Nick Criser

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Tulsa, Okla.
High School:
Edison HS

Personal Bests

Cross Country: 4 mile: 23:09, 8K: 27:26.90

2013: (Cross Country) Ran in two fall meets . . . placed 16th at the Hurricane Festival four mile race with a time of 23:09 . . . finished 17th at the Missouri Southern Stampede 8K race with a time of 27:26.90.

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner in cross country and track and field at Edison High school . . . finished sixth in the state 6A 1,600 meters in track and field of his senior season . . . finished 10th at the state 5A cross country meet in his junior season . . . finished fifth at the state 5A 1,600-meter run of his junior season.

Personal: Majoring in petroleum engineering . . . born on October 8, 1993 . . . son of Elizabeth and Greg Criser . . . father, a former TU punter, works at Tulsa as an equipment manager . . . has two younger siblings, Hunter and Lydia . . . lists his memorable moment as riding a two-seater at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway at 180 mph . . . started to run at the age of 12.