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2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

Sandy King
Sandy King

Michael Atkins

  • Class Senior
  • Major Emergency Management / Disaster Prep
  • Hometown Wheaton, Ill.
  • Highschool Wheaton Warrenville South

Biography

STATS

2024 - 2nd Team All-OVC (cross country)
2023 - 1st Team All-OVC (cross country)

EIU CROSS COUNTRY
2024 (JUNIOR):
Competed in all six meets during the 2024 season... earned second team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors with a 13th place finish at the OVC Championships... posted an 8K tim of 24:45.2 at the OVC Championships for best 8K time of the season... opened year with a 5th place finish at the EIU Walt Crawford... finished 135th at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a 10K time of 31:57.32... OVC Academic Medal of Honor... 

2023: (SOPHOMORE): Competed in all six meets during the 2023 season... earned first team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors placing third at the OVC Championships as EIU won its fourth consecutive OVC team championship... had an 8K time of 23:50.06 at the OVC Championship for best 8K mark of the season... added a top five finish in the season opening EIU Walt Crawford and a Top 25 finish at the ISU Redbird Invite... placed 45th at the NCAA Regional with a 10K time of 31:44.2... Academic All-District as selected by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA)... OVC Academic Medal of Honor...

2022 (FRESHMAN): Competed in five of six meets during the 2022 season missing the ISU Redbird Invite... member of Ohio Valley Conference Championship team placing 17th at the OVC Championships with an 8K time of 26:03.1... placed 136th at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a 10K time of 31:48.9... season best finish was 15th at the season opening EIU Walt Crawford Open... season best 8K time was 25:49.7 at the Louisville Classic... OVC Academic Medal of Honor...

EIU TRACK 
2025: Competed in both indoor and outdoor track during the 2025 season... INDOOR: Competed in four meets during the indoor season... primary event was the 3,000 meter run with a season best time of 8:49.09 at the EIU John Craft... ran the mile at the Missouri Bob Teel Invite with a time of 4:23.91... ran the 5,000 meters at the Grand Valley Big Meet with a time of 15:30.17... OUTDOOR: Competed in three meets during the outdoor season... ran the 5,000 meter and 10,000 meter distance events... season best 10,000 meter time was 32:05.96 at the Washington Univ. Distance Carnival... season best 5,000 meter time was 15:13.19 at the Indiana State Gibson Invite... ran both distance events at the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championship... OVC Academic Medal of Honor...

2024: Competed in indoor and outdoor track during the 2024 season... INDOOR: Competed in five meets during the indoor season... posted a third place finish at the IUPUI Invitational in the 3,000 meter with a time of 8:29.80... season best mile time was 4:24.92 at the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships... also ran the 5,000 meter with season best time of 15:10.93 at the Ohio Valley Conference Indoor Championships... OUTDOOR: Competed in three meets during the outdoor season... posted a third place finish at the SLU Billiken Invitational in the 5,000 meter with a season best time of 15:07.71... Academic All-District as selected by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA)... OVC Academic Medal of Honor...

2023: Did not compete during indoor season, only competed during outdoor track in 2023 season... INDOOR: Did not compete in any meets during indoor season... OUTDOOR: Competed in four meets during the outdoor season... scored points in two distance events at the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships... placed 8th in the 10,000 meter run with a season best time of 32:42.80... was 7th in the 5,000 meter run at the OVC Championship... season best 5,000 meter time was 14:58.07 at the Illini Challenge... also ran the 1,500 meter event with a season best time of 4:18.00 at the EIU Big Blue... OVC Academic Medal of Honor...

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year member of the cross country and track programs as Wheaton Warrenville South High School... was a two-time IHSA Class 3A Cross Country State Championship qualifier...  as a senior placed 25th at the IHSA State Championships with a 3-mile time of 14:55.2...  also qualified for the IHSA Class 3A State Championship as a sophomore placing 102nd in the state with a 3-mile time of 15:26.1...  as a track athlete ran the 1,600 meter event and was a member of the 4x800 relay team...  as a senior placed third in the 1,600 meter run at the St. Charles North Sectional and was a member of the DuKane Conference Championship team in the 4x800 relay...

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

  • 2023Sophomore

  • 2024Junior

  • 2025Senior

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