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2016 Cross Country Roster

Michael Cox

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Pinckney, Mich.
  • Highschool Pinckney

Biography

2017 Outdoor:

? Placed 4th in the 10,000m (31:39.25) and 10th in the 5000m (15:21.21) at Horizon League Outdoor Championship (May 5-7)
? A PR in the 10,000m (31:08.26) at Raleigh Relays



2016 Outdoor:

? Placed fifth at the Horizon League Championships in the 10,000-meter run with a career best of 31:10.14

? Placed eighth at the Horizon League Championships in the 5000-meter run with a time of 15:06.40

? Ran a 1500-meter career best of 4:01.56 at the Golden Grizzly Invite

2016 Indoor:
? Finished fifth in the 5000m at the Horizon League Indoor Championships with a time of 14:55.79
? Posted 5000m PR time of 14:48.96 at GVSU Big Meet
? Set 3000m PR time of 8:34.79 at the SVSU Jets Pizza Invite
? Finished eighth in the mile at the EMU Triangular with PR time of 4:25.30

2015 Outdoor: 
? Finished first in 5000m with season-best mark (15:54.23) at the Crusader Open (April 25).
? Set 10,000m PR at 32:42.00 at Horizon League Outdoor Championship (May 1).

2015 Indoor: 
? Ran mile PR (4:26.97) at the Jack Skoog Dual (Jan. 16) and 5000m PR (14:56.82) at the 2015 Gladstein Invitational (Jan. 24).
? Placed third in the 3000m at the Mastodon Opener (Dec. 6).

2014 Outdoor:
? Redshirted

2014 Indoor:
? Was part of the record-setting distance medley relay team at the YSU Invitational with a time of 10:04.33
? Ran on the 4x400 relay team at the Jack Skoog Open finishing in first with a time of 3:25.53
? Season-best time for the 200m was 23.43 at the Mastodon Opener (Dec. 6)
? Ran a 50.56 400m at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 14)
? Completed the 60h in 8.62 at the Horizon League Championships (March 2)

ACADEMIC HONORS
? Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2013)
? Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2014)
? Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2014)
? Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2015)
? Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2015)
? Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2016)
? Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2016)

HIGH SCHOOL
? Four-year letterwinner for coach Don Sleeman
? Was named All-State for outdoor track in 2013
? Took 5th place in the state in 300-meter hurdles
? National Honor Society member
? Graduated Summa Cum Laude

Top Athletic Performance
? Earning All-State honors running a 15:57

Personal
Full Name: Michael D. Cox
Birthdate: Aug. 17, 1994
Parents: Donald and Sharon Cox
Siblings: Colleen and Sarah

Top Three Reasons for Choosing Oakland
1. Great academic programs
2. Athletic opportunities
3. Proximity to home

Personal Bests (Indoor)
Event Time/Distance
200m 23.43 (Mastodon Opener - Dec. 6, 2013)
400m  50.56 (GVSU Big Meet - Feb. 4, 2014)
60H 8.62 (Horizon League Indoor Championship - March 2, 2014)
Mile 4:25.30 (EMU Triangular - Jan. 23, 2016)
3000m 8:34.79 (SVSU Jets Pizza Invite - Jan. 30, 2016)
5000m 14:48.96 (GVSU Big Meet - Feb. 12, 2016)
Personal Bests (Outdoor)
Event Time/Distance
1500m 4:01.56 (Golden grizzly Invite - April 16, 2016)
5000m 15:02.40 (2017 Jesse Owens University Classic - April 21, 2017)
10,000m 31.08.26 (Raleigh Relays - March 24, 2017)

Historical Player Information

  • 2012Freshman

    6'2"

  • 2013Sophomore

    6'2"

  • 2014Junior

    6'2"

  • 2015Senior

  • 2016Redshirt Senior