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2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

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Jared Platt

Jared Platt

  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    157
  • Letters:
    2
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    White Lake, Mich.
  • High School:
    White Lake Lakeland

Summary

Biography

2024:  2024-25 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... competed in three meets for the Warriors ... finished 220th at the Live in Lou Classic (10/5) coming in at the 26:43.60 mark ... claimed a 44th-place finish at the GLIAC Championships (10/26) ... crossed the finish line in 33:20.57 (111th) at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (11/9).

2023:  Competed in four meets, while participating in two additional events as an unattached runner ... made Warrior team debut at the Roy Griak Invitational (9/22) ... ran a 27:45.90 for 119th overall in the eight-kilometer event … had a time of 25:32.40 for 118th at the Lewis Crossover Invite (10/7) ... crossed the line 71st at the GLIAC Championships (10/21) with a result of 27:14.40 ... competed at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/4) and placed 131st (33:54.60) ... ran unattached in each of the first two competitions of the season ... secured a time of 26:44.10 in his collegiate debut at the Skippers Cross Country Showcase (9/1), while posting a 26:35.40 at the Warrior Challenge (9/15).

High School:  A 2023 graduate of White Lake Lakeland High School ... was a four-year letterwinner for the Eagles and coach Joe Verellen, a WSU Hall of Fame inductee ... competed at the MHSAA Division 1 state meet in both 2021 (25th - 15:55.0) and 2022 (22nd - 16:05.3) ... placed fifth at the regional meet each of his last two years ... finished second at the 2022 Lakes Valley Conference championship meet in a time of 15:54.7 ... ran a personal-best 15:26.2 to place ninth at the 2022 MITCA - Michigan Meet of Champions ... was a two-year cross country team captain ... earned two letters (2021 and 2022) thus far in track ... competed at the 2021 MHSAA Division 1 Regional meet in the 3200m race and set a season-best at 9:59.55, then finished fifth as a junior ... was the runner-up in the 3200m race at the 2022 LVC Conference meet.

Personal:  Full name -- Jared B. Platt ... born on January 16, 2005, in Royal Oak, Mich. ... son of Christopher and Darcy Platt ... has an older brother, Andrew ... is majoring in Exercise and Sport Science ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2023, Winter 2024 and Fall 2024 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2025.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

    6'3" 155 lbs

  • 2024Sophomore

    6'3" 155 lbs

  • 2025Junior

    6'3" 157 lbs