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2021 Men's Cross Country Roster

Trausti Thorsteins

Trausti Thorsteins

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Hometown:
    Reykjavík, Iceland
  • Highschool:
    Universal School

Summary

Biography


Awards&Honors
  • Member of the 2019 & 2020-21 Northeast Conference (NEC) Men’s Cross Country championship team.
  • Northeast Conference (NEC) Most Outstanding Performer (2018, 2020-21)
  • All-Northeast Conference (NEC) Team (2018, 2019, 2020-21) 
  • Northeast Conference (NEC) Athlete of the Week (Oct. 2, 2019)
  • Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year (2018)
  • All-Northeast Conference (NEC) All-Rookie Team (2018)
  • Four-time Northeast Conference (NEC) Rookie of the Week selection.
CollegeBest
5K – 15:27.6 (Monmouth University XC Tune Up | October 19, 2018)
6K- 19:07.6 (Monmouth University XC Kick-Off | September 7, 2019)
8K - 25:20.5 (Northeast Conference (NEC) Championships | November 2, 2019)
10K - 29:49.1 (NCAA Division I Northeast Region Cross Country Championship | November 15, 2019)
4.97 Mile - 24:28.7 (Northeast Conference (NEC) Championships | February 28, 2021)
5 Mile - 27:47.0 (Henry Mercer Monmouth University Cross Country Invitational | September 21, 2019)

Career_Summary
2020-21 (Junior Season): Crossed the finish line first at the 2020-21 Northeast Conference (NEC) Cross Country Championships (Feb. 28), with a personal-best time of 24:28.7... Earned the NEC's automatic qualifier and will have a chance to compete at the 2020-21 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships on March 15, 2021 at the Oklahoma State University Cross Country Course in Stillwater, Oklahoma. 

2019 (Sophomore Season): Ran in six meets… Had three top-three finishes... Was the runner-up at the 2019 Northeast Conference (NEC) Championships (Nov. 2), crossing the finish line in 25:20.5 in the 8K race.... Competed in his first NCAA Division I Northeast Region Cross Country Championship (Nov. 15), placing among the top-50 with a time of 29:49.1 in the 10K event.

2018 (Freshman Season): Raced in six meets for the Seahawks... Was Wagner's top finisher in three meets... Crossed the finish line first at the NEC Cross Country Championships (10/27) with a time of 25:45.6... In doing so, he became the first harrier to win both NEC Outstanding Performer and NEC Rookie of the Year since Rogers Kipruot (Long Island University) do so in 2009.

Before _Wagner
Holds the Iceland national record for the U-17 in the 1500m and 1000m for the U-19. Additionally, his multiple accolades in the U-18 800m held up for nearly nine years before being broken.... A two-time representative in the U-20 Nordic Championships and has participated at the 2017 Reykjavik International Games, Thorsteins has captured an indoor and outdoor title in both the 800m (1:55.11) and 1500m (4:00.06). Thorsteins competed at the 2017 World Youth Games where he placed ninth in the 800m with a time of 1:57.58.  On June 7, 2017, at the Oslo Boysen Memorial, Thorsteins posted a finals time in the 800m at 1:55.11.
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