2025 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
SPU: Two-year letterwinner. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2024.
Sophomore (2024): Ran in all five meets and led the Falcons across the finish line in four of them. That included th GNAC Championships in Bellingham, where he was 42nd overall ... Ran his fastest-ever 8K time on Sept. 28 at the Bill Roe WWU Classic at Hovander Homestead in Ferndale when he clocked 26:07.2. ... Highest individual finish of the year was 18th at the Emerald City Open at Lower Woodland Park. His time of 26:56.6 was a 42-second improvement from his freshman year ... Was one of three SPU men who went to the NCAA West Regionals, where he was No. 2 for the team and 107th overall.
Freshman (2023): Ran and scored in all six meets for the Falcons, the last four of them as the team’s No. 2 finisher, including both postseason races. … Placed 38th overall at the GNAC Championships in Anchorage, and 84th at the NCAA West Regionals in Monmouth. … Made his college debut at the Puget Sound Invitational on Sept. 2 in Steilacoom, running No. 5 for the team and 43rd overall. … Ran his first 8K two weeks later at the PLU Invitational on Sept. 16, moving up to No. 3 for SPU and 31st overall. … Posted his best 8K time the following week at the Bill Roe WWU Classic on Sept. 23 in Bellingham, finishing 48th in 26:35.40.
Sitka High School: Placed 5th in the Alaska state meet in 2022 with a time of 16:56.0 for 5000 meters. That was his fourth consecutive state appearance and his second straight top-10 finish. ... Just one week earlier, won his third straight Region V Championships, this one with a personal-best 5K time of 16:27.. ... Won two of his three regular-season meets, including the Capital City Invitational for the second straight time. ... Was 7th at state as junior in 2021, along with winning Region V. ... Placed 12th at state, won Region V, and was first across the finish line in Sitka's dual meet against Mt. Edgecumbe during his sophomore year in 2020. ... Placed 40th at state and 9th at Region V as a freshman in 2019.
Personal: Silas Ray Demmert. ... Ecology major.
Fun facts: Started running during his sophomore year in high school. ... Also played basketball. ... Favorite kind of workout is hill repeats. ... Favorite sport to watch is the NCAA basketball tournament. ... Favorite junk food is shin raman. ... Favorite healthy food is chocolate banana smoothies. ... Last TV program binged was "New Girl." ... Loves to shop for food. ... Favorite athlete is Kenyan marathoner Eliud Kipehoge. ... Easiest subjects in school are reading and writing. ... Toughest subject is math. ... In 10 years, hopes to be doing research on bears, deer, or fish.
PRs ON ALL COURSES
(All 8 kilometers unless otherwise noted)
Puget Sound Invitational @ Fort Steilacoom Park (5K) 16:27.59 (2023)
Puget Sound Invitational @ Fort Steilacoom Park (6K) 18:51.4 (2024)
PLU Invitational @ PLU Meadows 26:38.60 (2023)
Bill Roe WWU Classic @ Hovander Homestead Park 26:07.2 (2024)
Bill Roe WWU Classic @ Lake Padden 26:35.40 (2023)
Emerald City Open @ Lower Woodland Park 26:56.6 (2024)
GNAC Championships @ Sudden Valley 26:10.48 (2024)
GNAC Championships @ Kincaid Park 26:44.00 (2023)
NCAA Division II West Regionals @ Amend Park (10K) 33:26.82
NCAA Division II West Regionals @ Ash Creek Preserve (10K) 33:03.20 (2023)
CAREER RESULTS
