2016 Men's Cross Country Roster

David Stluka

Ryan Nameth

  • Class Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown Verona, Wis.
  • High School Verona

Biography

Eligibility (Cross Country): Redshirt Freshman
Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor Track): Redshirt Freshman/Redshirt Freshman

2016-17 Season

2017 Outdoor: Was runner-up in the 3000 meters at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic with a time of 8:33.90

2016 Cross Country: Finished 28th overall and third for UW in the B-race of the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (10/14) with a time of 26:11.5 (8K) 

2015-16 Season

2016 Outdoor: Competed unattached at the UW-Platteville Invitational (4/16) in the 5000 meters finishing 31st in 15:00.62

2016 Indoor: Ran unattached toa sixth place finish in the 3000 meters with a time of 8:44.14 at the Red and White Open (2/19)

2015 Cross Country: Did not compete

High School

Placed 25th in the Nike Cross Nationals as a senior … sectional cross country champion and placed second at cross state as a senior … second at cross country conference as a senior … sectional 3200 meters champion and second at state as a senior … second at conference in the 1600 meters and 3200 meters as a senior … sectional cross country champion as well as a second place finish at state as a junior … second at cross country conference as a junior … regional and sectional champion in 3200 meters as well as second at state as a junior … second at conference in the 1600 meters and 3200 meters as a junior … placed third at cross country conference and third at state in first year running as a sophomore … all-conference in the 3200 meters and state qualifier in his sophomore and freshman season

Personal

Parents are Richard and Shawn Nameth … major is marketing
 

Why Wisconsin

“Out of all of the schools I was looking at it was the most challenging academically as well as athletically. I thought that by choosing a challenging school I would become the best I could be.”

Personal Bests

Indoor Outdoor
3000 Meters 8:44.14 2-19-16 3000 Meters 8:33.90 5-5-17
5000 Meters 15:00.62 4-16-16
Cross Country
8 Kilometers 26:11.5 10-14-16