Steven Trayer at DirectAthletics
2014-15: Did not compete.
2013-14: Did not compete during cross country season...returned at the indoor track opener to post a sixth-place finish in the 3K...fifth in the 5K at the Great Dane Classic...13th in the steeplechase at the Fred Hardy Invite...finished 12th at the conference championship in that event.
2012-13: Competed in all six cross country events...broke into VMI's top five at the NCAA SE Regional Championships, where he was the squad's #5 runner with a 10K PR of 33:17...finished 39th at the Big South Championships...set an 8K PR at the Blue Ridge Open (26:39), bettering an 26:52 effort he'd put up two weeks prior at the Paul Short Run, which was then a PR...all told, posted a personal best in three of the six races of the season...competed in varying distances throughout both track seasons, ranging from the mile to the 5K..established a new personal best in the 5K at the W&L Carnival (15:38.53)...also recorded a new PR in the 1,500 (4:10.91, UNF Invite)...finished 10th at the conference outdoor meet in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in just his second attempt ever at that event...indoors, recorded a new 3K PR at the YSU Icebreaker.
2011-12: Took part in a handful of events during the indoor and outdoor seasons...mostly focused on longer distances, but did run in the 1,500-meters at the Radford Invite in April, his lone outdoor race...ran a season-best 5K at the Akron Invite indoors...during the cross country season, finished fifth at the W&L Invite, running a PR of 28:47...also competed at the VMI Relays.
High School/Personal: All-State cross country and outdoor track...personal bests - 1600m: 4:34, 3200m: 9:52, 5000m: 16:31.
Personal Bests:
1,500-meters: 4:10.91
Mile: 4:36.22 (Indoors)
3K: 9:00.58 (2013 YSU Icebreaker)
5K: 15:38.53 (2013 W&L Carnival)
8K: 26:39 (2012 Blue Ridge Open)
10K: 33:17 (2012 NCAA SE Regionals)
