2025 Cross Country Roster

Randy Espinoza

  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Glendale, Arizona
  • High School Deer Valley High School
  • Major Exercise Science

Biography

2024: Competed in three meets this season… Finished seventh at the George Kyte Classic with a 4.5 mile time of 24:10.9… Placed 17th at the Dave Murray Invitational with an 8K time of 24:11.3… Ran an 8K time of 24:10.9 at the Joe Piane Invitational to place 16th.

2023: Competed at four meets this season...Placed 10th at the George Kyte Classic with a 4.5 mile time of 22:44.5…Finished 161st at the Virginia Invitational with an 8K time of 24:56.2…Placed ninth at the Dave Murray Invitational with an 8K time of 24:23.9…Finished 26th in the B race at the Nuttycombe Invitational with an 8K time of 25:34.9.

2022: Competed in two meets this season, the Cowboy Jamboree and the Nuttycombe Invitational…Finished 154th at the Cowboy Jamboree with a time of 25:28.6…Placed 70th in the B section of the Nuttycombe Invitational, running a time of 25:10.5.

2021: Did not compete.

High School: Ran a personal best time of 9:19 in the 3,200-meter...Had a personal best 1,600-meter time of 4:17...Ran a perosonal best 800-meter time of 1:55...Had a personal best time of 15:09 in the 5K.

TF/XC Accomplishments: 2 x 1600m AZ State podium finishes (Division 2)...2019 XC Runner up (Division 2)...3rd place Desert Twilight Sweepstakes race...Placed fifth in 3200m at Chandler Rotary...2 x 3200m AZ State Runner up in Outdoor Track (Division 2).

Why did you choose NAU?:

I chose NAU because of the amazing culture and success that the program has had in track and field/cross country. It’s also just an amazing place to train/live with the altitude, the wonderful weather and the spectacular scenery. 

Academic: Majoring in Exercise Science.

Personal: Son of Randy & Victoria...Brother to Kayla, Audrey, Emily...Birthday is October 27.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

  • 2022Sophomore

  • 2023Sophomore

  • 2024Junior

  • 2025Fifth Year