2014 Track and Field
Roster
Ross Oden
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Salisbury, N.C.
- High School:
- East Rowan HS
2013-14 Indoor: Had three top-15 performances highlighted by his first career victory in the indoor 3000-meter run…Finished 1st in the 3000-meter run at the Mountaineer Open with a time of 9:03.60…Had consecutive 11th place finishes in the 5000-meter run at the Hilton Garden Invitational (15:32.56) and A-Sun Championships (15:09.30).
2013 Outdoor: Named to the Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team…Tallied five top-10 finishes on the season…Posted a best finish of second in the 5000-meter run (15:31.80) during the Charlotte Invitational…Recorded a best time in the 5000-meter run of 15:05.43 at the Charlotte 49er Classic...Also had two fourth-place finishes in the 10000-meter run at the Raleigh Relays and A-Sun Championships...Ran a 31:33.80 in the 10000-meter run at the Raleigh Relays...Was 10th in the 1500-meter run (4:11.64) at the Johnson C. Smith Invitational...Had a top time in the 800-meter run of 2:06.87 at the Catamount Classic.
2012-13 Indoor: Received Atlantic Sun Academic All-Conference Team honors for the second straight season…Participated in four events…Had three finishes inside the top 15…Turned in a season-best performance in the 3000-meter run with an eighth-place finish in section 2 at the Hilton Garden Invitational…Placed 12th in the 5000-meter run at the Niswonger Invitational and 15th during the A-Sun Championships.
2012 Outdoor: Posted a time of 31:44.69 in the 10,000-meter April 6 at the Duke Invitational…Turned in a time of 4:14.33 in the 1,500-meter March 31 at the Winthrop Invitational…Crossed the 5,000-meter finish line in 15:26.05 March 16 at UNC Charlotte’s 49er Classic.
2011-12 Indoor: Named to Atlantic Sun Academic All-Conference Team…Recorded a time of 15:48.07 in the 5,000-meter Feb. 18 at the Atlantic Sun Indoor Championships.
2011 Outdoor: Registered a time of 4:20.73 in the 1,500-meter April 2 at the Tiger Track Classic in Auburn, Ala…Crossed the 3,000-meter finish line in 9:23.36 at the Beynon Sports Surfaces Catamount Classic in Cullowhee, N.C. March 26…Posted a time of 33:41.39 in the 10,000-meter March 18 at the Shamrock Invitational in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
2010-11 Indoor: Posted a time of 9:29.44 in the 3,000-meter Feb. 5 at the Niswonger Invitational in Johnson City, Tenn…Recorded a time of 16:20.15 in 5,000-meter at the JRF Combined Events Invitational in Clemson, S.C. Jan. 28.
Prior to Upstate: A 2010 cross country all-region honoree…Hails from Salisbury, N.C. at East Rowan High School under coach Rick Roseman…Joins the Spartans with a 4:43 1600-meter, 10:22 3200-meter and 16:19 5K.
Personal: Born on May 19, 1992 in Salisbury, N.C…Parents Mark and Lorin Oden…Has a brother, Brad (19)…Is majoring in chemistry and minoring in mathematics…Hobbies include running, beekeeping and basketball…Says beef stroganoff is his favorite food…Lists I, Robot as his favorite movie and Sanford and Son as his favorite TV show…Names Will Smith as his favorite actor…Claims Linkin Park is his favorite musical group…Fall is his favorite season…Angels and Demons by Dan Brown is his favorite book…Michael Jordan is his favorite sports figure…His favorite quote is, "It is best to remain silent and appear ignorant, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt."
