16:05 for 5,000 meters. ... That was a significant improvement from his junior year, when he placed 37th in 16;39. ... Ran to a 5th-place finish in the 6A Metro League Championships in 2016, thereby making it four straight years with a top-5 finish. Was 4th as a freshman and sophomore, and 7th as a junior. ... Capped high school career by placing 57th in the Nike Border Clash meet.

Personal: Shad Isaac Galloway. ... Communications major.

Fun facts: Has been running since 7th grade. ... If not for running, would focus on tennis, a sport he played previously. ... Favorite sport to watch is soccer. ... Dumbest movie he ever saw was "The Room." ... Book he just couldn't put down was "A Wizard of Earthsea." ...  Favorite TV program is "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." ... His dream car is the paddywagon from the SpongeBob movie. ... Loves to shop for vinyl records. ... Favorite sports team is Italian soccer side Fiorentina. ... Easiest subjects in school are writing and English. ... Toughest subject is math. ... His pre-race ritual is to listen to hype music. ... If he could invite anyone to dinner, it would be American actor Tommy Wiseau, and he would serve Gummy Tummies. ... If he could be any action hero, would be Iron Man. ... His friends call him Night Hawk. ... Lived in Italy for 10 years.


PRs ON 2019 SCHEDULE COURSES
(All 8 kilometers unless otherwise noted)

Sundodger @ Lincoln Park: 26:27.39 (2017)
WWU Classic (10K) @ Sudden Valley (10K) 34:29.0 (2018)
NCAA West Regionals (10K) @ Ash Creek Preserve: 32:51.9 (2017)


PRs ON OTHER COURSES
(All 8 kilometers unless otherwise noted)

Magnuson Park (4.5 miles): 24:12.01 (2017)
CWU Invite (7K) @ Rotary Park 24:15 (2018)
Charles Bowles Invite @ Bush's Pasture: 26:25.8 (2017)
Inland Empire Championships at Lewis-Clark State 26:40.0 (2018)
WWU Classic (10K) at Lake Padden: 33:35.8 (2017)
GNAC at Lake Padden: 27:11.19 (2017)
GNAC @ Ash Creek Preserve 26:43.80 (2018)
NCAA West Regionals (10K) @ Amend Park 33:29.04 (2018)


CAREER RESULTS
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