2016 Men's Track and Field Roster

John Godek
Andrew Towell

Adam Avischious

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Colorado Springs, CO
  • Highschool The Classical Academy

Biography

SPU: Three-year letterwinner. Four years in the program. ... GNAC All-Academic (2014, 2015, and 2016).

Senior (2016): INDOOR – Placed 14th in the mile at GNAC with a time of 4:31.75. ... Anchored the 7th-place GNAC 4000 distance medley relay team, following David McLeod, Justin Ramsey, and Brandon Graue with the baton. ... Ran third leg on the 8th-place 4x400 relay, teaming with Peyton Harris, Brandon Graue, and Justin Ramsey. ... Ran two other races during the season, doing the mile at the UW Indoor Preview, and the 800 at the UW Indoor Open. OUTDOOR 
– Placed 14th in the 1500 at GNAC in 4:10.32. ... Ran third leg on the GNAC 7th-place 4x400 relay team, joining with Peyton Harris, Jesse Phan, and Justin Ramsey. ... Set a 1500 PR of 3:56.61 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival on April 1, the second time in his career of breaking 4 minutes. ... Participated in 10 meets, focusing on the 800 and 1500.

Junior (2015): INDOOR – Placed 13th in the mile at GNAC Championships in 4:32.06. ... Also ran the 1600-meter anchor leg on the 7th-place 4000-meter distance medley relay at GNAC. ... Ran in just one regular-season meet, doing the 800 at the UW Indoor Preview on Jan. 17.  OUTDOOR – Ran in seven meets, primarily in the 1500, with a season best of 4:00.21 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival on April 3. ... Also ran the 800 twice, with a season-best of 1:58.98 at the UPS Outdoor Preview on March 7.

Sophomore (2014): INDOOR – Ran in four meets at distances ranging from 800 meters to a mile. ... Placed 10th in the 800 at GNAC Championships in 1:57.27. Also anchored the 4000 distance medley relay, following Alex Horton, Justin Ramsey, and Ryan Alcantara to a 7th-place finish in 10:48.93, and ran the third leg on the 4x400 relay, joining David Ferguson, RJ Straker and Horton for a 7th-place finish in 3:27.20.  OUTDOOR – Ran in 12 meets, primarily in the 800 or 1500. ... Clinched a trip to the GNAC Championships in the 1500 in the Saint Martin's Invitational regular-sesaon finale on May 3 with a personal-best time of 3:57.05 -- his first below the 4-minute mark, SPU's best time of the season, and fast enough to win the race. ... Placed 11th at GNAC in 3:59.85. ... Ran a PR of 1:56.71 in the 800 on April 12 at the UW Outdoor Open, a time which also wound as the fastest of the spring for the Falcons. ... Won the 800 in the season-opening UPS Outdoor Preview on March 1 in 2:00.01. ... Broke the 2-minute mark in the 800 for the first time in college the following week at the Oregon State Preview, clocking 1:57.56.

Freshman (2013): INDOOR – Ran one race in each of two meets. OUTDOOR – Ran the 800 in two meets, and the 1500 in one.


INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
800:    
1:57.13 (2/16/2014)
1000:  2:33.23 (1/18/2014)
Mile:  4:21.46 (2/1/2014)
3000:  9:24.96 (1/12/2013)


OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
800:
 1:56.71 (4/2/2014)
1500: 3:56.61 (4/1/2016)
3000: 9:06.14 (3/29/2014)


CAREER RESULTS