University of Miami Athletics

Austen Cannon

position

Distance

Class

Junior

Instagram

@austen_cannon07

Hometown

Pearland, Texas

High School

Pearland Dawson

Austen Cannon - Cross Country - University of Miami Athletics

2023 Cross Country: Notched the first win of his collegiate cross country career at the FAU Invitational in the men’s 5K with a personal best of 15:29.7…Placed fourth in the FSU Invitational (9/29) with a time of 24:54.8 in the men’s 8k…ran 24:39.6 at the Crimson Classic (10/13) in the men’s 8.018K.

2023 Outdoor: Started the outdoor season off strong at the Hurricane Invitational, placing second and earning a new personal best in the 1500m with 3:53.91 and first in the 3000m with 8:29.17…placed fifth in the 5000m with 14:31.80, achieving a new personal best at the Pepsi Florida Relays at the University of Florida.

2023 Indoor: Earned second at the Texas Tech Red Raider Open in the 3000m with 8:35.76…set a personal best and achieved a Miami indoor program record of 8:17.27 in the 3000m at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships…

2022 Cross Country: Placed third at the UCF Cross Country Invite in the 5K with 15:46.6 to kick off his 2022 cross country season…placed sixth with a personal best of 18:51.4 in the 6K at the Virginia Invitational…also placed sixth at the FSU Invitational in the 8K with 24:32.6

2022 Outdoor: Placed second in the 1500m with 3:58.79 and third with 8:53.31 in the 3000m at the Miami Hurricane Invitational…placed fourth with 4:04.74 in the 1500m at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational…

2022 Indoor: Placed 13th and solidified a personal best of 4:16.75 in the men’s one mile at the Tiger Paw Invite.

2021 Cross Country: Competed in five races and was the top Miami finisher in four… ran in a time of 15:42.00 at the FAU Invitational in the 5K… clocked a finish of 26:30.2 in the 8K at the FSU XC Open… finished in 25:26.0 at the prestigious Paul Short Run 8K… notched a time of 26:39.1 in the 8K at the ACC Championships… recorded a time of 34:21.05 at the NCAA South Regional Championships in the 10K.

High School: Qualified for state in cross country as a senior… named to the All-Regional Team for cross country as a senior… tabbed team captain in his senior year… his senior year best times were 4:18 (1600) and 9:30 (3200)… his best mile during his junior season was 4:24… qualified for the Texas UIL 6A Regionals in the 800 as a sophomore… ran a season-best 800 time of 1:59 and 1600 time of 4:27 as a sophomore… played basketball as a freshman and sophomore.

Personal: Son of Alan and Shundra Cannon… has one older sister, Aniya… Majoring in Finance

2023 Cross Country
  • Notched the first win of his collegiate cross country career at the FAU Invitational in the men’s 5K with a personal best of 15:29.7
  • Placed fourth in the FSU Invitational (9/29) with a time of 24:54.8 in the men’s 8k
  • Ran 24:39.6 at the Crimson Classic (10/13) in the men’s 8.018K.
2023 Outdoor
  • Started the outdoor season off strong at the Hurricane Invitational, placing second and earning a new personal best in the 1500m with 3:53.91 and first in the 3000m with 8:29.17
  • Placed fifth in the 5000m with 14:31.80, achieving a new personal best at the Pepsi Florida Relays at the University of Florida.
2023 Indoor
  • Earned second at the Texas Tech Red Raider Open in the 3000m with 8:35.76
  • Set a personal best and achieved a Miami indoor program record of 8:17.27 in the 3000m at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships
2022 Cross Country
  • Placed third at the UCF Cross Country Invite in the 5K with 15:46.6 to kick off his 2022 cross country season
  • Placed sixth with a personal best of 18:51.4 in the 6K at the Virginia Invitational
  • Also placed sixth at the FSU Invitational in the 8K with 24:32.6
2022 Outdoor
  • Placed second in the 1500m with 3:58.79 and third with 8:53.31 in the 3000m at the Miami Hurricane Invitational
  • Placed fourth with 4:04.74 in the 1500m at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational
2022 Indoor
  • Placed 13th and solidified a personal best of 4:16.75 in the men’s one mile at the Tiger Paw Invite
2021 Cross Country
  • Competed in five races and was the top Miami finisher in four
  • Ran in a time of 15:42.00 at the FAU Invitational in the 5K
  • Locked a finish of 26:30.2 in the 8K at the FSU XC Open
  • Finished in 25:26.0 at the prestigious Paul Short Run 8K
  • Notched a time of 26:39.1 in the 8K at the ACC Championships
  • Recorded a time of 34:21.05 at the NCAA South Regional Championships in the 10K.
High School
  • Qualified for state in cross country as a senior
  • Named to the All-Regional Team for cross country as a senior
  • Tabbed team captain in his senior year
  • His senior year best times were 4:18 (1600) and 9:30 (3200)
  • His best mile during his junior season was 4:24
  • Qualified for the Texas UIL 6A Regionals in the 800 as a sophomore
  • Ran a season-best 800 time of 1:59 and 1600 time of 4:27 as a sophomore
  • Played basketball as a freshman and sophomore.
Personal
  • Son of Alan and Shundra Cannon
  • Has one older sister, Aniya
  • Majoring in Finance