2018-19 Men's Track and Field Roster

Trevor Fleeman
Brian Barrett

Reid Splawn

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Amarillo, Texas
  • Prev School Texas Tech

Biography

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2019 Outdoor: Finished 11thin the 10,000-meters at the Lone Star Conference Championships running 34:14.50. Won the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the West Texas A&M Invitational running 10:53.57. Finished second in the 10,000m at the WT Classic & Multi running 34:19.62. Finished 12thin the 5,000-meters at the Fearless Champion Open in 16:43.65. 

2019 Indoor:Finished 13thin the 5,000-meters at the Lone Star Conference Championships running 16:18.68. Ran a seasonal best time of 15:58.63 in the 5,000m at the Indoor Gorilla Classic. 

2018 Cross Country: Finished his cross country career as one of three Buffs to have competed in three NCAA Cross Country Championships. Finished 214th after falling in the first 800 meters at the 2018 NCAA Division II Men’s Cross Country Championships at Bob O’Connor Golf Course at Schenley Park in Pittsburg, Pa. Finished 83rd at the South Central Regional Championships running a seasonal best time of 33:46.1 for 10,000-meters. Finished 19th at the Lone Star Conference Championships after finishing 102nd at the FHSU Tiger Open two weeks earlier. Finished 22nd at the South Plains College Cross Country Invitational while also finishing 98th at the MSSU Southern Stampede. Opened the season with a 2nd place finish at the Buffalo Stampede finishing behind teammate Butare Rugenerwa.

2018 Outdoor: Finished 9th in the 10,000-meters at the Lone Star Conference Championships running 32:23.47. Also finished 15th in the 15:46.00 in the 5,000-meters. Ran a seasonal-best time of 15:41.56 over 5,000m at the ACU Wes Kittley Invitational.
 
2018 Indoor: Finished 10th in the 5,000-meters and 18th in the 3,000-meters at the Lone Star Conference Championships. Ran a seasonal-best time of 15:44.48 over 5,000m at the 3rd Annual Indoor Gorilla Classic in Pittsburg, Kan.
 
2017 Cross Country: Had an impressive junior season where he competed for the Buffs at the National Championships for the second consecutive season. He finished 194th at the national meet held in Evansville, Ind. Running 34:20.2 over 10,000-meters. Had arguably the best race of his season at the South Central Regional hosted by WT finished 49th to help the Buffs clinch a spot to NCAAs. Finished 31st at the Lone Star Conference Championships as the Buffs won their fifth-straight title. Ran a seasonal best time of 27:48.1 over 8,000-meters to finish 46th at the MSSU Southern Stampede in Joplin, Mo.

2017 Outdoor: Finished 11th in the 10,000-meters at the Lone Star Conference Championships running 34:34.19. He ran a seasonal best time of 15:35.60 over 5,000-meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational. Ran a seasonal best time of 32:55.78 over 10,000m at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival. Ran a personal best time of 4:13.87 over 1,500-meters at the Beach Invitational.

2017 Indoor:  Finished eighth in the 5,000-meters at the Lone Star Conference Championships running 15:42.95. He also finished 11th over 3,000-meters running 9:10.87 at the same championships. Ran a personal best time of 15:23.86 in the 5,000m at the GVSU Big Meet Friday. Finished 20th in the 3,000m at the GVSU Big Meet Saturday in a personal best time of 9:01.13. 

2016 Cross Country: Was the Buffs 5th runner at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships where he finished 207th covering the 10,000-meter course in 34:09.8. Finished 105th at the South Central Region Championships covering the 10k course at Washington Park in 34:57. Earned All-Conference honors for the first time in his career after finishing 10th at the Lone Star Cross Country Championships in a time of 26:10.0. Ran a personal best time of 25:56.0 over 8,000-meters to finish 69th at the FHSU Open. Finished 56th at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree running 28:22.9 while opening the season with a 26th place finish at the Border Classic.

2016 Outdoor: Finished eighth in the 10,000-meters at the Lone Star Conference Championships running 32:38.72. Also competed in the 5,000-meters where he finished 10th running 15:47.76. Ran a personal best time of 15:32.27 in the 5,000-meters at the Texas Tech Open where he finished seventh. Ran 10:10.21 in his collegiate 3,000-meter steeplechase debut finishing third at the WT Classic & Multi.

2016 Indoor: Finished 13th in the 3,000 meters at the Grizzly-Buffalo Clash in a time of 9:01.61.

2015 Cross Country: As a redshirt freshman, Splawn ran in three meets for the Buffs including a top-25 performance in the Buffalo Stampede (5k). He ran a personal-best time of 26:25.8 in the 8k at the Chile Pepper Festival.

High School: Graduated from Tascosa High School in 2014, where he competed in the 5k in cross country and 1600m and 3200m events in track. Splawn was a two-time district champion in cross country. During his high school career, he had personal best times of 9:50 (3200m), 4:35 (Mile) and 15:57 (5000m).

Personal: Born on July 20, 1995 in Amarillo, Texas. Son of David and Cinna Splawn. One brother, Joshua. Majoring in finance at West Texas A&M.

Historical Player Information

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