2016 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
SPU: Three-year letterwinner.
Junior (2016): Ran in two meets, scoring in the WWU Classic as the No. 5 Falcon across the finish line (136th overall). ... Placed 6th for SPU (84th overall) in GNAC Championships at Lake Padden on Oct. 22.
Sophomore (2015): Ran in four meets. ... Was No. 7 for Seattle Pacific at both the GNAC Championships (79th overall in 28:29.80 at Lake Padden Park in Bellingham) and at NCAA West Regionals (145th overall in 34:09.00 for 10 kilometers) at Western Oregon. ... Was No. 6 for the team at Sundodger (205th overall) in 28:28.75, and No. 7 (97th overall) at the Charles Bowles Invitational in 27:47.2.
Freshman (2014): Ran in all five meets, scoring as the No. 5 man in four of them. That included the GNAC Championships, where he was 76th overall in 28:31. ... Post his best 8K time of the season in his college debut at Sundodger, finishing the Lincoln Park course in 27:52.
Henry M. Jackson High School: Raced in the Class 4A (large school) Washington state meet as a senior in 2012, placing 93rd. ... Set a 5-kilometer personal-best time of 16:23.1 at the Adidas Cross Country Classic in 2012. ... Team captain as a senior. ... Part of WesCo and district championship teams from 2009-11. ... Team placed 7th at state during his 2012 senior year. ... All-WesCo 2nd team as a senior.
Personal: Clark John Sterling. ... Born Feb. 10, 1995. ... Business administration major, with a concentration in management and international business.
Fun facts: Started to love cross country after "I got through the first two weeks." ... Also enjoys golf, basketball, and Ping-Pong. ... Prefers cross country to track "because the training and races are much more interesting in my mind." ... Enjoys watching soccer, college football, and college basketball. ... Dumbest movies he ever saw were all of the "Twilight" movies. ... Books he just couldn't put down were any in the "Harry Potter" series. ... Favorite healthy food is blueberries. ... Favorite TV programs are "Friends", "The Office," and "Game of Thrones." ... Favorite sports team is the Cincinnati Reds. ... Favorite athlete is middle distance runner Nick Symmonds. ... If he could invite anyone to dinner, he would "grab some pizza with Jason Segal because he's a pretty funny dude." ... In 10 years, plans on being a management consultant and doing some traveling.
