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2023 Men's Cross Country Roster

Erik Schelkun

Tristan Karnes

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 155
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Marysville, Ohio
  • Highschool Marysville

Biography

Event Personal Record Date
5K 15:35.3 9/2/2022
8K 25:19.7 9/30/2022
10K 33:06.7 11/11/2022

2023 

•  Ran 26:29.5 at the Atlantic 10 Championships. 

2022 

•  PR in the 10k at the NCAA Great Lakes Region Championships (33:06.7)
•  Set a personal 5M record of 26:12.1 at the Atlantic 10 Championships 
•  Finished 42nd at the All-Ohio Championships with a time of 25:30.2
•  Ran a personal best at the Lehigh Paul Short Run 8k with a time of 25:19.7

2020-21 

•  Finished 15th at the Wright State meet, making his collegiate debut
•  Competed in six events during the track season
•  Finished ninth at the Oliver Nikoloffi n the 5000m
•  Ran in the 800m and 1500m events as well
•  Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

High School

•  Graduated from Marysville High School in Ohio
•  Earned First Team All-District and First Team All-Conference his senior season
•  Was named team captain
•  Received Academic All-Ohio accolades in 2019
•  Was Second Team All-Conference as a junior
•  Was on the honor roll all four years and named Scholar Athlete all four years
•  Received the Thelma S. Cary Outstanding Mathematics Student Award as a senior
•  Lettered in track and basketball as well

Personal

•  Son of Jill and Shane Karnes
•  Has two siblings, Jarrett and Riley
•  Majoring in computer engineering

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    6'3" 155 lbs
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    6'3" 155 lbs
  • 2022Junior

    6'3" 155 lbs
  • 2023Senior

    6'3" 155 lbs