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2021 Men's Cross Country Roster

Photo By Jeff Porcaro
Photo By Jeff Porcaro

Nate Osterstock

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Height 6-3
  • Hometown Holladay, Utah
  • Highschool Olympus High School

Biography

2020 | Junior Outdoor

  • Season canceled due to concerns surrounding COVID-19

2020 | Junior Indoor

  • Competed in five meets for the Thunderbirds
  • Finished first in the 3,000-mile at the Mountain State Games
  • Claimed the seventh best time in the T-Bird record book of 8:08.87 in the 3,000-meter
  • Finished second in the 5,000-meter and sixth in the 3,000-meter at the Big Sky Championships

2019 | Junior XC

  • Competed in four meets for the Thunderbirds
  • Competed at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships

2019 | Sophomore Outdoor

  • Did not compete

2019 | Sophomore Indoor

  • Competed in four meets for the Thunderbirds

2018 | Sophomore XC

  • Competed in five meets for the Thunderbirds including the Big Sky Championships and the NCAA DI Nationals
  • Claimed All-Conference status with a ninth place finish at the Big Sky Championships
  • Placed sixth at the UCR Invitational
  • Finished with a personal best time of 30:14.0 in the 10K at the NCAA Mountain Regionals

2018 | Freshman Outdoor

  • Competed in six meets
  • Took 2nd in the 3,000-meter and 4th in the 1,500-meter at the Highlander Twilight Invitational
  • Competed in the 1,500-meter and the 5,000-meter at the Big Sky Championships
  • Placed 4th at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a personal best time of 14:27.90 in the 5,000-meter
  • Finished the season with three new personal bests
  • All-Academic status

2018 | Freshman Indoor

  • Competed in five meets for the T-Birds
  • Placed fourth in the mile at the Lumberjack Team Challenge
  • Competed at the Big Sky Championships in the 3,000-meter and the distance medley
  • Part of the Big Sky Champion distance medley team
  • All-Academic status

2017 | Freshman XC

  • Competed in seven races for the Thunderbirds
  • Took 5th at the UCR Invitational in the 8,000-meter
  • Placed 3rd at the SUU Color Country Invitational in the 6,000-meter 
  • Recorded a 24th place finish at the 2017 Big Sky Conference XC Championships with a time of 25:21.2 in the 8,000-meter race
  • Finished 76th in the NCAA Division I Mountain Region Cross Country Championships 

Top Collegiate Marks:

  • 5,000-meter: 14:37
  • 1,500-meter: 3:57.12
  • 8,000-meter: 24:02.7

Prep:

  • Part of 2016 4A State Championship Cross Country team
  • Set a time of 4:17 in the 1-mile and a time of 9:08 in the 2-mile

Personal: 

  • Parents are Tim and Mary Osterstock
  • Majoring in Exercise Science
  • Enjoys traveling, watching movies and eating
  • Favorite food is mashed potatoes
  • Favorite music is everything but country 

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

    6'3"
  • 2018Sophomore

    6'3"
  • 2019Junior

    6'3"
  • 2020Senior

    6'3"
  • 2021Redshirt Senior

    6'3"