University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2023 Cross Country Roster
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Okon, Andrew
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Andrew Okon
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Clemmons, N.C.
Bio
Andrew Okon's Top Runs
2024 Season (Fifth Year) - Competed in four meets for the Bulldogs in his final season...His top finish was at the Covered Bridge Open as he ran the 6K in 19:40.6 to earn a 33rd place finish...His best 6K timed finish was at 19:27.8 at the Furman Invitational...In the 8K he finished the Big South Conference Championships in 26:14.5 for a 33rd place finish.
2023 Season (Senior) - Competed in all six meets for Asheville in 2023...Logged two top-20 finishes, the first at the season opener in the 6K with a time of 19:25.3 (20th) and the second in the Big South Championship Race where he finished 18th in the 8K with a time of 25:20.5...Both top 20 finishes were PRs in each race...Recorded a PR in the 10K at the Southeast Region Championships with a time of 32:34.4.
2022 Season (Junior) - Okon appeared in six races for Asheville in 2022...Logged a top-10 finish at the Winthrop Invitational with a time of 26:42.8, which ranked ninth...Okon also set new personal-best 8K time clocking in at 25:49.2 at the Louisville Classic...Finished 28th at the Big South Cross Country Championships with a time of 26:16.7...Also competed for the Asheville at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships where he placed 159th with a time of 33:41.0.
2021 Fall Season (Sophomore) - Okon competed in six meets for the Bulldogs during the fall season...Posted a trio of top-30 finishes as a sophomore...His top outing in terms of finish came at the Upstate Invitational where he placed 22nd with a time of 26:57.9...Okon set a new personal-best in an 8K race at the Big South Cross Country Championships by clocking in at 26:21.9, which was good enough for a 27th-place finish...Closed out his season by running at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championships where he placed 205th with a time of 34:56.0.
2021 Spring Season (Freshman) - Okon ran a pair of races for the Bulldogs during the unique spring season in 2021...The Clemmons, N.C. native made his collegiate debut at the Winthrop Adidas Invitational in late January where he placed 36th with a time of 28:03.0...Okon returned to action at the Big South Cross Country Championships and clocked in at a season-low time of 26:30.3 in the 8k race, which placed him 40th in the field.
| EVENT | TIME | DATE |
| 6K | 19:25.3 | 9/1/2023 |
| 8K | 25:20.5 | 10/29/2023 |
| 10K | 32:34.4 | 11/10/2023 |
2024 Season (Fifth Year) - Competed in four meets for the Bulldogs in his final season...His top finish was at the Covered Bridge Open as he ran the 6K in 19:40.6 to earn a 33rd place finish...His best 6K timed finish was at 19:27.8 at the Furman Invitational...In the 8K he finished the Big South Conference Championships in 26:14.5 for a 33rd place finish.
2023 Season (Senior) - Competed in all six meets for Asheville in 2023...Logged two top-20 finishes, the first at the season opener in the 6K with a time of 19:25.3 (20th) and the second in the Big South Championship Race where he finished 18th in the 8K with a time of 25:20.5...Both top 20 finishes were PRs in each race...Recorded a PR in the 10K at the Southeast Region Championships with a time of 32:34.4.
2022 Season (Junior) - Okon appeared in six races for Asheville in 2022...Logged a top-10 finish at the Winthrop Invitational with a time of 26:42.8, which ranked ninth...Okon also set new personal-best 8K time clocking in at 25:49.2 at the Louisville Classic...Finished 28th at the Big South Cross Country Championships with a time of 26:16.7...Also competed for the Asheville at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships where he placed 159th with a time of 33:41.0.
2021 Fall Season (Sophomore) - Okon competed in six meets for the Bulldogs during the fall season...Posted a trio of top-30 finishes as a sophomore...His top outing in terms of finish came at the Upstate Invitational where he placed 22nd with a time of 26:57.9...Okon set a new personal-best in an 8K race at the Big South Cross Country Championships by clocking in at 26:21.9, which was good enough for a 27th-place finish...Closed out his season by running at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championships where he placed 205th with a time of 34:56.0.
2021 Spring Season (Freshman) - Okon ran a pair of races for the Bulldogs during the unique spring season in 2021...The Clemmons, N.C. native made his collegiate debut at the Winthrop Adidas Invitational in late January where he placed 36th with a time of 28:03.0...Okon returned to action at the Big South Cross Country Championships and clocked in at a season-low time of 26:30.3 in the 8k race, which placed him 40th in the field.
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