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2023-24 Track & Field/Cross Country Roster

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George Werner Jr.

  • Class Junior
  • Event Cross Country/Distance
  • Hometown Sayville, N.Y.
  • High School Sayville
  • Previous School Lourdes University

Biography

      CCU Personal Bests      
 Outdoor
 1500-meters      4:15.05     
 3000-meter steeplechase      9:55.59   


GEORGE WENER JR. TFRRS PAGE

 

2023 (Junior)
Cross Country

  • Competed in four of the six possible meets for the Chants during the 2023 fall season
  • His top finish of the season came in the 8k at the Chanticleer Challenge, claiming sixth with a final time of 26:39
  • Placed 13th in the men's 6k at the Buccaneer Open in 19:40
  • Also ran in the 6k at the Adidas XC Challenge and the 8k at the Upstate Invitational, finishing 80th and 185th, respectively


2023 (Sophomore)
Outdoor Season

  • Competed in six meets during the outdoor season
  • Finished 15th overall with a personal-best time of 9:55.59 in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the 2023 Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships
  • Crossed the finish line in third overall in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:12.42 at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational
  • Turned in a time of 10:17.52 in the 3000-meter steeplechase to finish third overall at the UF Tom Jones Memorial Invitational
  • Picked up a 10th-place finish in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:24.95 at the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge
  • Finished 11th overall with a time of 10:07.21 in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the UNF East Coast Relays
  • Recorded a personal-best time of 4:15.05 in the 1500-meters to finish 21st overall at the USC Open


2022 (Sophomore)
Cross Country

  • Did not compete in the cross country season
  • Named to the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2022 fall semester




Prior to Coastal Carolina

GEORGE WERNER JR. TFRRS PAGE (LOURDES)


2022 (Freshman) at Lourdes University
Outdoor Season

  • Did not compete
  • Named to the Dean’s List for the 2022 spring semester


2021 (Freshman) at Lourdes University
Cross Country

  • Was named the team's Newcomer of the Year
  • Competed in four races as a rookie
  • Posted a 5-mile personal-best time of 27:37.9 at the Lansing Invitational
  • Recorded an 8k personal-best time of 29:35.2 at the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge
  • Recorded a time of 28:55.6 in the 4.97-meter race at the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) Cross Country Championships


High School

  • A three-year letterwinner for the Golden Flashes at Sayville High School
  • Was a state qualifier and an All-Division honoree in cross country
  • Earned All-Division 3 League 6 and All-County honors
  • Named the team's Most Valuable Runner for cross country
  • Was a recipient of the Coach’s Award for cross country
  • Was also a state qualifier for track & field
  • Earned All-League and All-County honors in track
  • Set the school record in the 3000-meter steeplechase (10:00.57)

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Cross Country/Distance
  • 2023-24Junior

    Cross Country/Distance