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2018 Men's Cross Country Roster

Josh Rader

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Butler, Pa.
  • High School Butler

Biography

Career Highlights
• Nine-Time PSAC Championship Qualifier
• One-Time All-PSAC Honoree
• One-Time USTFCCCA All-Region Selection

TFRRS Performance List

Personal: Son of Tina and George Rader … Mother, Tina, is an SRU graduate … Majoring in Safety Management.

2018 (XC): Competed in all six meets … Was The Rock’s top finisher in five of six races … Opened year with a 20th-place finish at the Doug Watts Invitational with a time of 27:08.3 … Ran a season-best 8k time of 26:48.7 to finish the LHU Invite in 37th place … Came in third at the Bill Lennox Invite (29:16.6) … Just missed out on earning all-conference honors after placing 32nd in 28:26.1 at the PSAC Championships … Closed season by finishing 44th at the NCAA Atlantic Region Championships with a time of 37:09.3 on the 10k course.  

2018 (Outdoor): Competed in seven meets … Placed outside the top 10 in just one event … Placed fourth in the 800m at the SRU Open with a time of 2:03.44 … Also earned a fourth place finish at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invite setting a career-best in the 800m with a time of 1:59.98 … Earned a fifth place finish in the 1500m at the Cal U Early Bird with a time of 4:02.38 … Set a career-best in the 1500m at the PSAC Championships with a time of 3:59.64 placing ninth.

2017-18 (Indoor): Competed in five meets … Placed first in the 800m at the Edinboro Invite with a time of 2:01.20 … Ran a career-best at the YSU Mid Major Invite in the 800m with a time of 1:59.04 … Ran a career-best mile at the PSAC Championships and placed seventh with a time of 4:23.30.

2017 (Outdoor): Competed in nine meets ... Recorded six top-ten finishes (with four being top-five finishes) ... Placed 11th in the 1500m with a time of 4:06.27 at the PSAC Championships ... Helped SRU place eighth in the 4x8 with a time of 8:31.76 at the PSAC Championships ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.

2016-17 (Indoor): Competed in four meets ... Recorded three top-ten finishes (with two being top-five) ... Placed first in the 800m with a time of 2:01.90 at the Edinboro Invitational ... Placed 11th in the Mile with a time of 4:27.17 at the PSAC Championships ... Helped SRU to place sixth in the 4x8 with a time of 8:05.46 at the PSAC Championships ... Helped SRU to place second in the DMR with a time 10:14.81 at the PSAC Championships ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.

2016 (XC): Competed in six meets ... Recorded a personal best in the 8K at the Lock Haven University Invitational with a time of 28:39.7 ... Placed 18th in the 5M at the Doug Watts Distance Gala with a time of 28:37.5 ... Placed 97th in the 8K at the PSAC Championships with a time of 28:49.9 ... Placed 101st in the 10K at the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Cross Country Championships with a time of 37:25.3 ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.

2016 (Outdoor): Competed in seven meets … Ran a season-best time in the 800-meter run at the SRU Open (2:01.79) … Ran the 3,000-meter steeplechase twice, running a personal-best of 10:31.99 at the Coastal Carolina Invitational … Ran the 1,000-meter run once (4:14.86) ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.

2015 (XC): Did not compete. 
 
High School: Lettered four times in outdoor track, three times in indoor track, twice in football and once in cross country … An all-county cross country runner … Also qualified for the state meet in both cross country and track.
 
Josh Rader's Personal Bests
Event Indoor Outdoor
800m 1:59.04 1:59.89
1500m - 4:02.38
Mile 4:23.30 -
3000S - 10:31.99

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    5'10"
  • 2016Sophomore

  • 2017Junior

  • 2018Senior