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2026 Men's Track Roster

Ayden Cothern

  • Position Sprints
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Olney, Ill.
  • Highschool Olney (Richland County)

Biography

2025 - 2nd Team All-OVC (4x400 relay - 4th leg) - Indoor

2025:
Competed in indoor track during the 2025 season… INDOOR: Competed in six meets throughout the course of the indoor season… earned second team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors running the anchor leg on silver medal 4x400 relay at the OVC Indoor Championships... relay team posted a time of 3:14.69 which ranked as the tenth best on the EIU career top ten list... added point performances at the OVC Championship with a bronze in the 200 meter run and fourth place finish in the 60 meter dash... posted season best times in both events at the OVC Championship... 200 meter time was 21.50 which ranked as the seventh best time on EIU career top ten list... 60 meter season best time was 6.87... added a first place finish during the season in the 200 meter run at the Grand Valley Big Meet... OUTDOOR: Ran on the 4x100 meter relay at the season opening Indiana State Pacesetter Invite... 

GREENVILLE UNIVERSITY: Competed in indoor and outdoor track during the 2024 season... INDOOR: Competed in five meets during the indoor season... placed first in the 60 meter dash at the SLIAC Championships winning with a time of 6.97... competed at the NCCAA Championships in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 4x100 relay and long jump... OUTDOOR: Competed in eight meets during the outdoor season... placed first in the 100 meter dash at the NCCAA Championship with a winning time of 10.63... had a winning time of 10.56 at the SLIAC Championship... ran the 200 meters and 4x100 relay at the NCCAA Championship... 

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in track at Olney (Richland County) High School... advanced to the IHSA Class 2A State Championships in three events as a senior running the 100 meter dash, 4x100 relay and 4x200 relay... 

Historical Player Information

  • 2025Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2026Junior

    Sprints
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