2017 Men's Cross Country Roster

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John Paul Spera

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Marrero, La.
  • Highschool Archbishop Rummel

Biography

2017 (Freshman): The Colonels’ No. 1 runner in four of six meets during the season, including the UNO 5k (31st | 18:30.0), the LSU Invitational 6k (49th | 20:20.0), the McNeese Cowboy Stampede four-miler (49th | 23:15.0) and the SLC Cross Country Championships (84th | 30:02.0) … Shaved 22 seconds off his 8k time from the Mississippi College Invitational (30:24.1) to the SLC Champs … Placed 167th at the NCAA Division I South Central Region Cross Country Championships 10k (40:03.0).

Archbishop Rummel High School: A cross country and track and field student-athlete under coach Alex Lorio ... Best 3-mile time of 16:31, 3200m at 10:29 and 1600m of 4:48. 

Personal: Born May 7, 1998 ... Son of John and Joyce Spera.