Ronnie Saunders

Position:
Distance
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Wheeling Park HS
Hometown:
Wheeling, W.Va.

2023-24 (Grad. Senior): Competed in 12 meets for Marshall, setting four personal records ... Opened season with 3K win at Marshall Classic ... Would later PR in the event at Bellarmine Classic with an 8:16.70 ... Won the mile at the Marshall Invitational, racing a PR time of 4:07.03 ... Herd's top male point scorer at the SBC Indoor Championships, finishing 5th in the Mile and 4th in the DMR ... Set steeplechase PR at Virginia Classic, racing 9:02.41, at the time, the top mark in the SBC ... Ran a PR in final 1500 at Outdoor Music City Challenge, racing 3:53.32

2022-23 (Senior): Competed on inaugural men's track and field team after four seasons with the cross country team, finishing second at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships in steeplechase ... Raced a 9:02.70 to earn All-Conference ... Also scored in the 5K at the Championship, finishing seventh ... Finished third in the 1500 at the JMU Invitational, racing a 3:54.62 ... Finished fourth in the Mile of the Marshall Classic, setting a personal best time of 4:15.78

Prior to Marshall: Saunders capped off a successful senior cross country season by winning the WVSSAC State Cross Country Championship with a time of 15:55.22. In the 2019 track season, he battled with future teammate Jacob Birurakis and finished fourth in the 3200 (running PR of 9:26.96), fourth in the 1600 (running PR of 4:20.94), fifth in the 800 (running PR of 1:59.05), and leading his 4x800 team to the state title running 8:01.29.

Collegiate Bests
1500: 3:53.32
Mile: 4:07.03
3K: 8:16.70
3K Steeple: 9:02.41
5K: 14:36.94

Marshall Cross Country: Coach Caleb Bowen (Post-Thundering Herd Invitational)

Friday, August 29

Marshall T&F: Addison Painter/Lara Check (Pre-NCAA 1st Rd.)

Tuesday, May 27

Marshall T&F: Emma Henry, Gradian Graham, Azure Travis, Garrett Ferguson (Pre-Louisville)

Thursday, April 24

Marshall T&F (Pre-JMU Invite)

Friday, April 11

Alycia Rivera Represents Marshall on Inaugural All-Sun Belt Conference Community Service Team

Monday, August 25

Herd’s 2024-25 Season Ends With Lara Check’s Long Jump Finish

Thursday, May 29

Painter Finishes Historic Season for Marshall

Wednesday, May 28

Herd Track and Field’s Athletes Depart for NCAA East First Rounds

Tuesday, May 27

Marshall University Athletics

2023-24 Track and Field Roster

Roster

Mikah Alleyne

Astoria Beckett

Jack Betz

Shawn Blandino

Asha Bora

Ethan Bowens

Kazuma Bowring

Christian Bradford

Jalynn Browning

Myrka Cadet

Chloe Cahill

Zach Cannon

Carson Casto

Grant Chaffin

Lara Check

Erykah Christopher

Brady Dawkins

Tori Dotson

Anthony Dunbar

John Duvall

Braden Elswick

Garrett Ferguson

Faith Gandy

Dezire Gee

Jordan Gillum

Isaiah Harper

Nyah Harrison

Quay Harrison

Colin Hart

Trevor Hays

Abby Herring

Kalei Jordan

Eddie Leon

Trey Longwell

Kylee Mastin

Madyia McCullough

William McGahey

Rebecca Merritt

Niyah Mitchell

Josie Moore

Markayla Moore

Sophia Newsome

Braxton Noble

Peter Oliveira

Ben Parker

Kennedy Pedro

Krista Perry

Marlee Porter

John Purvis

Alycia Rivera

Lillian Ross

Joshua Roush

Ronnie Saunders

Savannah Scaggs

Nathaniel Schneider

Paul Sepulveda

Aden Slack

Donny Speas

Taylor Spencer

Mackenzie Stanley

Bella Staples

Grant Swider

Brooks Theis

Infinity Thomas

Tyra Thomas

Hannah Toth

Chase Trembly

Isaiah Valentine

Nikki Walker

Meagan Ward

Emirh White

Evan White

Elicia Wood

Nicholas Wright

Hannah Wyler

Roster

Mikah Alleyne