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2026-27 Men's Track Roster

Ayden Cothern

  • Position Sprints
  • Class Senior
  • Major Business Administration
  • Hometown Olney, Ill.
  • Highschool Richland County

Biography

STATISTICS

2026 - 2nd Team All-OVC (200 meter) - Outdoor Track
2026 - 2nd Team All-OVC (4x100 relay - 1st leg) - Outdoor Track
2025 - 2nd Team All-OVC (4x400 relay - 4th leg) - Indoor Track

2026 (JUNIOR):
Competed in indoor and outdoor track during the 2026 season... INDOOR: Competed in five meets during the 2026 season... ran a career best in the 60m prelims with a time of 6.78 at the OVC championship... recorded a career best in the 200m finals with a time of 21.22 at the OVC championship, which ranks 4th all-time in EIU history...  OUTDOOR: Competed in six meets during the outdoor season... earned a pair of second team All-OVC honors scoring points in four events at the OVC Outdoor Championships as a member of EIU's Team OVC Championship... second team All-OVC with a silver medal finish in the 200 meter run with a time of 21.00 which ranked tied for ninth on the EIU career list... ran opening leg on silver medal 4x100 relay team that posted a time of 40.19 earning second team All-OVC, time ranked as the sixth best in school history... earned a bronze medal in the 100 meter dash at the OVC Championships with a season best time of 10.43, time ranked tied for ninth on EIU career list... scored points on the 4x400 relay team that placed fifth at the OVC championship... had a first place finish in the 200 meter run during the season at the Illini Deca-Jam... 

2025 (SOPHOMORE): Competed in indoor track and outdoor 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
  • 2026-27Senior

    Sprints
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