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2022 Men's Cross Country Roster

Ed Jacobs Jr.
Eric Mason

Tommy Gilfillan

  • Position Distance
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 /
  • Class Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown Denver
  • High School South

Biography

  • 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
College Bests
INDOOR OUTDOOR              XC                
400 51.70
800 1:54.53 800 1:56.13
Mile 4:33.80 1500 4:25.63
3000 9:41.93 8K 27:11.1

2022 Cross Country: Ran in two events, completing one, a 63rd-place finish at the Ted Castaneda Classic, as he ran 8 kilometers in 27 minutes, 55.2 seconds.

2022 Outdoor Track & Field: At the RMAC Championships from April 29 through May 1, finished 19th in the 800 (2 minutes, 2.37 seconds) and was on the fourth-place 4x400 relay that became the fourth-best unit in program history by running the program's sixth-best time ever of 3:18.53. ... Ran his best time of the season at the Kit Mayer Classic on April 20, finishing second in 1:56.13. ... Placed 18th in the 800 at the CU Invitational on April 9 in 1:59.73. .... Turned in a solid 1:59.43 clocking in the 800 at the Spank Blasing Invitational on March 26, good for 19th place. ... Ran two personal bests in the season-opening CSU-Pueblo Early Bird on March 9, finishing seventh in the 400 (51.70) and 56th in the 1500 (4:25.63).

2021-22 Indoor Track & Field: Placed 16th in the 800 at the RMAC Championships in 2 minutes, 0.22 seconds. ... Nearly ran a personal best for the second straight day while finishing sixth in the 800 at the GVSU Big Meet (Saturday) with a time of 1:54.86. Also ran on first-place 4x400 relay that ran the third-best time (by season as well as overall) in program history at 3:21.92. ... Surged to a personal-best 800 time of 1:54.53, good for 52nd place at the prestigious GVSU Big Meet (Friday) on Feb. 11. ... Turned in a strong fifth-place finish in the 800 at the Mines Winter Classic on Feb. 5 in 1:56.15 -- with the conversion for altitude and track size, to 1:52.80 it was a provisional qualifying time for NCAA Division II nationals and ranked 68th in the country for the season. ... Ran on first-place 4x400 relay at the Mountain Lion Open on Jan. 29. ... In his season debut, placed fifth in the 800 (1:55.72) at the UCCS Invitational.

2021 Cross Country: Did not compete.

2021 Outdoor Track & Field: Turned in a career-best time in the outdoor 800 meters at the Mines Pre-Conference Invitational on April 24, finishing 13th in 2 minutes, 1.56 seconds. ... Finished 12th in the 800 (2:03.54) at the Kit Mayer Classic on April 18. ... Ran the 400 in 53.49 to place 30th at the Jo Meaker Classic on April 3. Also finished 26th in the 800 in 2:05.80. ... Made his MSU Denver outdoor debut on March 27 at the Spank Blasing Invitational, running the 1500 in 4:26.95.

2020-21 Indoor Track & Field: At the RMAC Championships on Feb. 28, placed 12th in the 800 in 2 minutes, 1.38 seconds. ... Ran an 800 personal-best time of 1:55.70 to finish 13th at the Ichabod Invitational on Feb. 13. ... Made his debut in the 3000 at the Adams State Grizzlies Open on Feb. 6 and finished in 9:46.99. He also finished fourth in the 800 (2:00.23). ... Ran the 800 in 1:59.07 to finish fourth in a triangular hosted by Western Colorado on Jan. 30. ... Made his MSU Denver debut in a season-opening dual at UCCS on Dec. 11 and won the 800 in 1:59.73.

2020 Cross Country: At the RMAC Championships on Oct. 24, finished 68th with an 8-kilometer time of 27 minutes, 38.8 seconds. ... Ran a personal-best 8K time of 27:11.1 to finish 47th at the Colorado Mesa Maverick Invitational on Oct. 10. ... Made his MSU Denver debut on Sept. 18 at the Colorado Springs XC Open, finishing 31st with a time of 28:36.8 for 8K.

High School: South High School class of 2020. ... Two-time all-league selection. ... Four-year letterwinner in cross country, three-year letterwinner in track & field. ... Personal bests included 16:21.0 in the 5,000 meters, 4:49 in the mile, 2:04 in the 800 meters and a 51.0-second split in the 400. ... Best finish during his junior season in 2019 was sixth in the 800 meters at the Thomas Jefferson Twilight on April 5. ... Ran a season-best 2:05.23 in the 800 for 16th place at the Cherry Creek Invitational on May 4, and ran a personal-best 1,600 time of 4:49.81 to place 11th at the Denver South Invitational on March 21. ... Personal best in the 800 came at the Cherry Creek Invitational as a sophomore on May 5, 2018, when he ran 2:04.94 for 13th. ... In the 1,600, finished sixth (4:55.32) at the Denver North Viking Invitational on May 4, 2018 and ninth (4:55.99) at the Denver Public Schools League Meet on May 10. ... Ran a PR in 3,200 on March 22, 2018, finishing 10th at the Denver South Rebel Invitational in 10:49.53. ... In cross country, had five top-10 finishes in eight races as a senior, including seventh in a 5K personal-best 16:21.6 at the Liberty Bell Invitational on Sept. 7, second in 17:30.7 at the Denver West Cowboy Classic on Sept. 10, fifth in 17:52.0 at the Denver North Viking Invitational on Sept. 24 and sixth in 17:10.0 at the Northfield Nighthawk Invitational on Oct. 4. ... Placed 38th at the Class 5 Region 3 Championships as a senior, 26th as a junior and 37th as a sophomore. ... Coaches included Lex William and John Walsh. ... Also played basketball.

Club: Denver Lightning Track Club.

Personal: Birthday is May 3. ... Son of Thomas Gilfillan and Lynn Brasher. ... Has two sisters, Darby and Delaney.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    Distance
    6'0"
  • 2021Freshman

    Distance
    6'0"
  • 2022Redshirt Freshman

    Distance
    6'0"