2016-17 (M) Track and Field Roster

Evan Laratta

  • Position CC, Distance
  • Class True Freshman
  • Hometown Angiers, N.C.
  • High School Quince Orchard

Biography

PR's:

Cross Country: 6.4K – 21:15.81 ...  8K – 25:42.60 ... 10K – 32:44.80

Indoor: 800m – 2:02.10 … Mile – 4:20.05 ...  3,000m - 8:45.20 ... 5,000m - 15:22.91

Outdoor: 800m - 1:57.01 ... 1,500m - 3:59.18 ... 3,000m - 8:40.72 ... 5,000m - 14:59.85 … 3,000-meter Steeplechase – 9:38.64


2015-16

Cross Country:

• Competed at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships in the 10K and ran a time of 32:56.00
• Finished 27th in the 8K with a time of 26:50.90 at the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships
• Ran an 8K-time of 26:06.00 at the Wake Forest CC Invitational
• Crossed the finish line in 26:27.70 to place 17th in the 8K at the Upstate Invitational
• Ran a personal-best of 25:42.60 in the 8K at the 32nd Winthrop/ADIDAS XC Invitational and finished sixth
• Rounded out the top-30 runners at the Covered Bridge Open CC Meet in the 6.4K with a PR of 21:18.50

Indoor:

•  Finished third in the DMR (10:07.50) and placed 12th in the mile (4:21.05) at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships
• Competed in the 800 meters running a season-best of 2:02.10 (20th) and ran the mile in 4:20.20 (9th) at the Chipotle Marshall Invitational
• Ran the mile in 4:24.08 (14th) and ran a leg on the DMR (10:17.72) that won the event at the Buccaneer Invitational
• Won the mile at the Mountaineer Indoor Open Track Meet with a time of 4:30.35
• Opened up the season at the Kentucky Invitational and ran the 3,000 meters (8:54.12/25th) and ran a leg on the DMR (10:15.46/5th)

Outdoor:

• Placed tenth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:42.22 and finished 21st in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:08.98 at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships
• Finished second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and set a new PR of 9:38.64 at the Mountaineer Outdoor Open Meet
• Ran the 1,500 meters in 4:05.34 (9th) at the War Eagle Invitational
• Crossed the finish line in 4:02.18 to place 20th in the 1,500 meters at the Charlotte Invitational
• Competed in the 5,000 meters at the High Point VertKlasse Meeting and ran a time of 15:38.55 (21st)
• Opened up the season with a personal-best of 15:15.91 (19th) at the Wake Forest Open

2014-15

Cross Country:

• Fastest 6,400m time was 21:22.1 and came at the Blue Ridge Open (36th place)
• PR for the 8K was 25:55.02 and came at the Winthrop Invite (4th)
• That marked his best placing of the season
• Finished in 125th at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional with a time of 32:44.8
• Placed in the top 40 in five of his six events

Indoor:

Earned a second-place finish in the distance medley relay at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships with a time of 10:07.93
Ran that event one other time for the indoor season and placed fourth in it as part of the Hokie Invitational with a time of 10:20.18
Other than that, had two top-10 finishes and three in the top 15
Placed 10th in ETSU’s 5,000m (15:34.27) and 10th in the mile at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships (4:22.77)
His other top-15 finish came in Samford Multi and Invitational’s mile (14th place/4:21.30)
Set a new PR for the 3,000m with an 8:45.20 at the Hokie Invitational (22nd place)
New personal best for the mile came at the Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup and was 4:20.05 (28th place)
All-conference performer

Outdoor:

Finished in the top 10 three times and the top 20 five times
Best finish of the outdoor season came at the Charlotte Invitational when he placed fourth in the 5,000m with a time of 15:27.29/PR
Took home eighth place in the App State Open’s 1,500m race (3:59.18/PR) and ninth at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships’ 1,500m (3:59.35)
800m PR (1:57.01/preliminary round) came at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships (17th place)
Finished in 12th for the Wake Forest Open’s 3,000m (8:49.25)

LaSalle (2012-14)

• Finished second at the Stoney Brook Spring Opener
• Placed second at the Rider Invite
• Placed third at Lehigh Games

High School

• Lettered in both cross country and track and field
• Individual runner-up at Maryland state cross country championships during senior year

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Junior

    CC, Distance
  • 2015-16Senior

    CC, Distance
  • 2016-17True Freshman

    CC, Distance