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2024 Men's Cross Country Roster

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Nick Mota

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
  • High School Newmarket HS
  • Prev School Notre Dame

Biography

2023 (Redshirt Junior)
  • Ran a season best time of 16:20.1 in the 5K at the Belmont Opener (9/1)
  • Recorded a season best time of 24:33.2 in the 8K at the Lehigh Paul Short Run (College) (9/30)
  • Scored a season best time of 30:32.0 along with a top-50 finish in the 10K at the NCAA Division I South Region Cross Country Championships (11/10)

Prior to Belmont: Mota is also making the switch from the Fighting Irish to the Bruins. Although a graduate transfer, he will likewise suit up as a redshirt junior athletically. Originally from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, Mota attended Newmarket High School where he was a four-time Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) gold medalist, and was a member of Canada's U20 World Cross Country team. He holds PRs of 8:14 in the 3K and 24:00 in the 8K.

Personal: Persuing his Master of Accountancy degree

Historical Player Information

  • 2023Redshirt Junior

    5'10"
  • 2024Redshirt Senior