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2024 Men's Cross Country Roster

Demetris Love, Jr.

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Phoenix, Ariz.
  • High School Desert Vista
  • Major Aviation Business Administration (Supply Chain Management Track)

Biography

2024 (Senior):

  • NAIA All-American
  • GSAC All-Conference
  • Finished 2nd at NAIA National Championships
  • Came in 2nd at GSAC Championships
  • Won The Master's University Cross Country Invitational
  • Finished 2nd at the Highlander Invite

2023 (Senior):

  • NAIA All-American
  • 1st Team All-Cal Pac
  • Finished 10th at NAIA Cross Country National Championships 
  • Was 2nd at Cal Pac Cross Country Championships
  • Had an 8K best time of 24:10.6 at the Highlander Invitational on Oct. 14th

2022 (Junior):

  • Ran in two events this season
  • Finished in 17th at the George Kyte Classic with a time of 24:29.1
  • Was 18th at the Cal Pac Conference Championships

2021 (Sophomore):

  • Raced in six events for Embry-Riddle, posting four top-four finishes and five top-10 finishes
  • Won the OUAZ Spirit XC Invitational with a time of 25:28.6
  • Posted season's fastest time of 24:48.0 at The Master's University Cross Country Invitational, finishing third
  • Finished second at the Embry-Riddle (AZ) Invitational
  • Finished fourth at the Cal Pac Championships with a time of 25:49.7

2020-21 (Freshman):

  • Saw action in three meets in his first season
  • NAIA All-American
  • First Team All-Cal Pac
  • Turned in a 25:08.1 to finish 23rd at the NAIA National Championships (4/9)
  • Second at the Cal Pac Championships in 26:34.2 (3/22)
Career Bests
Event Mark Meet
4.5M 23:11.5 George Kyte Classic  (Aug. 31st, 2024)
8K 23:44.2 2024 NAIA Cross Country National Championships (Nov. 22nd, 2024)

Off the Course at ERAU:
  • Student Campus Enhancement Fund
  • Cubing Club
  • Spent the Summers of 2023 and 2024 as an intern at Textron Aviation Supply Chain Management

High School:

  • 2018 cross country state champions
  • 2019 cross country State runner ups.
  • 2019 Tempe All City Cross Country champion
  • Athletic honors in 2018 & 2019

Personal:

  • Son of Demetris, Sr. and Donna
  • Father played football at Arizona State University
  • Has been running track since age five
  • Why did you choose to attend ERAU: "For a career in aviation"

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

  • 2021Sophomore

  • 2022Senior

  • 2023Senior

  • 2024Senior