2024 Men's Cross Country Roster

Great Northwest Athletic Conference
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Koen Ross

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Castle Rock, Wash.
  • Highschool:
    Seton Catholic High School

Summary

Biography

#NookNotes
- GNAC All-Academic (2022, 2023, 2024)

Top Times
7k: 25:24.0 (Aug. 27, 2022 at Blue and Gold Race)
8k: 26:21.3 (Sept. 28, 2024 at WWU Bill Roe Classic)
10k: 34:11.3 (Nov. 19, 2022 at NCAA Division II West Regional Championships)


2024 | Senior
Participated in six races for the Nanooks in his senor season ... Began the season with an 11th-place finish at the Seawolf Throwdown on Aug. 31, completing the 8k race in 28:04.2 ... Followed that up by racing to a time of 28:23.0 at the Blue & Gold 8k race on Sept. 14 ... Placed 18th in the race ... Set a career-best time for an 8k race in the WWU Bill Roe Classic on Sept. 28, posting a 26:21.3 during the race to take 77th place ... Crossed the line in 65th at the Lewis Crossover on Oct. 12, recording a time of 27:13.3 ... Competed at the GNAC Championships on Oct. 26, finishing the 8k in 26:29.1 to place 49th ... Finished the season at the NCAA Division II West Region Championships on Nov. 9, taking 133rd place in the 10k with a time of 34:39.7

2023 | Junior
Ross raced in five races for the Nanooks during his junior season ... He opened his racing on Sept. 9 … He posted a 28:27.0 in an 8k race at the Nanook Frontier Clash in Fairbanks … On Sept. 23, Ross took 86th at the WWU Bill Roe Classic 2023 … Took 113th at the San Francisco State Invitational  … Took 52nd at the 2023 GNAC Championships … Ran the 8k race in 27:15.0, a season high in the 8k ... Final race of the season was at the NCAA Division II West Region Championships … Finished 118th in the West Region … Completed the 10k race in 34.11.3, a new career-best in the 10k

2022 | Sophomore
Ross raced in six races for the Nanooks during his sophomore season ... He opened the season with a third-place finish in the Blue & Gold Race in Fairbanks ... In the 7k race, he raced to a time of 28:42.0 ... On Sept. 3, he posted a 28:26.0 in an 8k race at the Seawolf Throwdown in Anchorage … On Oct. 7, he posted a 28:52.5 in an 4.97 mile race at the Yellowjackets/Battlin’ Bears XC Open hosted by Montana State Billings … Took 191st at NCAA DII Pre-Nationals … Took 169th at the NCAA DII Pre-Nationals … His time at the NCAA DII Pre-Natioals would mark his season-high in an 8k race … Ran the 8k race in 27:14.6 ... 67th-place finisher at the 2022 GNAC Championships … Ran the 8k in 28.15.5 …Final race of the season was at the NCAA Division II West Region Championships ... Ran the 10k in 34:38.1 for a 133rd-place finish 

2021 | Freshman
Ross raced in six races for the Nanooks during his freshman season ... He opened the season with a ninth-place finish in the Blue and Gold meet in Fairbanks ... In the 7k race, he raced to a time of 30:02.3 ... On Sept. 24, he posted a 28:52.0 in an 8k race at the Mike Johnson Classic … On Oct. 9, he posted a 36:23.1 in the 10k race at the WWU Bill Roe Classic … His time at the 2021 GNAC Championships would mark his season-high in an 8k race … Ran the 8k race in 27:10.1 ... Final race of the season was at the NCAA Division II West Region Championships ... Ran the 10k in 35:44.6 for a 134th-place finish at Monmouth.

Prior to Alaska

Seton Catholic High School
Attended Seton Catholic High School in Vancouver, Wash. ... Was class Valedictorian.

Personal
Son of Nathan Ross and Elena Boleyn-Ross ... Three siblings; Benjamin, Easton and Zadun ... Studying Electrical Engineering.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

    5'9"
  • 2022Sophomore

    5'9"
  • 2023Junior

    5'9"
  • 2024Senior

    5'10"