2018 Men's Cross Country Roster

Joseph Perkins

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Happy Valley, OR
  • Highschool Portland Christian

Biography

SPU: One-year letterwinner.

Redshirt sophomore (2018): Ran in all six meets, scoring in four of them. ... Placed No. 4 for SPU (50th overall) at the GNAC Championships, finishing 8 kilometers at Western Oregon's Ash Creek Preserve in 26:37.50. ... Also was the No. 4 Falcon (19th overall) at season-opening Central Washington Invitational, and was the No. 5 scorer at Inland Empire Championships (102nd overall) and WWU Classic (61st). ... Placed No. 6 for SPU (121st overall) at NCAA West Regionals in Billings, Mont., finishing 10 kilometers in 34:01.21.

Portland Christian High School: As a senior in 2014, placed 18th at the Class 3A / 2A / 1A (small school) Oregon state meet after finishing a personal-best 4th at the district meet. … Ran in the district meet all four years, moving up from 58th as a freshman to 38th as a sophomore to 16th as a junior, to 4th as a senior.

Personal: Joseph Andrew Perkins. ... Physiology major, with a focus on pre-dental.

Fun facts: Has done track for six years prior to arriving at SPU. ... Also enjoys cycling, swimming, and Alpine skiing. ... Most memorable moment was qualifying for the state cross country meet as an individual as a senior. ... Dumbest movie he ever saw was "The Room." ... Book he just couldn't put down was "Harold and the Purple Crayon." ... Favorite sport to watch is rugby. ... Does not have a favorite junk food. ... Favorite healthy food is Finnish porridge. ... Favorite TV program is "Hogan's Heroes." ... Favorite sports team is Team USA. ... Favorite athletes are American middle distance runner Jenny Simpson and New Zealand middle distance runner Nick Willis. ... Doesn't have a dream car, but "I like my dad's really old Mercedes Benz. ... Favorite kind of shopping is for music. ... If he could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Nobel Prize-winning economist Friedrich Von Hayek. He would serve moussaka or oatmeal. ... His friends call him Joseph.


PRs ON 2019 SCHEDULE COURSES
(All 8 kilometers unless otherwise noted)
WWU Classic (10K) @ Sudden Valley 34:19.0 (2018)


PRs ON OTHER COURSES
(All 8 kilometers unless otherwise noted)
CWU Invitational (7K) at Rotary Park 24:00.0 (2018)
Charles Bowles Invitational @ Bush's Pasture Park 27:10.8 (2018)
Inland Empire Championships @ Lewis-Clark State 26:41.0 (2018)
GNAC @ Ash Creek Preserve 26:37.50 (2018)
NCAA West Regionals (10K) at Amend Park 34:01.01 (2018)


CAREER RESULTS

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