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2016-17 Track & Field Roster

Christian Culpepper

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Fort Worth, Texas
  • High School North Crowley H.S.

Biography

  • 2018 Spring Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll
  • 2017 Fall Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll
  • 2017 RMAC academic all-conference honor roll
  • 2015 academic all-RMAC honor roll
  • 2015 Spring Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll
  • 2014 Fall Semester Athletic Director's Honor Roll
2016 Outdoor Track: Competed as a distance and middle distance runner in five races … finished 40th at the RMAC Championships in the 5k in 16:03.95 … ran a season-best 1500M in 4:22.34 on Apr. 8th at the CU Invitational.

2015-16 Indoor Track: Competed as in five races as a distance runner … finished 25th at the RMAC Championships in the 5k in 15:57.65 … ran a season-best 3k in 8:56.80 on Feb. 5th at the New Mexico Classic … ran season-best 5k n 15:55.24 on Feb.19th at the CSM Joe Davies.

2015 Cross Country: Earned RMAC academic honor roll ... competed in six races ... ran best 8k at Southern Stampede in the time of 26:03.22 minutes on Sept. 19, finished 71 out of 266 ... ran best 10k at NCAA Championship in the time of 32:48.6 on Nov. 21, finished 199 out of 246.

2015 Outdoor Track: Redshirted.

2014-15 Indoor Track: Competed in five races as a distance runner ... finished 25th at the RMAC Championships in the 3k in 9:27.86 ... ran a season-best 3k of 9:22.33 on Jan. 31 at the Mines Division II Invitational ... ran a season-best mile in 4:43.46 on Jan. 17 at the Potts Invitational.

2014 Cross Country: Competed in four races, scoring in two of them ... placed 77th at the RMAC championships in 29:00.5 ... finished fifth on the team and 34th overall at the Cowboy Jamboree on Sept. 27 in 27:50.48, a season-best 8k time ... placed fifth on the team and 36th overall at the Mountaineer/Cowboy Invitational on Sept. 13.

High School: 2014 graduate of North Crowley High School ... four-year letterwinner in track and cross country ... coached by Robin Williams ... regional qualifier in cross country as a senior ... two-time area qualifier in track ... first team all-district in cross country as a senior and two-time first team all-district in track ... three-time all-area (1600m 1x and 3200m 2x) ... ran personal-best times of 16:11 in the 5k in cross country, 15:31 in the 5k in track, 4:23 (1600m) and 9:26 (3200m) ... played one year of baseball.

Club Team: Ran for Dallas Metroplex Striders ... team captain.

Personal: Born Christian Adair Culpepper on Oct. 10, 1995 ... son of Chris and Angela Culpepper ... has two younger sisters, Avery and Clara ... aunt and uncle were both professional distance runners ... majoring in special education.

Top Cross Country Times:
8,000 meters: 26:03.22, Sept. 19, 2015, at Joplin, Mo.
10,000 meters: 32:48.6, Nov. 21, 2015, at Joplin, Mo. 

Top Indoor Track Times:
Mile: 4:43.46, Jan. 17, 2015, at Boulder, Colo.
3,000 meters: 9:22.33, Jan. 31, 2015, at Golden, Colo.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Distance
    5'9"
  • 2016-17Junior