2023 Men's Cross Country Roster

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Nolan Earnest

  • Height:
    6-0
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Fairbanks, Alaska
  • Highschool:
    West Valley High School

Summary

Biography

#NookNotes
- 3x GNAC All-Academic (2021, 2022, 2023)

Top Times
7k: 25:56.0 (Aug. 28, 2021 at Blue and Gold Race)
8k: 27:14.9 (Oct. 23, 2021 at 2021 GNAC Championships)
10k: 35:14.3 (Nov. 4, 2023 at NCAA Division II West Regional Championships)

2023 | Junior
Earnest raced in five races for the Nanooks during his junior season ... He opened the season with a 14th-place finish in the Nanook Frontier Clash hosted by the Nanooks in Fairbanks ... In the 8k race, he raced to a time of 30:33.0 ... On Sept. 23 he posted a 27:57.8 in an 8k race at the WWU Bill Roe Classic 2023 ... Took 86th at the San Francisco State Invitational … Took 76th at the GNAC Cross Country Championships … Ran the 8k race in 29:01.5 ... Final race of the season was at the 2023 NCAA Division II West Region Championships ... Ran the 10k in 35:14.3 for a 138th-place finish ... GNAC All-Academic selection

2022 | Sophomore
Earnest raced in four races for the Nanooks during his sophomore season ... He opened the season with a ninth-place finish in the Blue & Gold Race hosted by the Nanooks in Fairbanks ... In the 7k race, he raced to a time of 34:43.0 ... On Oct. 7 he posted a 28:00.8 in a 4.97 mile race at the Yellowjackets/Battlin' Bears XC Open ... Took 190th at the NCAA DII Nationals Preview hosted by Seattle Pacific ... Ran the 8k race in 28:03.2 ... Final race of the season was at the 2022 GNAC Championships ... Ran the 8k in 27:44.0 for a 61st-place finish ... GNAC All-Academic selection

2021 | Freshman
Earnest raced in six races for the Nanooks during his freshman season ... He raced to an 11th-place finish on Aug. 28, 2021 at the Blue and Gold Invitational in Fairbanks, racing to a time of 25:56.0 ... Took eighth-place at the Seawolf Throwdown on Sept. 4, 2021 with a time of 29:56.6 ... On Sept. 24, 2021, Earnest ran at the Mike Johnson Classic at WOU and took 121st with a time of 31:21.8 ... He followed up with the WWU Bill Roe Classic and took 107th with a time of 37:31.2 in the 10k race ... His postseason was made up of the GNAC Championships and NCAA DII West Regional ... At the 2021 GNAC Championships, Earnest took 61st with a personal-best time of 27:14.9 in the 8k race ... His season finished at WOU for the DII West Regional race, he took 142nd with a time of 37:30.6, a new personal-best in a 10k race ... GNAC All-Academic Selection

2021 | Freshman (COVID-19 Spring Season)
Earnest raced in one springtime race for the Nanooks ... He participated in the CWU Winter Invitational on Feb. 20, 2021 and finished 13th with a time of 30:13.8 in the 8k race

Prior to Alaska

West Valley High School
Raced for West Valley High School prior to Alaska. Was an honors student while at WVHS. 

Personal
Son of Roy and Andrea Earnest ... One sibling, Aidan ... Studying Film and Performing Arts

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

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  • 2021Freshman

    6'0"

  • 2022Sophomore

    6'0"

  • 2023Junior

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