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2021 Men's Cross Country Roster

Sam Simpkins/Belmont University
Sam Simpkins/Belmont University
Sam Simpkins/Belmont University
Dominic Baima, EIU
Dominic Baima, EIU
Dominic Baima, EIU
Aaron Shepley

Jaime Marcos

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Major Sport Management
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • Highschool Chicago Von Steuben

Biography

STATS

2021 - 1st Team All-OVC (XC)
2020-21 - OVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2020 - 2nd Team All-OVC (XC)
2019 - 1st Team All-OVC (XC)


EIU CROSS COUNTRY
2021 (GRADUATE STUDENT):
Competed in all six meets during the 2021 season... earned first team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors with a second place finish at the OVC Championships... member of OVC Championship team posting an 8K time of 24:49.1... placed first in the season opening EIU Walt Crawford Open with an 8K time of 24:25.1 which ranked as the fifth best EIU time on the Tom Woodall Panther Trail... named the OVC Runner of the Week one time... posted a season best 8K time of 23:41.4 at the Louisville Classic with time ranked as the second best 8K time in school history... placed 35th at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a 10K time of 31:20.58... 

2020 (SENIOR): Competed in two of three meets during the 2020 season contested during the spring of 2021... earned second team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors placing eighth at the OVC Championships with an 8K time of 27:43.1... member of OVC team title winners that finished with 44 points scored... finished seventh at EIU Spring Open with a time of 25:16.1... named OVC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year for 2020-21 academic year, one of six total honorees from the conference covering all league sports... OVC Academic Medal of Honor

2019 (JUNIOR): Competed in all six meets during the 2019 season... ranked as one of EIU's top runners all season after opening season with second place finish at EIU Walt Crawford... earned first team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors by placing seventh at the OVC Championship... posted an 8K time of 25:11.4 at the OVC meet... had two sub-25 minute performances on the season with a season best time of 24:30.4 at the Louisville Classic... had a time of 24:58.6 at the Bradley Pink Classic in the Red Race... finished 68th at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a 10K time of 32:23.2... 

2018 (SOPHOMORE): Competed in six meets during the 2018 season... season best 8K time was 25:19.3 at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships placing 26th... season best finish was a second-place showing at the season opening EIU Walt Crawford... placed 84th at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a 10K time of 32:38.6... OVC Medal of Honor...

2017 (FRESHMAN): Competed in five meets during the 2017 season... season best 8K time was 25:29.8 at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships... placed 33rd at the OVC Championship... season best finish was 8th at the season opening EIU Walt Crawford... placed 109th at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a 10K time of 30:59.56... OVC Medal of Honor winner...

EIU TRACK
2021: Only competed in outdoor track during the 2021 season... INDOOR: Did not compete in any meets during the indoor season... OUTDOOR: Competed in five meets during the outdoor season... ran the 800 meter, 5,000 meter and 10,000 meter events... season best 800 time was 1:58.10 at the ISU Redbird Invite... season best 5,000 meter time was 14:25.09 at the Drake Relays... season best 10,000 meter time was 29:56.44 at the Texas Relays with the time ranked sixth on the EIU career record list... added a first place finish in the 5,000 meter run at the EIU Big Blue... was the bronze medalist in the 10,000 meter run at the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships... member of OVC Outdoor Championship squad scoring points in the 5,000 meter and 10,000 meter events... CoSIDA Academic All-District V...  named OVC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year for 2020-21 academic year... 

2020: Competed in indoor track during the 2020 season... outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic... INDOOR: Competed in five meets during the season... ran the indoor mile, 3,000m and 5,000m events... posted a first place finish in the 3,000m at the EIU John Craft with a time of 8:36.02... season best 3,000m time was 8:27.32 at the OVC Indoor Championships... season best mile time was 4:20.32 at the Illini Invite... season best 5,000m time was 14:36.33 at the Notre Dame Meyo... member of OVC Indoor Championship squad... OVC Academic Medal of Honor

2019: Competed in indoor and outdoor track during the 2019 season... INDOOR - Competed in six meets during the indoor season running the indoor mile, 3,000m and 5,000m events... season best mile time was 4:23.01 at the EIU John Craft... season best 3K time was 8:36.93 at the Grand Valley Big Meet... season best 5K time was 14:57.08 at the Notre Dame Meyo... OUTDOOR - Competed in five meets during the outdoor season... ran the 1,500m, 5,000m and 10,000m events... season best 1,500m time was 4:04.13 at the Louisville Lyles/Wood... season best 5K time was 15:07.29 at the Illini Twilight... season best 10K time was 31:31.10 at the OVC Outdoor Championships... member of OVC Outdoor Championship squad... 

2018: Redshirted indoor season, competed in outdoor season during 2018... INDOOR - redshirted season... OUTDOOR - competed in six meets during the outdoor season... ran the 1,500 meter, 5K and 10K events... season best 1,500 meter time was 4:05.48 at the Indiana State Pacesetter... season best 5K time was 15:13.63 at the EIU Big Blue... season best 10K time was 33:23.05 at the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championship... OVC Medal of Honor winner...

HIGH SCHOOL: Ran track and cross country at Chicago Von Steuben HS... advanced to IHSA State Cross Country Championships at two different classes during prep career… as a freshman competed in the IHSA Class 2A state meet with a finals time of 16:35 on the 3-mile course to place 156th… school competed at IHSA Class 3A level for sophomore through senior seasons… made Class 3A state meet as a senior with a 3-mile finals time of 14:56 which placed 39th… ran the 5,000 meter race at the Mid-East Cross Country Championship as a senior placing sixth with a time of 16:01.2… made it to the Class 3A sectionals as both a sophomore and junior… ran the 800 meter, 1600 meter and 3200 meter events in track… placed ninth in the indoor 1600 meter at the Illinois Top Times meet as a senior with a time of 4:23.37…

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

  • 2018Sophomore

  • 2019Junior

  • 2020Senior

  • 2021Graduate Student

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