2011 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
SPU: Four-year letterwinner. ... SPU Most Improved In Season in 2010. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2010. ... SPU's Most Improved (overall) in 2009. ... Winner of team Golden Shoe (Coaches Award) in 2008.
Senior (2011): Ran in five meets. ... Came through as SPU's No. 5 scorer (45th overall) at GNAC Championships. ... Ran No. 6 for the Falcons (65th overall) at NCAA West Regionals.
Junior (2010): Ran in eight meets, scoring in seven of them, and leading the Falcons in two. ... Was SPU's front runner (24th overall) at the Saint Martin's Invitational on Sept. 25. ... Also was the lead Falcon (43rd overall) at the Pre-Regionals in Bellingham on Oct. 23. ... Ran 2nd for Seattle Pacific at the GNAC Championships (39th overall) and again at NCAA West Regionals in Bellingham (70th overall).
Sophomore (2009): Ran in seven meets, and scored for SPU in six of them. ... Led the Falcons with a 15th-place overall finish at the Pete Steilberg Classic in Olympia, helping Seattle Pacific take fourth with 87 points. ... Ran No. 2 for Falcons at Charles Bowles Invitational. ... Placed 2nd for SPU (30th overall) at GNAC Championships.
Freshman (2008): Ran in four of SPU's six meets. ... Was the sixth Falcon across the line (50th overall) at GNAC Championships. ... Top race was 40th place at Western Washington Invitational.
Personal: Nathanael Rutherford Sleight. … Born Jan. 21, 1989. ... Physics major.
Fun facts: Has a wide variety of sports in his background: wrestling, skiing, ice skating, gymnastics, archery, bicycling and roller skating. ... If not running, would turn out for crew. ... Book he just couldn't put down was "The Thief." ... Favorite junk food is Rollos, "because they are easy to share." ... In 10 years, wants to be teaching Sunday school and high school science.
