2016 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
SPU: Two-year letterwinner. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2016.
Senior (2016): Ran in all four meets, scoring in three of then. Placed 4th for SPU (58th overall) at Humboldt State Invite on Sept. 10. ... Ran No. 5 for team at Saint Martin's Invite (74th overall) and at GNAC (80th overall).
Junior (2015): Ran in all six meets, scoring in four of them. ... Higest finish for the team was No. 3 (and 19th overall) at the Alaska Invitational Short-Course meet. ... Placed No. 4 for the Falcons and 127th overall at the NCAA Division II West Regionals.
Western Oregon (2013-14): Placed No. 4 for the Wolves and 61st overall at the GNAC Championships in 2014. … Scored at No. 5 for the team and 126th overall at the 2014 NCAA West Regionals. … Ran in four regular-season meets, but did not compete postseason in 2013.
Mount Rainier High School: Ran in the West Central District meet as a junior in 2011 and as a senior in 2012. … Had top-10 finishes in three South Puget Sound League double-dual meets during his senior year. … Steadily improved his overall position at the SPSL sub-district meet, from 107th as a sophomore to 41st as a junior to 37th as a senior. … On the track, qualified for West Central District in the 800 as a senior, placing 11th. … Also lettered one year in wrestling. … Earned Most Valuable, Most Inspirational, and Coaches Award in track.
Personal: David Benjamin McLeod. … Born March 20, 1995. … Exercise Science major.
Fun facts: Started running as a high school freshman after having started out as a thrower in track & field. … Also has been a wrestler, and enjoys baseball, football, and golf. … Enjoys long runs in the woods "when I get to zone out and enjoy nature.". … If he could do another sport, it would be wrestling. … Favorite sport to watch is football. … Came to Seattle Pacific for the chance to come back home and to train with assistant coach Chris Reed, who had coached him at Western Oregon. … Dumbest movie he ever saw was “Rubber." … Book he just couldn’t put down was “Bad Monkeys” by Matt Ruff. … Favorite junk food is doughnuts. …Favorite healthy food is salmon. … Favorite TV program is “Psych.” … Favorite sports team is the Seattle Seahawks. … Favorite athlete is ultra runner Rob Krar. … If he could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Jack Black "because the dude is hilarious.” ... If he could be any action hero, would be Spiderman "because I'd love to be able to swing around town and have sweet reflexes." ... His friends call him Doughboy David. ... In 10 years, plans to be a personal trainer or a coach. ... Would like to travel to Israel and other countries "to experience mountains and peaks because I like to hike and pray on top of mountaintops."
