2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

Joel Franquiz

Tucker Sangster

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Odenton, MD
  • High School Arundel

Biography

PR's
Cross Country: 8K - 25:03.3 ... 10K - 31:52.5
Outdoor: 800m - 2:00.65 ... 1,500m - 3:57.91 ... Mile - 4:17.37 ... 5,000m - 14:44.92

2024-25
Cross Country 
  • Did not compete
 Outdoor
  • Placed second with a time of 15:25.67 in the 5,000 meters at the Mountaineer First Chance (Mar. 21) 
  • Rounded out the top-five in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:09.10 at the LR Open (Apr. 26)
  • Part of the 4x800-meter relay team that placed sixth with a time of 7:59.81 and clocked a time of 4:02.90 in the 1,500 meters at the Myrtle Beach Invitational (Mar. 14-15)
2023-24
Cross Country 
  • Part of the Mountaineers’ Sun Belt Men’s Cross Country title team
  • Recorded a 10K personal best of 31:52.5 at the NCAA Southeast Regional (Nov. 10)
  • Clocked an 8K time of 25:28.6 at the Covered Bridge Open (Sept. 15)
  • Stopped the clock at 25:59.1 in the 8K at the Royals Challenge (Oct. 6)
Outdoor
  • Set the Randy Marion Track & Field facility record for the 5,000 meters with a first-place finish and time of 14:44.92, which he set at the App State Open (Apr. 26-27)
  • Posted a personal best of 4:17.37 in the mile at the App State Open (Apr. 26-27)
  • Placed sixth in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:08.17 at the Lenoir-Rhyne Open (Mar. 16)
  • Clocked a time of 3:58.62 in the 1,500 meters at the Duke Invitational (Apr. 11-13)
  • Placed ninth in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:45.72 at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships (May 9-11)
2022-23
Cross Country
  • Competed in four meets in the fall
  • Clocked an 8K personal best with a time of 25:03.3 at the Louisville Classic (Oct. 1)
  • Placed 10th at the Upstate Invitational (Oct. 15) with an time of 25:22.9
  • Took 14th with an 8K time of 26:05.5 at the Firetower Project Run (Sept. 16) 
Outdoor 
  • Set the facility record in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:57.91 at the App State Open (Apr. 28-29)
  • Clinched first in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:58.00 at the Southside Power & Fitness Invitational (Apr. 14-16)
  • Placed sixth with a season best of 15:45.66 in the 5,000 meters at the Adidas Winthrop Invitational (Mar. 24-25)
  • Posted a personal best of 2:00.65 in the 800 meters at the Sun Belt Championships (May 11-13)

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

  • 2023Sophomore

  • 2024Junior

  • 2025Senior