2023 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
Achievements/Awards
- NCAA All-Region, 2023
- NCAA All-American, 2022
- NCAA All-Region First Team, 2022
- NCAA All-Region First Team, 2021
Year-by-Year
- 2023 | Cochran competed in four meets this cross country season. He took 4th place at the Lewis Crossover with a time of 23:56.0 in the 8k. He also finished 15th at NCAA Regionals in the 10k and then competed at NCAA Nationals in the 10k as well.
- 2022 | Earned first-team all-region honors … Competed in the NCAA Division II South Central Region Cross Country Championships … Ran in the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships (30:24.8) … Placed 2nd at the Lewis Crossover (23:49.1) … Ran in the C.U. Time Trial (22:17.1).
- 2021 | Earned first-team all-region honors … Competed in the NCAA Division II South Central Region Cross Country Championships (30:08.0) … Ran in the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships … Competed in two 8k races: Lewis Crossover (24:41.8) and 2021 Roadrunners Invitational (24:21.8) … Placed 4th in the JK Gold Classic (18:09.0).
- 2020 | Earn second-team all-conference honors ... Consistently the team's third best performer ... Placed 17th at the RMAC Championships (25:19) ... Helped the team to the Colorado Springs Open title with a time of 26:52 ... Recorded a time of 25:14 at the C.U. Time Trials.
- 2019 | Had an outstanding freshman campaign ... Was a steady top five runner for the squad ... Posted his best 8K time at the Woody Geeno Invitational (26:26.3) ... At the NCAA Championships he crossed the finish line in 31:58; the fourth best runner for the squad that day ... His effort at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships also proved to be the fourth best on the team (33:03.3).
Beyond the Jersey
- INSPIRATIONAL PERSON OR QUOTE & WHY | “To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift.” - Steve Prefontaine
- FAVORITE CCU MOMENT & WHY | “Placing third as a team at NCAA Cross Country National Championships.”
- OUTSIDE OF SPORTS | Outside of sports, Cochran enjoys playing board games, reading, and hanging out with people.
- WHY DID YOU CHOOSE CCU | “For faith-based education and the cross country and track and field team.”
- FAMILY TIES | Cochran’s dad, Walt Cochran, ran collegiately at Mid-America Nazarene University. His uncle, Jeff Cochran, ran at Kansas State University.
- POST COLLEGE DREAMS | After college, Cochran would like to pursue running and work in a church or some ministry organization.
Historical Player Information
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2023Graduate Student
5'8"
