Eastern Michigan Athletics
2021 Men's XC Roster
Roster
Payne, Andy
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/ Men's XC
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/ Men's XC
/ Men's XC
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Andy Payne
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Worthington, Ohio
- High School:
- Thomas Worthington
Bio
EMU: 2022-23: Did not compete…2021: Named second-team All-MAC…Finished 41st at the NCAA Great Lakes Regionals with a personal-best 10K time of 30:54.3, Nov. 12...Placed 12th in 24:43.6 at the MAC Cross Country Championships, Oct. 30...Named to the Academic All-MAC team…2020: Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors…Recorded a career-best 8K time of 24:00.3 at the MAC title race to finish runner-up, Nov. 21...Selected to the Academic All-MAC team…2019: Selected to the Academic All-MAC Team...Recorded a 49th-place finish at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, Nov. 15, setting a then-personal-best 10K time of 31:34.5...Earned First-Team All-MAC honors, as he led the Eagles with a fourth-place finish at the MAC Championships, Nov. 2, with a time of 25:35.2...Set a career-best 8K mark at the Lehigh Paul Short Run, Oct. 5, with a time of 24:37.2...Was one of four Eagles to finish in the top-50 at the John McNichols Invitational, Sept. 21, placing 49th with a time of 25:31.3...Notched his fastest 5K time at the Michigan Open, Aug. 30, finishing in 17th place at 15:22.3...2018: Named MAC Freshman of the Year at the MAC Championships, Oct. 27, earning the highest-finish of any freshman in the competition with a career-best 8K time of 25:15.77, good for 20th overall…Earned the second-best finish of any EMU runner at the Great Lakes Regionals, Nov. 9, finishing 82nd with a personal-best 10k mark of 32:40.40…Started his career as an Eagle with a fourth-place finish at the Toledo Opener, Aug. 29, marking a time of 18:54.6…HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track and field at Thomas Worthington High School…Earned indoor All-American honors for his performance in the 5000m and captured the Division I Indoor State Championship in the 3200m during his senior year…Named all-state in cross country and track and field for his 3200m performances in both his senior and junior seasons…Outdoor district champion in the 3200m as a junior…Qualified to states in cross country and indoor track in the 3200m, while also qualifying to regionals in the same event during the outdoor track season as a sophomore…Reeled in the 3200m Ohio Capital Conference Championship and earned All-District honors in his sophomore campaign…Qualified for states in cross country and was named to the all-conference team in the 3200m during his rookie campaign…PERSONAL: Full Name: Andrew Brice Payne…Son of Steven, who ran for Ohio Wesleyan cross country and track and field from 1985-89, and Laura Payne…Has one sister, Holly, who competed in cross country and track and field for Vassar College from 2015-17…Undecided on major.
Track & Field at 2025 Spartan Invitational
Tuesday, April 08
2025 MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships Cinematic Recap
Wednesday, March 05
2025 MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships Day 1 Highlights
Saturday, March 01
2025 MAC Indoor Championships Hype Video
Wednesday, February 26
