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2016 Men's Cross Country Roster

David Mountford

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Shotton, Wales
  • Highschool Connah's Quay

Biography

OCU Personal Bests
Season Event Time
Cross Country 8K 24:04:80
Indoor 3K 8:21
Outdoor 10K 30:18:22
Outdoor 5K 14:15:59
Outdoor 3K 8:19

2015-16: Finished 18th in the Fort Hays State Tiger Open with a time of 25:04.7 ... personal-record 24:34.80 in third place in NAIA Mid-States Classic ... fourth with 25:01.80 in Sooner Athletic Conference cross country championships ... all-SAC... fifth in NAIA Championships with 24:36.0 … all-American ... A-qualifying 14:57:59 in Pittsburg State invitational in 5,000 meters in fifth place ... 11th in Texas Relays in the 5,000 meters with A-qualifying 14:43.31 ... 31:04.71 in 10,000 meters in K.T. Woodman Classic for fourth to qualify for NAIA Championships ... third in 3,000 meters in Pittsburg State Indoor Gorilla Classic with A-qualifying 8:23.83 ... recorded 3:55.29 in Kansas Relays for fourth... third in 5,000 meters in Oregon State High Performance Meet with 14:42.22 ... fourth in one mile with 4:13.56 to qualify for NAIA Championships in Nebraska Tune Up ... won 5,000 meters in Emporia State Qualifier with 14:26.30 ... fourth in 3,000 and sixth in 5,000 meter in NAIA Indoor Championships ... all-American nods in both events ... eighth in 10,000 meters in NAIA Championships … all-American. 

2014-15: C
locked a 25:24.90 to take 18th in the 8,000 meter Cross Country Championship at Rim Rock Farm ... Finished second-place with a time of 24:44.40 at the Mid-States Classic ... Posted a time of 24:49.5 to finish 26th in the Chile Pepper Festival ... Finished in sixth-place with a time of 25:13.05 at the Missouri Southern Stampede ... Fourth-place finish in the 6,000 meter run at the UCO Land Run ... Earned two all-American honors with a third-place finish in the 5,000 meters and sixth place in the 10,000 meters at the NAIA men's outdoor track and field championships ... Set a new meet record and won the 5,000 meter with a time of 14:26.57 at the Oregon State High Performance Meet ... named SAC men's track athlete of the week for April 6-12 ... Set a school record in the 10,000 meters of 30:18.22 at the K.T. Woodman Classic ... Placed second in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:26.86 at the Texas Relays.

2013-14: Finished second in the Cowboy Jamboree with a time of 25:43 ... finished fourth in the Oklahoma Bison Invitational with a time of 25:10 ... finished second in the NAIA Mid-States Classic with a time of 24:35 ... finished first in the 3,000 meter Oklahoma Baptist Early Qualifier with a time of 8:27 ... finished first in 3,000 meter Herm Wilson Invitation with a time of 8:21 ... finished third in the NAIA Indoor Championships 3,000 meters with a time of 8:22 ... finished first in the Southwestern Invitational 5,000 meters ... won the 3,000 meters run in the Emporia State Relay with a school-record time of 8:37 ... won the 10,000-meter run in the K.T. Woodman Classic with an NAIA-best time of 30:21 ... won the Arkansas Twilight 3,000 meters with a personal-best time of 8:19 ... finished third in the NAIA Outdoor Championships 5,000 meters with a time of 14:44.

High school: Competed at the club level in Wales … won 10K and 5K cross country, road and track championships … owns a personal-best times of three minutes and 59 seconds in the 1500 meters, 14:55 in the 5K and 30:03 in the 10K … set club under-20 and Welsh senior league records … finished sixth in the McCain World Cross Country Trails/UK Inter Counties.

Personal: Majoring in exercise science … son of Jane Lindley … mother (Jane) ran internationally for Wales … born March 30, 1991 in St. Asaph, Wales.


More on David:
Favorite Actor: Denzel Washington
Favorite midnight snack: Toast
Favorite Team: Liverpool FC
Person I would most like to meet: Steven Gerrard
Coolest place I've traveled to competing in my sport: Italy

Historical Player Information

  • 2013Freshman

  • 2014Sophomore

  • 2015Junior

  • 2016Senior