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2022 Men's Cross Country

Liam Mead

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Montrose, Pa.
  • High School Montrose
  • Major Health Administration

Biography

Senior Year (2022)

  • Competed in two meets for the Royals during his senior season
  • Posted a 34th place finish at the NCAA Mideast Regionals (Nov. 12)
  • Ran a career-best 8K time of 26:15.2 at the Lock Haven Invitational (Sept. 24)

Junior Year (2021)

  • Competed in three meets for the Royals and finished in the team's top five at all three events
  • Registered a 16th place finish at the Landmark Conference Championships with a season-best 8K time of 27:10.2 

Freshman Year (2019)

  • Competed in six of the Royals' seven events and finished in the team's top five on all six occasions
  • Recorded three top-25 finishes including a season-best 3rd place finish at the Misericordia Invitational on Aug. 30 with a 5K time of 17:05.8
  • Ran a season-best 8K time of 26:52.7 at the Dutchmen Invitational on Sept. 7 
  • Was the team's top finisher at both the Misericordia Invitational and Dutchmen Invitational
  • Finished 20th at the Landmark Conference Championships with an 8K mark of 27:47.09 

Top 25 Finishes

  • 3rd - 17:05.8, 5,000 meters, Misericordia Invitational, Aug. 30, 2019
  • 7th - 26:52.7, 8,000 meters, Dutchmen Invitational, Sept. 7, 2019
  • 16th - 27:10.2, 8,000 meters, Landmark Conference Championships, Oct. 30, 2021
  • 20th - 27:47.09, 8,000 meters, Landmark Conference Championships, Nov. 2, 2019

Landmark Conference Championship Finishes

  • 2019 - 20th, 27:47.09, 8,000 meters, Nov. 2, Colmar Manor Community Park, Colmar Manor, Md. 
  • 2021 - 16th - 27:10.2, 8,000 meters, Oct. 30, Bicentennial Park, Bethlehem, Pa. 

NCAA Mideast Regional Finishes

  • 2019 - 109th, 27:01.5, 8,000 meters, Nov. 16, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa. 
  • 2021 - 41st, 28:09.3, 8,000 meters, Nov. 13, Rowan University, Glassboro, N.J. 
  • 2022 - 34th, 26:28.3, 8,000 meters, Nov. 12, West Branch Course, Lock Haven, Pa. 

Awards/Honors

  • USTFCCCA All-Region (2022)
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete (2022)
  • Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022)

High School/Personal

  • Also a member of The University's men's and track field team 
  • Earned a total of four varsity letters in Cross Country & Track
  • Helped lead Montrose to three team district titles in Cross Country
  • Earned Individual District Title in Men's 3200 meters (2019)
  • Two-time All-State honoree in Cross Country
  • Son of Amy Duffy and Jeffrey Mead
  • Older brother, Zachary, was a member of the Cross Country and Track teams at Scranton

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

  • 2020Sophomore

  • 2021Junior

  • 2022Senior

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