Cross Country

Evan Pena

position

Distance

Class

Graduate Student

Hometown

Wilmington, N.C.

High School

Hoggard

Previous School

UNC Greensboro

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Bio

2026 Outdoor

Opened the outdoor season with back-to-back second place finishes; the 1500m at the Hurricane Invitational and the 3000m at the Hurricane Collegiate Invite, the second-best time in program history (8:35.93).
Posted a personal best in the 1500m at the Tom Jones Memorial (3:15.93) and the 5000m at East Coast Relays (14:34.23).

2026 Indoor

Competed in two meets, the 2026 Jimmy Carnes Invitational and the Tiger Paw Invitational where he entered the record books with the fifth fastest time in the 3000m, 8:25.13.

2025 Cross Country

Ran a new personal best in his first 8K race as a Hurricane, posting a time of 25:35.87 at the Southern Showcase.
Also ran the 10K at the NCAA DI South Regional.

Prior to Miami

Graduate transfer from UNC-Greensboro (Wilmington, NC)
Personal Best: 8:26.89 (3000m), 14:38.64 (5000m) & 25:55 (8000m)
6th at 2025 SoCon Outdoor Champs (5000m & 10,000m)