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University of Central Arkansas

2021 Men's Cross Country Roster

Steve East
Steve East
Steve East
Bradley Widding

Alex Hanson

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Hometown Thatcham, England
  • Highschool Kennet School
  • Prev School Kennet School

Biography

Indoor Personal Bests
800m: 1:50.76 (2019)
1,000m: 2:29.75 (2017)
1,500m: 3:49.17 (2021)
Mile: 4:12.70 (2019)
3,000m: 8:35.60 (2018)
Outdoor Personal Bests
400m: 51.04 (2018)
800m: 1:48.67 (2018)
1,500m: 3:46.69 (2022)
3,000m: 8:27.13 (2022)
5,000m: 16:43.22 (2018)
XC Personal Bests
3 Mile: 14:36.2 (2017)
5K: 15:30.5 (2020)
4 Mile: 20:34.2 (2021)
8K: 24:13.7 (2021)
10K: 33:40.6 (2018)
Career Accolades
Member of 2021 ASUN Cross Country Championship Team
2020 SLC All-Academic Team (Track & Field)
2020 Third-Team All-SLC (800m indoor)
2019 UTSFCCCA All-Academic
2019 Second-Team All-SLC (800m)
Member of the 2018 SLC Cross Country Championship Team
2018 SLC All-Academic Team (Track & Field)
2018 Second-Team All-SLC (cross country)
2018 Second-Team Academic All-SLC (cross country)
2018 First-Team All-SLC (800m indoor & outdoor)

UCA Indoor Records
800m – 1:50.76 – Southland Championships (2019)

UCA Outdoor Records
1500m - 3:46.69 - Crimson Invitational (2022) 
3000m - 8:27.13 - John McDonell Invitational (2022)
800m – 1:48.67 – Southland Championships (2018)

2021-22 (Graduate Student): Outdoor: Breaking the UCA record in the 1500m, placed 12th with a personal record time of 3:46.69 at the Crimson Tide Invitational…Placed 3rd in the 1500m with a time of 3:52.99 at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays…Placed 5th on the 4x400 relay team with a time of 3:32.41 at the Richard Martin, Jr. Invitational. Indoor: Did not compete. Cross Country: Placed 73rd at ASUN Cross Country Championships 8K with a 27:13.4…placed 273rd at Pre-Nationals 8K with a 25:48.8…placed 45th at Commodore Classic 8K with a 26:09.9…placed 31st at Memphis Twilight 4M setting a personal record with a 20:34.2
 
2020-21 (Senior): Indoor: Picked up a win in the 1500m at the Richard Martin Jr Invitational, posting a time of 3:50.92… ran a personal-best in the 1500m with a 3:49.17 at the Crimson Tide Invitational… Cross Country: Led the men’s team to a win at the UCA XC Challenge with a second-place finish with a career-best time of 15:30.50 in the 5k course… finished with a career-best 8k race at the Southland Championships with a time of 24:13.7.

2019-20 (Senior): Indoor: Finished third in the 800m at the Southland Championships with a run of 1:53.54 … recorded a personal-best time of 4:12.70 in the mile at the BSC Panther Icebreaker and placed third … notched a season-best mark of 1:51.70 in the 800m at the Meyo Invitational and placed fourth.
 
2018-19 (Junior): Indoor: Placed second at the Southland Conference Championships with a time of 1:50.76 in the 800m … won the Samford Open with a career-best time of 4:14.09 in the mile … won the 1,000m at the Samford Open with a mark of 2:32.60. Cross Country: Finished 64th at the NCAA South Central Regional with a personal-best mark of 33:40.6 on the 10K course … placed 10th at the Southland Conference Championships with a time of 27:17.2 … notched the fastest time in his career on the 8K course at the Wisconsin Pre Nationals with a run of 25:38.5.
 
2017-18 (Sophomore): Outdoor: Won the Southland Conference Championship in the 800m with a career-best time of 1:48.67 … notched a personal-best mark of 51.04 in the 400m and placed second at the Little Rock Open … won the 5,000m at the Little Rock Open with a 16:43.22, the fastest time in his career … clocked a personal-best time of 3:56.73 and won the 1,500m at the UCA Spring Opener. Indoor: Won the Southland Conference Championship in the 800m with an effort of 1:50.87 … recorded a personal-best run of 8:3560 and placed seventh in the 3,000m at the Pittsburg State Invitational. Cross Country: Finished 50th at the Southland Conference Championships with a run of 26:19.7 on the 8K course … produced a personal-best mark of 14:36.2 on the 3M course and placed second at the UCA XC Open.
 
2016-17 (Freshman): indoor: Finished sixth at the Southland Conference Championships in the 800m with a run of 1:53.62 … notched a personal-best mark of 2:29.75 in the 3,000m at the Jayhawk Classic and placed third … won the 800m at the Emory Crossplex Invitational with a run of 1:54.04.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

  • 2017Sophomore

  • 2018Junior

  • 2019Senior

  • 2020Graduate Student

  • 2021Graduate Student

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