Cross Country

Austen Cannon

position

Distance

Class

Senior

Instagram

@austen_cannon07

Hometown

Pearland, Texas

High School

Pearland Dawson High School

Bio

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