Caden Strickland

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2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

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Personal Best Times

At Elon
2025 (Sr.)

Competed in all six meets for the Phoenix as a senior
Ran a 10K personal-record time of 32:48.7 in his final collegiate race at the NCAA Southeast Regional (Nov. 14)
Clocked a season-best 8K time of 25:18.8 to take 47th at the CAA Championships (Oct. 31)
Finished 34th in the adidas XC Challenge with a 19:09.6 in the 6K (Sept. 19)
Placed 13th at the Elon XC Opener with a 6K time of 18:47.2

2024 (Jr.)

Ran in six meets for the Phoenix during an impressive junior season
Set personal-record times in both the 6K (18:39.8; Elon Opener, Sept. 6) & 8K (24:51.1; Pirate Cross Country Invitational, Oct. 4)
Placed 20th with a time of 25:49.1 in the 8K at the CAA Championships (Nov. 1)
Was runner-up at the Elon Phoenix XC Invitational (Oct. 18), clocking 25:38.6
Ended his fall with a 33:08.7 in the 10K at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships (Nov. 15)

2023 (So.)

Competed in six meets for Elon during his sophomore season
Set a personal-best 10K time of 33:04.0 at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships (Nov. 10)
Placed fifth at the Winthrop/adidas Invitational (Sept. 30) with a season-best 8K time of 25:58.0
Crossed the finish line in 28:11.7 to place 74th at the CAA Championships 8K (Oct. 27)

2022 (Fr.)

Raced in four meets as a true freshman for the Phoenix in 2022
Clocked 27:53.9 in the Paul Short Run 8K (Sept. 30)
Placed 58th in 27:43.0 at the CAA Championships 8K (Oct. 28)
Took 17th place with a time of 19:05.6 in his collegiate debut at the Elon Opener 6K (Sept. 2)

Before Elon
High School