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2025 Men's Track and Field Roster

Matthew Branch

Cade Swindle

Cade Swindle

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-0 / 150
  • Hometown:
    Conway, Arkansas
  • High School:
    Conway
  • Major:
    Christian Studies

Summary

Biography

CAREER RESULTS

COLLEGIATE BESTS (PRIOR TO 2024-25 SEASON):
  • XC 4M: 21:25.5 (27th place at Memphis Twilight Classic - Fall 2023)
  • XC 8K: 25:41.0 (4th place at Tiger Invitational - Fall 2021)
  • XC 10K: 31:55.6 (NCAA Regionals in Fall 2022)
  • T&F 1500M: 4:09.37 (Oklahoma Baptist Invitational - Spring 2024)
  • T&F 5000M: 14:56.17 (8th place at SFA Carl Kight Invitational - Spring 2022)
  • T&F 10,000M: 31:31.93 (2nd place at Rhodes College Invitational - Spring 2024)

2024 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six meets... Posted two top 5 and four top 25 finishes... Placed second, but earned first place points at the Bob Gravett Invitational with an 8k time of 26:15.0... Set an 8k personal best with a time of 25:41.0 to finish fourth at the Tiger Invitational... Placed 11th at the UWF Argonaut Invitational... Finishes 25th at the GAC Championships with a time of 26:52.6... Ran the 10k at the NCAA Central Region Championships... GAC Elite Scholar Athlete... Named to the President's List for Fall 2024.

2024 TRACK & FIELD: Second Team All-Great American Conference... Competed in five meets, posting three top 10 finishes... Placed seventh in the 10,000m at the 2024 GAC Championships with a time of 32:53.50 to earn second team all-conference honors... Set a personal best in the 10,000m with a time of 31:31.93 at the Rhodes College Invitational, taking second place in the event... Placed second in the 5000m at the Hendrix Invitational with a time of 15:42.88... Set a personal best in the 1500m with a time of 4:09.37 at the Oklahoma Baptist Invitational... Named to the GAC All-Academic Team... 2024 GAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete... Named to the President's List for Spring 2024. 

2023 CROSS COUNTRY: 2023 GAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete... Competed in five meets for the Tigers with one top 20 finish... Set a personal best in the 4-Mile at the Memphis Twilight Classic with a time of 21:00.1 and a 27th place finish... Placed in the top 35 at the GAC Championships in the 8k... Competed in the 10k at the 2023 NCAA Regionals... Named to the President's List for Fall 2023. 

2023 TRACK & FIELD: Competed in six events across seven meets with three top 15 finishes... Placed sixth in the 5000M at the Harding Invitational with a time of 15:48.98... Ran the 5000M three times... Placed 11th in the 3000M Steeplechase at the Great American Conference Championships with a time of 10:21.70... Also ran the 800M, 1500M and Indoor 3000M... 2022-23 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team Selection... Spring 2023 Great American Conference All-Academic Team honors... Named to President's List for Spring 2023.

2022 CROSS COUNTRY: Second Team All-Great American Conference honors... Competed in six meets with two top 10 finishes... Took second place at the Argonaut Invitational with a time of 27:04.6... Placed fifth in the Bob Gravett Invitational with a 5K time of 15:57.3... Ran in NCAA Regionals and set a 10K personal best with a time of 31:55.6... Fall 2022 Great American Conference All-Academic Team... Named to President's List for fall 2022.

2022 TRACK & FIELD: Competed in six meets, rattling off six top 20 finishes in his respective events to close the season, including a first place finish in the 10000M at the Rhodes Invitational with a time of 32:51.78... Ran the 10000M twice, the 5000M four times, and the 3000M steeplechase once... Named to the President's List for Spring 2022.

2021 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six events, earning All-Great American Conference Second Team honors after coming in 17th at the conference championships with a time of 26:54.2... Three top 10 finishes, including a third place finish at the Ouachita Tiger Invitational with a time of 26:00.7... His best time was 25:45.7 for a fifth place finish at the Bob Gravett Invitational... Named the team academic most outstanding athlete with a spot on the 2021-22 All-Ouachita Academic Team... Named to the President's List for Fall 2021

AT CONWAY HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time all conference cross country... Three-time all conference track... Also lettered in basketball.

PERSONAL: Parents are Riley and Mary Swindle... Two siblings, Meg and Addy... Sister Meg is also a member of the Ouachita XC/TF teams... Majoring in Christian studies... Born July 30.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2023Sophomore

    6'0" 150 lbs
  • 2024Junior

    6'0" 150 lbs
  • 2025Senior

    6'0" 150 lbs