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2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

Peter Leary

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Seattle, Wash.
  • High School O'Dea

Biography



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Overall Career Honors
  • 3x RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll
As a Redshirt Sophomore (2024): Ran in two early season meets, finishing 34th at the Mountaineer/Cowboy Open in Gunnison and 116th at the Roadrunners Invitational in Denver… Set a season-best 8K time of 27:30.4 at the latter… Named to the RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll.

As a Redshirt Freshman (2023): Ran in the Mavs’ first two meets, placing 19th at the Gig Leadbetter Maverick Stampede… Led the partial Maverick squad at the home meet with an 8K time of 26:12.2 at that meet after opening the season with a 54th place finish and time of 28:59.1 at the Mountaineer Invite... Named to the RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll.

As a Freshman (2022): Redshirt season… Ran unattached at the Mountaineer/Cowboy Invite… Finished 38th with a 8K time of 29:47.2.

Prep: 3-year varsity letter-winner in cross country and swimming  at O’Dea High School in Seattle… Was a 2-time letter-winner in track… Finished ninth in the 800 meters at the Washington 3A State Championships as a senior in 2022 with a PR time of 1:58.39… Claimed two event wins four other second place finishes during the season, which also saw him set PRs of 53.49 (400) and 4:32.48 (1600)… Qualified for the 3A State Cross Country Championships during his 2021 senior season, placing 100th… Set a 5K PR of 16:05.10 to finish 14th at the Metro League Championships before taking 32nd at the Sea-King District 2 Championships.

Personal: Is majoring in physics... Son of Tim and Nicole Leary… Has two older siblings— Jack and Kate… Kate is on the CMU swimming team… Enjoys watching movies, rock climbing, playing video games and watching sports.

Why I Chose CMU: “It felt like the team like the team and academic environments were a good fit for me.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

    6'1"
  • 2023Redshirt Freshman

    6'1"
  • 2024Redshirt Sophomore

    6'1"
  • 2025Redshirt Junior

    6'1"