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2023 Men's Cross Country Roster

Ed Jacobs Jr.
UCCS Athletics

Cory Shea

  • Position Distance
  • Ht./Wt. 5-8 / 125
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Greeley, Colo.
  • High School Frontier Academy

Biography

  • 2024 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
  • 2024 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (outdoor track & field)
  • 2023-24 MSU Denver Academic Athlete of the Year (senior male)
  • 2023-24 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (indoor track & field)
  • 2023 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
  • 2023 Academic All-RMAC first team (cross country)
  • 2023 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
  • 2023 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
  • 2023 CSC Academic All-District (track & field and cross country)
  • 2023 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (outdoor track & field)
  • 2022-23 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (indoor track & field)
  • 2022-23 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee representative
  • 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
  • 2022 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (cross country)
  • 2022 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
  • 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
  • 2022 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (outdoor track & field)
  • 2021-22 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (indoor track & field)
  • 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
  • 2021 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (cross country)
  • 2021-22 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee representative
  • 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
  • 2020 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
College Bests
INDOOR             OUTDOOR                 XC             
1500 4:35.14
3000 9:30.35
5000 16:27.63 5000 16:14.80
8K 27:25.5
10,000 34:19.97 10K 35:19.9

2024 Outdoor: Ran in three events. ... Placed sixth in the 5,000 meters at the April 19 Kit Mayer Classic in 16 minutes, 33.88 seconds. ... Ran a personal-best 5000 of 16:14.80 for 18th place March 30 at the Chuck Haering Classic.

2023-24 Indoor: Competed in three events. ... Fifth in the 5000 at the Feb. 17 Mines Pre-Conference meet in 16:40.16. ... Ran a personal-best 5000 of 16:28.26 for seventh place at the Jan. 20 UCCS Invitational, topping his previous best by 27.13 seconds.

2023 Cross Country: Ran in four races. ... At the Oct. 21 RMAC Championships, ran 8 kilometers in 27 minutes, 39.20 seconds for 98th place. ... Ran an 8K personal best of 27:25.49 for 50th place at the Sept. 16 Roadrunners Invitational. ... Placed 37th at the season-opening UCCS Rust Buster on Sept. 2, running 8K in 27:52.40.

2023 Outdoor: At the RMAC Championships on April 28, finished 22nd in the 10,000 meters in 35 minutes, 1.12 seconds. ... Ran a personal-best 10,000 time of 34:19.97 to finish 15th at the Mines Mini Meet on April 21. ... Made his season debut March 17 at the CSU Pueblo Early Bird and finished the 10,000 meters in 34:29.65, good for 19th place.

2022-23 Indoor: Ran a personal best indoor 5000 of 16:27.63 at the Mountain Lion Open on Jan. 28 to finish in eighth place. ... Made his season debut at the UCCS Invitational on Jan. 21 and ran a personal-best 3000 of 9:30.35, placing eighth.

2022 Cross Country: At the Division II South Central Regional Championships on Nov. 19, finished 118th after running 10 kilometers in 35 minutes, 19.9 seconds. ... At the RMAC Championships on Nov. 5, placed 85th with an 8K clocking of 28:00.0. ... Ran his cross country 8K personal best of 27:42.0 to finish 66th at the Trojan Invitational on Oct. 15. ... At the Roadrunners Invitational on Sept. 17, ran the 7.8-kilometer course in 26:14.8 for 69th place. ... Finished 50th at the season-opening UCCS Rust Buster, running 8K in 28:33.0.

2022 Outdoor Track & Field: Ran a personal-best 10,000 meters of 34 minutes, 37.66 seconds to finish 14th at the Kit Mayer Classic on April 20. ... Placed 16th in the 5000 at the CU Invitational on April 9 with a time of 17:16.95. ... Made his season debut at the Spank Blasing Invitational on March 26 and finished 14th in the 10,000 in 35:21.0.

2021-22 Indoor Track & Field: Turned in a personal-best 5000 meters time of 16 minutes, 55.39 seconds to place 15th at the Mines Twilight on Feb. 19. ... Ran a personal-best 3000 of 9:48.11 for 16th place at the Mines Winter Classic on Feb. 5. ... Finished 16th in the 5000 with a time of 17:02.56 at the Mountain Lion Open on Jan. 29. ... Made his season debut at the UCCS Invitational on Jan. 22 and placed 13th in the 3000 in 9:54.88.

2021 Cross Country: At the RMAC Championship on Oct. 23, ran 8 kilometers in 29 minutes, 41.0 seconds to place 107th. ... Placed 46th at the UCCS Open on Oct. 8, running 8K in 29:04.5. ... Turned in a personal-best 8K time of 28:14.2 to finish 64th at the Roadrunners Invitational on Sept. 17. ... Ran 65th in 29:21.5 over 8K in the season-opening UCCS Rust Buster on Sept. 4.

2021 Outdoor Track & Field: Ran 10,000 meters in 35 minutes, 11.51 seconds to finish fourth at the Kit Mayer Classic on April 18. ... Ran a personal-best 5000 time of 16:36.55 to finish 40th at the Spank Blasing Invitational on March 27. ... In his MSU Denver outdoor debut, ran the 1500 in 4:35.14 to place 46th at the CSU-Pueblo Early Bird on March 20.

2020-21 Indoor Track & Field: Ran a personal-best 3000 time of 9:52.00 to place fifth at the Mines Front Range Invitational #4 on Feb. 20. ... Made his indoor debut for MSU Denver at a triangular hosted by Western Colorado and finished ninth in the 3000 in 10:10.75.

2020 Cross Country: Made his MSU Denver debut at the UCCS Open on Sept. 18 and placed 48th with an eight kilometer time of 30 minutes, 9.2 seconds.

High School: Frontier Academy, class of 2020. ... Ran a personal-best 5-kilometer cross country time of 16 minutes, 57.7 seconds at the NXR Southwest Regional Championships on Nov. 23, 2019. ... Qualified for the Class 3A State Championships in cross country as a senior, placing 37th with a 5K time of 17:52.3. ... Finished 17th at the Region 4 Championships on Oct. 17, 2019, with a time of 17:25.7. ... Finished 11th at the Denver East Angel Invitational on Sept. 17, 2019, with a 17:36.0 clocking. ... In track & field, turned in his personal best 3,200 time of 10:29.56 at the St. Vrain Invitational on May 11, 2019. ... Finished second in the 3,200 at the Patriot League Meet on May 4, 2019, with a time of 10:39.69. ... Ran a personal-best 800 time of 2:18.40 at the Weld County Championships on April 27, 2019. ... Finished fourth in the 1,600 as a sophomore at the Weld County Championships with a personal-best time of 4:57.16. ... Two-time cross country team captain. ... Coached by Brett Shanklin. ... Academic All-State first team in both cross country and track & field.

Personal: Born Cory John Shea in Greeley, Colo. ... Birthday is Nov. 28. ... Son of Mike and Teresa Shea. ... Has three sisters (Kylie, Jodi and Annalyn). ... Sister Jodi plays soccer at Wayland Baptist (Texas). ... Majoring in industrial design.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    Distance
    5'8" 125 lbs
  • 2021Freshman

    Distance
    5'8" 125 lbs
  • 2022Sophomore

    Distance
    5'8" 125 lbs
  • 2023Junior

    Distance
    5'8" 125 lbs