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2017 Men's Cross Country Roster

Joseph Fuller

  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 140
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Sidney, Ohio
  • High School Lehman Catholic

Biography

AS A SENIOR (2017)
Competed in all nine races for the Lions in 2017… top finish came at the Embry-Riddle Asics Classic (9/16) in 15th after crossing the line in 28:17.7… posted best 8K time at the Royals XC Challenge (9/29) at 25.50.0 while placing 34th… took 17th at the 2017 Sunshine State Conference Championships after stopping the clock at 26:59.0… Was a top-30 finisher at the NCAA Division II South Region Championships at 28th while posting a 34:15.5 10K time.

AS A JUNIOR (2016)
Competed in seven races for the Lions in 2016, and was a scoring runner in six of those… fastest 8K time of the season was 26:07.24 at the Sunshine State Conference Championship (10/22)… also finished among the top 20 at the Saint Leo National Preview (10/8) with a time of 28:13.7, 17th overall… crossed 52nd overall at the NCAA South Region Championship (11/5) with a mark of 34:15.1.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2015)
Ran in eight events during the 2015 season, scoring in four of those… posted his season-best time of 26:37.10 at the Sunshine State Conference Championship 8K (10/24), and placed 21st overall… ran in both the NCAA South Region Championship 10K (11/7) and the NCAA Championship 10K (11/21), posting times of 34:51.81 and 32:34.90 respectively… had a strong outing early in the season at the UF Mountain Dew 8K Invitational (9/19) with a time of 27:27.24.

CAREER 
Attended Lehman Catholic High School… Ran Cross Country and Track for Lehman Catholic…  2013 Cross Country- All-Ohio, 22nd in OHSAA Div III State Championship, All-Regional: 3rd, District Runner-up, Graham Invitational - 1st place and course record, Spencerville Bearcat Invitational - 1st Place The Bob Schul Invitiational - 1st Place, Shelby County Preview - 1st Place, Only Student-Athlete to ever win Shelby County Preview 3 times in a row. Sidney Daily News - Athlete of the Week, Lehman Boys Most Valuable Runner Award. -Track 2013- 3200m Regional Qualifier, 3200m All-District, 1600M All-Districtn -Cross Country 2012 - All-Ohio 23rd in OHSAA Div III State Championship All-Regional: 4th District Runner-up, Shelby County Preview - 1st Place, Graham Invitational - 1st Place, Fort Loramie Invitational - 1st Place, Waynesfield-Goshen Invitational - 1st Place, Sidney Daily News - Athlete of the Week Lehman Boys Most Valuable Runner Award. -Track 2012- 3200m State Finalist, 3200m All-Regional, 3200m District Champion, 1600m Regional Qualifier, 1600m All-District.”

PERSONAL
Born July 22 in Chelyabinsk, Russia… Biology-Ecology major… Hobbies include canoeing, hiking, playing Frisbee, disc golf, and watching the Price is Right… Feels his best assets to the team are his determination to improve and be a contributor to aid the team in reaching championships… Chose Saint Leo because of the cross country team, the majors available, class size, and location… Son of Jeanne and William Fuller… Has one sister, Sara.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

    5'8" 140 lbs
  • 2015Sophomore

    5'8" 140 lbs
  • 2016Junior

    5'8" 140 lbs
  • 2017Senior

    5'8" 140 lbs