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2023 Men's Cross Country Roster

Wade Smith, ESU Athletics
Wade Smith, ESU Athletics
Josiah Driggers, ESU Athletics
Josiah Driggers, ESU Athletics
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Jaime Diaz

  • Position Cross Country
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Olathe, KS
  • Highschool Olathe East HS

Biography

Awards/Honors
2023
  • USTFCCCA All-Region
  • All-MIAA (4th at MIAA Championships)
  • MIAA Scholar Athlete
  • MIAA Athlete of the Week (10/10)
2022
  • MIAA Academic Honor Roll
Notes on Diaz
  • In his fifth year at Emporia State
  • Competed in the NCAA II Central Region XC Championships in each of the last three seasons
  • Also runs distance for Hornet Track & Field
Junior Year (2023)
Placed sixth in the Wichita State JK Gold Classic with a time of 18:34 in the 6k ... Won the Emporia State Invitational with a time fo 24:43.7 in the 8k ... Ran career-best 24:20.3 in the 8k to finish fourth at the MIAA XC Championship.

Sophomore Year (2022)
Ran 26:07.9 at the Emporia State Invitational to finish second ... Finished 31st at the MIAA XC Championship, running 25:08.0 in the 8k ... Posted a career-best 30:40.1 in the 10k at the NCAA D-II Central Region Championships, finished 46th.

Freshman Year (2021)
Finished top 50 at the MIAA Championships with an 8k time of 26:38.4.

High School
Attended Olathe East HS in Olathe, KS ... Ran both Cross Country and Track & Field for the Hawks.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    Cross Country
  • 2021Redshirt Freshman

    Cross Country
  • 2022Redshirt Sophomore

    Cross Country
  • 2023Redshirt Junior

    Cross Country