Austen Cannon Season 2023-24
PositionDistance
ClassJunior
HometownPearland, Texas
- Broke the school record in the men’s 8K with 24:05.07 at the ACC Cross Country championships
- Ran a personal best and school record 15:15.28 in the 5000m at the Pepsi Florida Relays
- Ran a personal best and school record 9:03.22 in the 3000mS at the UNF East Coast Relays
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Placed 13th and solidified a personal best of 4:16.75 in the men’s one mile at the Tiger Paw Invite
- 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.
- 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.
- Son of Alan and Shundra Cannon
- Has one older sister, Aniya
- Majoring in Finance
Sophomore2022-23
Distance
Freshman2021-22
Distance