2019 Men's Cross Country Roster

Annie Reed / Seattle Pacific

Sheamus Mahoney

  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Cheney, WA
  • Highschool Central Valley

Biography

SPU: One-year letterwinner.

Freshman (2019): Ran in all five meets, scoring in four of them. ... Was No. 4 for the Falcons and 35th overall at the GNAC Championship. ... Placed No. 6 for the Falcons and 162nd overall at NCAA West Regionals. ... Highest overall finish was 13th (No. 5 for SPU) at the season-opening PLU Invitational.

Central Valley High School: Ran in the Class 4A (large school) Washington state meet as a sophomore, junior, and senior, helping the Bears take 2nd place all three years. ... Placed a personal-best 39th during his 2018 senior season, and his time of 16:13 was his personal-best on the 5000-meter layout as Pasco's Sun Willows Golf Course. ... Ran in the Nike Northwest Regionals all four years, and raced in the Nike Cross Nationals as a junior in 2017 and as a senior in 2018. He was 193rd in 17:51.2 during his junior season, and made a significant improvement to 106th in 16:17.7 on the same course as a senior.

Personal: Sheamus Michael Mahoney. ... Political science major.

Fun facts: Started running in 4th grade. ... Also did karate for eight years. ... If not for cross country and running, would focus on karate. ... Favorite sport to watch is distance running. ... Dumbest movie he has seen are all of the Marvel movies. ... Book he just couldn't put down was Storm of Steel. ... Favorite junk food is chocolate chip cookies. ... Favorite healthy food is chicken. ... Favorite TV program is "King of the Hill." ... His dream car is a Tesla Roadster. ... Favorite sports team is the Bowerman Track Club. ... Favorite athlete is American middle distance runner Craig Engels. ... Easiest subject in school is language arts. ... Toughest subject is math. ... Has no pre-race rituals or superstitions. ... If he could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Craig Engels because "I ate dinner with him before, and it was epic." He would serve pasta. ... If he could be any action hero, "I would become my own version of Batman and send fear into the hearts of criminals." ... In 10 years, plans to be working in a law career.


CAREER RESULTS
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