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2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

Ian Mead

  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 150
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Lake Forest, Calif.
  • High School El Toro HS
  • Major Kinesiology

Biography

AS A SOPHOMORE (2024): Competed in four meets ... Season-best 8k time was 27:43.5 in the Cougar Challenge on September 28 ... CCAA Fall Academic Honor Roll. 

AS A FRESHMAN (2023): Competed in two meets ... Season best 8k time (27:22.5) was on September 9 in the Kim Duyst Twilight Invitational ... CCAA All-Academic Team ... D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated in 2022 from El Toro High School … Three varsity seasons of cross country and two in track and field … 9:36 2 mile cross country personal record … 15:23 3 Mile personal record … Cross Country Future Charger 2018 … Cross Country Sophomore MVP 2019 … Cross Country Junior MVP … Cross Country Senior MVP 2021.
 
PERSONAL: Son of Shelly Mead and Matthew Mead … Has one brother, Ronan… Enjoys running, volunteering and hiking … Enjoys eating Sir Kensington Everything Sauce, rice, cookie dough and chai … Enjoys watching Mad Max Fury Road, Breaking Bad and Avatar: The Last Airbender … Enjoys listening to Frank Ocean, Childish Gambino, Kendrick Lamar and Rihanna ... Chose Cal State East Bay "because of its great running team, the schools and Hayward's vibe, and it was affordable within [our] budget."

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

    5'7" 133 lbs
  • 2023Sophomore

    5'8" 140 lbs
  • 2024Junior

    5'8" 145 lbs
  • 2025Junior

    5'8" 150 lbs