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2018 Men's Cross Country Roster

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MXC AAC Championship
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AAC: 2019 Cross Country Championships
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Temple Men's Cross Country after their runner up finish at the 2019 American Athletic Conference Championships
MXC Start Line
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USATF Junior XC Championships
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Kevin Lapsansky

Kevin Lapsansky

  • Weight:
    null
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Easton, Pa.
  • High School:
    Easton Area
Personal Records:
3K: 8:31
5K: 14:27.95 (indoor track)
8K: 24:30
10K: 30:26.96 (outdoor track)
10K: 30:46.1 (XC)

2019: Was one of the top runners for Temple in his final season on Broad Street...Opened the season with a 15th-place finish at the Iona Meet of Champions...Finished 10th overall as the Owls won the Penn State National Open...Was the third in the Cherry and White and the 12th overall runner to cross the finish line at the AAC Championship to earn All-Conference honors... First runner at Temple to earn All-Conference Honors three times... Ran to a 22nd place finish to earn All-Region nods at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional.

2018: Was a key contributor for the Owls in all seven meets this season...Kicked off the season with a fifth place finish at the Temple Invitational...Earned third at the Army West Point Open to help the Owls sweep the top three and upset a nationally recognized Army team...Finished 13th at the AAC Championships, earning All-Conference honors for the second straight year and leading the team to a runner-up finish...Placed in the top-30 at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional...Finished 17th at the IC4A Championships.

2017: Competed in seven races for the Owls...Earned two top-10 finishes over the season, helping Temple to three consecutive team wins at the Temple Invitational, Rider Invitational, and Joe Piane Invitational...Placed 11th at the American Athletic Conference Championship to earn All-Conference honors...Helped Temple to its first IC4A Championship in program history, placing 13th overall to earn All-East honors.

2016: Competed in all eight races for Temple…Ran a 25:21.95 at the Rider Invitational…Completed the Paul Short Run in 25:32…Placed 22nd at the American Athletic Conference Championship as Temple’s third-best finisher with a time of 25:37.6…Represented Temple at the 2017 USATF Junior Cross Country Championships and finished 18th in 27:51.

High School: Ran cross country and track at Easton Area…Served as team captain three years in a row…Earned Second Team All-State honors, was a league and district winner, and an All-Area Eastern Pennsylvania Scholar Athlete his senior season…All-Area State medalist and league and district runner up during his junior season…Placed third at league and districts his sophomore year…Placed 12th in leagues and eighth in districts his freshman season.

Personal: Majoring in finance with a minor in sport management at Temple.
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