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2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

Troy L. Sayles

Personal Best Times

At Elon
2025 (Sr.)

2024 (Jr.)

2023 (So.)

Competed in five meets for the Phoenix as a sophomore in 2023
Finished ninth in 26:15.0 at the Winthrop/adidas Invitational 8K (Sept. 30)
Placed 36th at the CAA Championships 8K (Oct. 27), clocking 26:09.6
Ran for the Phoenix again at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championship (Nov. 10), finishing in a personal-best 32:22.6

2022 (Fr.)

Ran in six meets during his rookie year with the Phoenix
Posted a 6K personal-record 18:38.9 to place 11th in his collegiate debut at the Friday Night Lights Elon Opener (Sept. 2)
Had a season-best 8K time of 25:55.6 to finish 22nd at the ECU Pirate Invitational (Oct. 14)
Took 40th with 26:22.5 at the CAA Championships 8K (Oct. 28)
Crossed the finish line in 32:50.4 at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championship 10K (Nov. 11)

Before Elon
High School

Graduated from Loyola High School (Los Angeles, California) in spring 2022
Team captain for the Loyola cross country program as a senior in fall 2021
Led Loyola to a runner-up finish & All-America status in the 4x1600m at 2022 Nike Track Nationals
Ran 9:18 at the Arcadia Invite 3200m
Placed 14th & clocked 15:04 in the 2022 Nike Nationals 5K
Named Loyola's most improved cross country athlete in 2020

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