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2022 Men's Cross Country Roster

Bayley Zobel
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Bayley Zobel

Ian Cropp

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Topeka, Kan.
  • High School Washburn Rural

Biography

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Career Honors

  • 2020 RMAC Summit Award Winner
  • 7x Overall RMAC All-Academic
    • 2020 First Team (XC)

2022 (Redshirt Senior): Ran in two meets before leaving the team… Finished 33rd at the Mountaineer/Cowboy Invite before placing 45th at the Gig Leadbetter Maverick Stampede… Posted a season-best 8K time of 27:26.4 at the latter.

2021 (Redshirt Junior): Competed in each of the team’s first five meets, including the RMAC Championships, where he finished 80th… Ran an 8K career best of 27:21.8 at the Chile Pepper Festival closer to sea-level at Fayetteville, Arkansas… Had finished a season-best 28th at the CMU’s home Gig Leadbetter Maverick Stampede… Named to the RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll… Also finished 40th at the Mountaineer/Cowboy Invite and 54th at the UCCS Rust Buster to begin the season.

2020 (Redshirt Sophomore): Named as the RMAC Summit Award Winner for having the highest GPA of any man at the conference championships... Also named to the FIrst Team RMAC All-Academic squad... Competed in all four of the team's meets... Placed 46th at the D2 XC National Invite as the team's No. 5 runner, helping the squad finish second... Posted a 10K PR of 33:45.2 to do so... Had finished 79 at the RMAC Championships after running an 8K PR of 26:58.3 at the Maverick Invitational, where he finished 43rd... Started the year with a 44th place finish at the Mountaineer/Cowboy Invite.

2019 (Redshirt Freshman): RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll selection... Competed in all five of the Mavs' meets... Finished 111th at the RMAC Championships and 174th at the NCAA Division II South Central Regional Championships... Had a season-best 8K time of 27:55.6 at the Fort Hays State Open, where he finished 98th... Finished 32nd at the Mountaineer/Cowboy Invite and 71st at the Roadrunner Invitational.

2018 (Freshman): Redshirt season.

Prep: Ran for coach Matt Swedland of Washburn Rural High School in Topeka, Kansas… Recorded a XC PR time of 16:54.1 for a PR at the 2017 NXR Heartland Regional Championships...Also ran at the Foot Locker Midwest Regional… Placed 16th at the Centennial League Championships, 19th at the 6A Junction City Regional to qualify for the Kansas State Championships, where he finished 79th… Set track PRs of 5:04.70 (1600) and 10:43.45 (3200) as a junior in 2017.

Personal: Majoring in secondary education with an emphasis in mathematics... Son of Chad Cropp and Joy Bishop... Has three siblings... Enjoys playing Fortnite, disc golf and Clash Royale... Is vegan.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    6'0"
  • 2019Redshirt Freshman

    6'0"
  • 2020Redshirt Sophomore

    6'0"
  • 2021Redshirt Sophomore

    6'0"
  • 2022Redshirt Junior

    6'0"