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2025 Men's Track and Field Roster

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Evan Armitage

Evan Armitage

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-7 / 120
  • Hometown:
    Hot Springs, Arkansas
  • High School:
    Lake Hamilton
  • Major:
    Kinesiology

Summary

Biography

CAREER RESULTS

COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS (PRIOR TO THE 2025-26 SEASON):
  • XC 5K: 15:24.9 (2nd place at the Bob Gravett Invitational - Fall 2022)
  • XC 8K: 25.50.8 ( DBU Old Glory Gallop - Fall 2024)
  • XC 10K: 32:16.6 (NCAA Regionals - Fall 2022)
  • T&F 1500M: 4:12.75 (5th place at Ouachita Invitational - Spring 2025)
  • T&F 3000M: 8:56.41 (Indoor Gorilla Classic - Spring 2023)
  • T&F 5000M: 15:13.81 (16th place at SFA Carl Kight Invitational - Spring 2025)
  • T&F 10,000M: 32:41.70 (15th place at GAC Championships - Spring 2025)

2025 TRACK & FIELD: Competed in five meets, posting four top 20 finishes... Placed fifth in the 1500m with a personal best time of 4:12.75 at the Ouachita Invitational... Set a personal best in the 5000m with a time of 15:13.81 at the SFA Carl Kight Invitational... Also ran a personal best in the 10,000m with a time of 32:41.70 at the GAC Championships... Named to the President's List for Spring 2025.

2024 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed at six meets... Posted two top 10 finishes... Set an 8K personal best with a time of 25:50.8 at the DBU Old Glory Gallop... Placed fifth at the Bob Gravett Invitational with an 8k time of 26:51.3... Finished ninth at the UWF Argonaut Invitational... Finished in the top 35 at the GAC Championships... Named to the Dean's List for Fall 2024. 

2024 TRACK & FIELD: Competed in seven meets... Ran the 5000M five times and posted a season-best time of 15:51.17 at the Stephen F. Austin Carl Kight Invitational... Set a personal best in the 10,000m with a time of 33:12.30 to take third place at the Rhodes College Invitational... Placed 9th in the 10,000m at the 2024 Great American Conference Championships with a time of 33:24.73... GAC All-Academic Team honors... Named to the Dean's List for spring 2024.

2023 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six meets for the Tigers... Won the University of the Ozarks Invitational with a season best 8k time of 26:14.9 for the first place finish... Posted a top 35 finish at the 2023 Great American Conference Championships with an 8k time of 26:15.3... Competed in the 2023 NCAA Central Regionals with a 10k time of 32:54.6... GAC All-Academic Team honors.

2023 TRACK & FIELD: Competed in two events across seven meets with one top 5 finish... Ran the 5000M six times with his top performance coming at the East Texas Invitational with a third place finish and an outdoor personal best time of 15:57.38... Set an indoor 5000M personal best at the Indoor Gorilla Classic with a time of 15:37.74... Named to Dean's List for spring 2023.

2022 CROSS COUNTRY: Second Team All-Great American Conference... Made collegiate debut at the Bob Gravett Invitational with a second place finish and a 5K time of 15:24.9... Competed in six meets with three top 15 finishes... Set an 8K personal best at the GAC Championships with a time of 26:05.6 and a 14th place finish... Placed ninth at the Argonaut Invitational with a time of 28:11.6... Ran the 10K at NCAA Regionals.

AT LAKE HAMILTON: Graduated with Honors... 2nd place finish at the 2021 Cross Country State Meet 5k... 1st place finish in the 5A Sate Championship 3200m run.

PERSONAL: Son of Jason and Robin Armitage... One sister, Olivia... Majoring in kinesiology... Born May 11.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

    5'7" 120 lbs
  • 2024Sophomore

    5'7" 120 lbs
  • 2025Junior

    5'7" 120 lbs