2017 Cross Country Roster

John Neal

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Slidell, LA
  • Highschool Northshore HS

Biography

Personal Records
800 Meter: 1:59.05
1,500 Meter: 4:07.48

2016 Outdoor: Legged out a 4:07.48 in the 1500m at the Jace LaCoste Invite… ran a 4:15.38 in the 1500m at the McNeese Cowboy Relays… recorded a 4:15.96 in the 1500m at the Jim Mize Invitational… posted a 1:59.05 in the 800m at the UL-Lafayette Classics… clocked in at 4:12.33 in the 1500m at the Carl Kight Invitational… tallied a 4:07.95 in the 1500m at the SLU Invitational… registered a 4:09.24 in the 1500m at the LSU Alumni Gold

2016 Indoor: Ran a 2:02.12 in the 800m at the season-opening Texas A&M Invitational… posted a 2:02.71 in the 800m at the South Alabama Invite

2015 XC: Clocked in at 28:56.8 in the 8K at the SBC Championships… top-five finish at the Southern Miss Invitational with a time of 17:12.39 in the 5K in his very first collegiate meet… followed it up with a 17th-place showing of 22:47.3 in the four mile at the Mook Invitational… scored a 27:00.87 at the Chile Pepper Festival in the first 8K race of the year… closed out the regular season with a 28:12.56 in the 8K at the Crimson Classic

Prep: Lettered four years in track, three in cross country and one in soccer at Northshore HS... named Team MVP both his junior and senior years in cross country, and Team MVP his senior year in track... earned Most Improved in track on his team as a junior... biggest career highlight was when he won his first cross country race on his birthday his senior year

Personal: Full name is John Patrick Neal... born Sept. 6, 1996... son of Patrick and Stephanie Neal... has an older sister, Hanna... enjoys writing... majoring in toxicology with a minor in pre-pharmacy

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    Cross Country
    6'0"
  • 2016Sophomore

    6'0"
  • 2017Junior

    6'0"