2019 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
Junior (2018)
• Opened at the 8,000-meter Calvin Knight Invitational (Sept. 8), crossing in 41st at 26:24.
Sophomore (2017)
• Placed 114th at the NAIA National Championships (Nov. 18) with a time of 26:21 at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, Washington • Ran to a 23rd-place finish in 26:27 to help the Saints place 3rd place at the WHAC Championships at Riverside Park • Finished 45th with a time of 26:46 in the 8,000-meter event at the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge (Oct. 21) at Riverside Park • Placed 48th out of 178 at the Bethel College Invitational (Oct. 6), crossing the finish line in 27:37 • Placed 107th out of 185 in a time of 27:30 at the Greater Louisville Classic• Opened at the 8,000-meter Calvin Knight Invitational (Sept. 9), crossing in 53rd at 26:44
Freshman (2016)
• Ran to a 50th-place finish in 27:58 to help the Saints place 4th at the WHAC Championships at Riverside Park. • Finished 137th with a time of 27:42 in the 8,000-meter event at the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge (Oct. 22) at Riverside Park. • Placed 64th out of 151 at the Bethel College Invitational (Oct. 7), crossing the finish line in 27:19. • Ran a 27:10 to finish in 10th place at the GRCC Raider Invitational (Sept. 23).• Placed 124th in a time of 29:24 at the National Catholic Championships. • Made his Aquinas debut at the 8,000-meter UW-Parkside Midwest Open (Sept. 10), crossing 62nd in 27:46
High School: Grayson competed for the Rockford Rams cross country and track teams under the direction of Andrew Martin and Josh Miller. Grayson held a personal record of 15:52 in the 5000m, as well as a 9:32 in the 3200. In addition, he was a part of the school-record breaking 4x800 squad that finished the season with a 7:39. He was a team captain his senior year.
Personal: Grayson is the son of Joann and Jim Harding, and the twin brother to Isaac Harding. Grayson is currently an Economics and Political Science double major. In addition, Grayson volunteers at Ada Bible Church as a youth group leader and serves as a student representative of the Aquinas College Student Senate. In his free time Grayson enjoys playing video games, reading books, and hanging out with the team.
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