Marshall University Athletics
2016 Cross Country Roster
Roster
William Shaffer
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Madison, W.Va.
- High School:
- Scott
2016: Named to the 12 member C-USA XC All-Academic Team…named Marshall's Fall 2016 Spirit of Service Award recipient by the Conference USA...ran in all six of the team’s meets…finished in 11th at the Morehead State Eagle Opener with a time of 16:05.2…ran in 26:48.4 at Commodore Classic…lowered that time at Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational with a time of 26:18.4…finished in 40th at HPU VertCross Invitational with a time of 26:07.54…set best time of 25:49.4 at C-USA Championships in a 28th place finish…finished in 99th at Mid-Atlantic Regionals with a time of 32:22 in the 10K.
2015: No events attended
2014: Competed at six events for the Herd, with his best time of 21:22.00 at the Tommy Evans Invitational, the first event of the season (Sept.4) ... at the Asheville Cross Country Carnival, finished with a time of 26:03.41 (Sept.20) ... at the Greater Louisville Classic, ended with a time of 26:22.70 (Oct.4) ... in the Cross Country Only National Invitational he ended with a time of 25:50 (Oct.17) ... at the Conference USA Championships, ended with a time of 25:49.67, landing him in 36th place (Nov.1) ... at the NCAA Mid Atlantic Regionals, ended with a time of 33:00 to end the season (Nov.14) ... named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll ... received the C-USA Academic Medal for achieving a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or better.
2013: Ran in three of the five meets for the Herd on the season ... Ran a season best time of 26:44.46 placing 13th and pacing the Herd to an overall team win at the Evansville Invitational (Oct 19.) where he finished 149th with a time of 34:15.
