2023 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
SPU: Three-year letterwinner. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2023.
Senior (2023): Ran in and led the Falcons in all six meets. … Was 22nd overall at the GNAC Championships, his highest-ever finish, coming across the finish line at Anchorage’s Kincaid Park in 26;06.80. … Two weeks later in Monmouth at the NCAA West Regionals, has his best finish at that level, taking 61st in 32:23.4 – his best cross country 10K time by three-tenths of a second. … Was 6th at the Emerald City Open on Oct. 7 at Seattle’s Lower Woodland Park. … Was top-15 at the Puget Sound Invitational on Sept. 2 (11th) and at the PLU Invitational on Sept. 16 (15th).
Junior (2022): Ran in and scored in all six meets, leading the Falcons in three of them and placing No. 2 for the team in the other three. ... Was SPU's first finisher at the NCAA West Regionals at Amend Park in Billings, completing his first cross country 10K in 32 minutes, 23.7 seconds. ... During the regular season, was Seattle Pacific's lead finisher at the Charles Bowles Invitational and at the NCAA Division II Pre-Nationals. His Bowles time of 25:22.9 was his personal best for an 8K cross country course. ... Was the No. 2 scorer for the Falcons at the Puget Sound Invitational, Central Washington Invitational, and the GNAC Championships. ... At the UPS meet, was 4th, his highest-ever individual placing. ... Finished 50th at GNAC and 74th at West Regionals.
Sophomore (2021): Ran in three meets, and was among SPU's top three scorers in all of them. ... Ran No. 2 for the team at the PLU Open (17th overall) and at the Chambers Creek College Open (16th overall). ... Was the No. 3 scorer (49th overall) at the GNAC Championships.
Sierra Nevada College (Freshman, 2019): Ran in four meets. ... Placed 17th at the CalPac Championships.
Personal: Brennan Marshall LeBlanc. ... Computer science major.
Cedarcrest High School: Capped his career with a top-25 finish (22nd) at the Washington Class 2A (medium-small school) state meet as a senior in 2018. His place and his time of 16 minutes, 43.1 seconds for 5 kilometers were significant improvements from his junior season, when he was 144th in 18:03.9. ... Won two Wesco regular-season meets as a senior.
Fun facts: Started running as a freshman in high school, primarily to get in shape for basketball. ... Also has played baseball. ... If not for cross country, would focus on basketball. ... Favorite sport to watch is baseball. ... Dumbest movie he has ever seen is "F9." ... Book he just couldn't put down was "The Shannara Chronicles.: ... Favorite junk food is ice cream. ... Favorite healthy food is spinach. ... Favorite TV program is 'Mecum Auto Shows." ... His dream car is a 2021 Shelby Super Snake or Gen 3 of the Ford GT. ... Loves to shop for food. ... Favorite sports team is the Boston Red Sox .. Favorite athlete is former Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia. ... If he could be any action hero, would be The Flash. ... Would like to visit France.
PRs ON ALL COURSES
(All 8 kilometers unless otherwise noted)
Puget Sound Invitational @ Fort Steilacoom (5K) 15:32.9 (2023)
Central Washington Invitational @ Apple Ridge Run (6K) 20:54.7 (2022)
Charles Bowles Invitational @ Bush's Pasture Park 25:22.9 (2022)
NCAA Division II Pre-Nationals @ Chambers Creek 26:20.8 (2022)
GNAC Championships @ Ash Creek Preserve 26:40.4 (2022)
GNAC Championships @ Saint Martin's 26:39.70 (2021)
NCAA Division II West Regionals @ Amend Park (10K) 32:23.7 (2022)
PLU Open @ PLU Meadows 25:47.5 (2023)
Bill Roe WWU Classic at Lake Padden 26:09.1 (2023)
Emerald City Open at Lower Woodland Park 26:29.8 (2023)
GNAC Championships at Kincaid Park 26:06.8 (2023)
NCAA Division II West Regionals at Ash Creek Preserve (10K) 32:23.4 (2023)
SPU CAREER RESULTS
SIERRA NEVADA CAREER RESULTS
