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2024 Men's Cross Country Roster

Joe Scherer

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rochester, NY
  • Highschool McQuaid Jesuit
  • Major Exercise Science

Biography



 

2022 Cross Country

  • During his second cross-country OAC Championships, Scherer raced a 8k time of 31:49.6 to best 34 conference competitors (10/29/2022)
  • Placed 119th out of 259 total runners in the open division of the 2022 Oberlin Inter-Regional Rumble in a time of 28:56.1 (10/15/2022)
  • Earned a shiny new PR time of 28:31.8 during the open division at the Paul Short Invitational, finishing ahead of 117 total runners (09/30/2022). Scherer's new 8k mark improved on his previous time by an astonishing 63.3 seconds.
  • Raced to a time of 31:18.0 during the MSU Spartan Invitational, besting 17 runners in the field (09/16/2022)
  • Embarked on his sophomore campaign with a 26th place finish at the Bill Sudeck Classic, finishing in a 6k time of 22:55.8 (09/02/2022). Scherer improved on his time during this meet in 2021 by an impressive 30.1 seconds.

2021 Cross Country

  • Made his season debut at the Sudeck Classic finishing 33rd with a time of 23:25.9. (09/02)
  • Finished 202nd at the All-Ohio Collegiate Championships with a time of 33:46.0. (09/17)
  • Finished 346th with a time of 30:25.3 in the open division of the Paul Short Invitational. (10/01)
  • Placed 120th amongst 209 runners in the open division of the Oberlin Inter-Regional Rumble with a time of 30:39.4. (10/16)
  • Rounded out his freshman season with an 120th place finish at the OAC Championships in a time of 29:35.1. (10/30)
High School
  • Won Sectionals 4 times
  • Member of Indoor Track 4x800 team that qualified for state championship and nationals
  • Played baseball for 2 years (Varsity sophomore year) as an outfielder and second baseman
Academics & Personal
  • Son of Jake and Tina Scherer
  • Chose JCU because "I like the campus and area, not to far from home but not to close, and it is a good school"
  • Has a plastic duck collection

Historical Player Information

  • 2021First Year

    5'11"
  • 2022Sophomore

    5'11"
  • 2023Junior

    5'11"
  • 2024Senior

    5'11"

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