2025 Cross Country Roster

Jack Goras
Jack Goras
Jack Hulett
Kurt DeVoe
Kurt DeVoe
Edward Jacobs, Jr.

Paul Knight

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Durango, Colo.
  • Highschool Durango
  • Major Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering (B.S.) / Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering (M.S.)

Biography

TFRRS Profile

2024:
 Received a bachelor's degree in quantitative biosciences and engineering in May 2025 ... USTFCCCA All-America ... USTFCCCA All-Region ... First-Team All-RMAC ... RMAC Runner of the Week (9/25) ... Appeared in one regular-season event and all three postseason races for Mines ... Took 21st in the nation at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships after running the 10K course in 30:08.7 ... Earned all-region status by finishing fifth at the South Central Region Championships with a time of 31:29.6 ... Was all-conference on the merits of individual bronze in 23:52.7 at the RMAC Championships ... Also raced at the Roadrunners Invitational and claimed bronze in 24:27.0 ... Helped Mines to an unbeaten season including a sweep of the conference, region, and national team titles.

2023: USTFCCCA All-America ... USTFCCCA All-Region ... First-Team All-RMAC ... Raced in three events for the Orediggers, all in the postseason ... Finished 23rd in the nation at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships thanks to a 10K time of 29:58.2 ... Earned all-region status at the South Central event with a sixth-place finish after running 10K in 30:04.1 ... Took fifth at the RMAC Championships for all-conference status with an 8K time of 24:24.9.

2022: USTFCCCA All-America ... USTFCCCA All-Region ... RMAC Freshman of the Year ... First-Team All-RMAC ... RMAC Runner of the Week (10/5) ... Appeared in five of Mines' seven races during the season including all three postseason races ... Finished 24th in the nation in his first NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships thanks to a time of 30:17.6 ... Took seventh in the South Central Region by running 30:56.3 ... Ran the RMAC Championships in his hometown of Durango, Colo., and finished eighth with a time of 25:00.7 ... Collegiate cross country debut came in the season opener at the Roadrunners Invitational where he took second in 23:49.6 ... Was the top collegiate runner at the Ted Castaneda Classic, clocking in at 24:41.7 and finishing second only to professional runner and former NCAA Division II Cross Country Champion Marcelo Laguera.

2021: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ran track & field and cross country at Durango High School in Colorado ... Recorded a pair of top-25 finishes at the state cross country championships, taking 10th and 11th in different years ... Also took ninth in the state in the 3,200-meter run during the track season ... Career times feature a 4:20.6 at altitude in the 1,600-meter run and 9:26.6 at altitude in the 3,200-meter run ... Top cross country time was 15:28.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

  • 2022Redshirt Freshman

  • 2023Redshirt Sophomore

  • 2024Redshirt Junior

  • 2025Redshirt Senior