2023 Men's Cross Country Roster

Kade Franco

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Santa Ana, CA
  • Highschool El Modena

Biography

SPU: One-year letterwinner. Two years with the program.   GNAC All-Academic in 2023.

Junior (2023):  Did not compete due to injury.

Sophomore (2022):  Ran in four meets, scoring in two of them. ... Was 19th overall and No. 5 for the Falcons at the season-opening Puget Sound Invitational. ... The following Saturday at the Central Washington Invitational, placed No. 4 for SPU and 35th overall. ... Did his first 8K for the Falcons on Oct. 1 at the Charles Bowles Invitational in Salem, clocking 28 minutes, 7.2 seconds.

Orange Coast College (Freshman 2021):  Ran in six races. Set an 8-kilometer personal best of 25:37.3 at the Titan Cross Country Invitational on Oct. 22. ... Had a pair of top-10 finishes, placing 8th at the Golden West Central Classic, and 10th at the Orange Empire Conference Championships. ... Finished his season by taking 47th at the California Community College Athletic Association (CCAA) Championships with a 4-mile personal best of 21:14.6.

El Moderna High School:  Reached the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Small School Division preliminaries as a sophomore, junior, and senior, with his highest finish of 77th as a senior in 2019. ... Had a best-ever finish of 6th place at the Orange County Championships as a senior, with a personal-best time of 15:44.1 for 3.0 miles. ... As a sophomore in 2017, won the North Hills League finals.


PRs ON ALL COURSES
(All 8 kilometers unless otherwise noted)

Puget Sound Invitational @ Fort Steilacoom (5K) 16:27.0 (2022)
Central Washington Invitational @ Apple Ridge Run (6K) 21:33.5 (2022)
Charles Bowles Willamette Invitational @ Bush's Pasture Park 28:07.2 (2022)
NCAA Division II Pre-Nationals @ Chambers Creek 28:51.3 (2022)


CAREER RESULTS