VMI Athletics

Patrick Spahn at DirectAthletics

2015-16: Competed in all seven of VMI's cross country races...posted a seasonal best 8K effort of 26:01 at the SoCon meet, where he finished 32nd...finished 20th at the George Mason Invite...limited to both one meet indoor and outdoor...finished seventh in the 5K at the Virginia Tech Challenge indoors...was 12th in the 3K at the Bucknell Invite outdoors. 

2014-15: Ran in all seven of VMI's XC races despite struggling with an ankle injury toward the end of the season...had top-10 finishes at UNCG, George Mason and Western Carolina...finished 30th at the SoCon Championships despite seeing his pre-race training derailed due to the aforementioned injury......track seasons were highlighted by an eighth-place finish in the 3K at the indoor conference meet, thanks to a PR time of 8:42.17...finished 13th in the 3K at the YSU Invite...11th in his first collegiate mile race, the 2015 Liberty Quad...redshirted the outdoor season.  

2013-14: Had a breakthrough sophomore season on the cross country course, including finishing the year as VMI's top runner at the SE Regional meet with a PR of 31:19...was 96th overall at the event...placed 21st at the Big South meet...set a new 8K PR at the Blue Ridge Open (25:33)...was 20th at the Charlotte Invite...indoors, was 11th in the conference in the 5K with a new PR of 15:17.14...sixth in that event at the Great Dane Classic...set a new 3K PR at the YSU Invite...was fifth in the 5K at the Fred Hardy Invite, coming up just three-tenths shy of his PR...16th in the 5K at the Big South Championship.

2012-13: Took part in five of VMI's six cross country events...had a string of three straight PR's that was capped with a 26:21 at the Blue Ridge Open...was 53rd at the Big South Championships...had finished 21st at the early season JMU Open...finished 13th in the 10K at the conference's outdoor meet...ran a collegiate best 15:38.23 in the 5K at the W&L Carnival...only race all season, indoor or outdoor, under 3K came in the 1,500-meters at the Liberty Collegiate Invitational...opened his collegiate career with a seventh-place finish in the 5K at the YSU Icebreaker...finished 18th in that event at the Big South Indoor Championships.

High School/Personal: Finished sixth in the Central Region in the 1,600-meters.

Personal Bests:
Mile: 4:32.73 (2015 Liberty Quad, Indoors)
3K: 8:42.17 (2015 SoCon Indoor Championships)
5K (Track): 15:17:44
8K: 25:33 (2013 Blue Ridge Open)
10K: 33:11.77 (2013 BSC Outdoor Championships)