2014-15 Track and Field Roster
Biography
Personal Bests:
1,500m - 3:48.48
3,000m - 8:03.05 (indoor)
5,000m - 13:46.27
10,000m - 29:46.08
8K (XC) - 24:01 (Stanford – 2011)
National/Regional Honors:
Cross Country- All-American (2012); All-Southeast Region (2012)
Outdoor Track- All-American, Second Team, 5,000m (2013); Regional Qualifier, 5,000m (2013, 2014); OVC Male Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year (2013)
OVC Individual Championships:
Outdoor Track – 1,500m (2013), 10,000m (2014)
2013-14:
Cross Country - Helped the EKU men win their first-ever NCAA Southeast Region Championship by finishing sixth overall at the regional meet with a 10K time of 28:56.4 … earned All-Southeast Region honors for his efforts … finished second on the team and 74th overall at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind., where the Colonels recorded their best-ever national finish (15th) … earned first team All-OVC honors after finishing fourth at the conference championships with an 8K time of 24:37.32 … posted his fastest 8K time of the season (23:53) at the Wisconsin Adidas Invite on Oct. 19.
Track and Field – Entered the NCAA East Region Preliminary Championships ranked No. 4 in the 5,000 meters thanks to a 13:46.27 that he ran at the Stanford Relays on April 6 … that time, which is the third-fastest outdoor 5,000 meters time in EKU history, earned him OVC Male Track Athlete of the Week honors … won the 10,000 meters at the OVC Outdoor Championships with a time of 29:46.08 … took bronze in the 5,000 meters at the outdoor championships with a 14:54.87 … scored 20 points at the OVC Indoor Championships by finishing second in the 5,000 meters (14:39.24), third in the 3,000 meters (8:25.93) and third in the mile (4:10.85) … posted an indoor season-best time of 14:04.46 in the 5,000 meters at the Iowa State Classic in Ames … also ran a personal-best time of 4:08.82 in the mile at the Kentucky Invitational on Jan. 17.
2012-13:
Cross Country – Saved his best for last, as he delivered his finest performance of the season at the NCAA Championships, finishing first on the team and 38th overall in a 10K time of 29:57.7 to earn USTFCCCA All-American honors … placed third on the team and 13th overall with a 10K time of 30:08.89 one week earlier at the NCAA Southeast Region Championships … earned All-Southeast Region honors for his performance in that race … improved throughout the fall, finishing the regular season with his best 8K time of the season, 24:16, at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational.
Track and Field – Was named a second team All-American after finishing 11th in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore. … clocked a 14:05.42 in that race … ran a personal-best time of 13:52.16 in the 5,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational on March 30 to qualify for regionals … was named the OVC Male Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year … won the 1,500 meters at the OVC Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a personal-best time of 3:54.88 … also earned a silver medal in the 5,000 meters at the outdoor championships, clocking a time of 14:52.19 … scored points at the OVC Indoor Championships with a second-place finish in the 3,000 meters (8:19.53) and a fourth-place finish in the mile (4:12.42) … was also a member of the distance medley relay team that took second at the OVC Indoor Championships … ran a personal-best 8:03.05 in the 3,000 meters during the indoor season, which is the third-fastest time in EKU history.
Prior to EKU: A transfer from Azusa Pacific University who is a two-time NAIA All-American in cross country ... ran a personal-best 8K time of 24:01 to finish sixth at the 2011 Stanford Cross Country Invitational.
High School Accomplishments: A multiple-time Nevada State Champion in high school, Meddles was one of the best runners in the U.S. as a senior ... he finished third at the 2009 Footlocker National Cross Country Championships, was the champion of the Nike Cross Country Nationals Southwest Regional, finished third at the 2010 New Balance Outdoor Track Championships in the two mile run and finished fourth the next day (despite being seeded in the slow section) in the mile run ... posted personal records in high school of 3:48.48 in the 1,500 meters, 4:08.76 in the mile (high school), 8:18.25 in the 3,000 meters (high school) and 8:52.87 in the two mile run (high school).
Personal: Son of Wilbur and Maria Meddles ... major is general studies.
