2021 Men's Cross Country

Mike Sobus

Mike Sobus

  • Position:
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Bluffton, S.C.
  • Highschool:
    Ardrey Kell
  • Major:
    Biology

Summary

Biography

Academic Awards:

  • 2020-21 PAC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2019 AMCC Academic All-Conference 
  • 2019 AMCC Peak Performer 
  • 2018 AMCC Academic All-Conference
  • Chi Alpha Sigma National Collegiate Student-Athlete Honor Society Member


2020-21: Ran a season best time of 17:42 at Bethany in the shortened season of all 5K races ... placed in 26th in the season opener at Saint Vincent .... earned a 30th place finish at the PAC Championships to help the Barons win the first PAC title of any sport in Franciscan history.

2019: Ran in four meets for Franciscan this season ... set a personal best at the AMCC Championship as he placed 16th with a time of 28:06.4 ... ran a 28:36.71 at the Fisher Invite to place 50th ... his season came to an end at the NCAA Mideast Regional Meet where he placed 211th with a time of 28:38.0.

2018: Set a personal best in an 8K race with 203rd place finish with a time of 29:12.1 at the Oberlin College Inter-Regional Rumble ... finished 21st overall at the AMCC Championship meet with a time of 30:42.7 ... finished 15th overall at the Franciscan Invite with a time of 30:52.0 ... set a personal best in a 5-mile race with a time of 31:28.4 at the National Catholic Invitational ... came in 268th overall at the NCAA DIII Mideast Regional with a time of 31:18.4.

Prior to FUS: Cross country and track and field captain senior year at Ardrey Kell ... strength coach senior year ... earned the JV and Varsity Coaches Award for cross country junior and senior year ... named most improved on track and field team junior year ... Honor Roll throughout high school ... member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Rho Kappa Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, and the Latin Honor Society ... accumulated over 300 community service hours ... earned the William and Mary leadership award ... Academic Editor for school yearbook ... math tutor ... secretary of Fellowship Alive (Christian student club).

Personal: Son of Tim and Mary Sobus ... Majoring in Biology while minoring in Theology and Chemistry ... patron saint is St. Michael ... Why Franciscan? "It was the only place that would help me grow in mind, body, and spirit. ... Upon graduation, he plans to go where the Spirit leads him.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

  • 2019Sophomore

  • 2020-21Junior

    5'9"
  • 2021Senior

    5'10"