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Indiana University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2024 Men's Cross Country Roster

Nate Kociela

  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Murrysville, Pa.
  • High School Franklin Regional
  • Major Finance

Biography

CAREER ACCOLADES
>> All-PSAC Second Team XC (2024)

2024-25 // FRESHMEN 
Cross Country (2024) 

>> Set a personal-best 6k and finished 18th (20:02.7) at the WLU Invitational 
>> Set a season-best 8k and Finished 37th (26:34.4) in the 8k at the Robert Morris University Colonial Cross Country Invitational 
>> Finished 78th (26:53.7) at the Harry F. Anderson Invitational 
>> Finished 165th (27:04.4) in the 8k at the Lehigh Paul Short Run 
>> Finished 30th (26:43.6) in the 8k at PSAC Cross Country Championships, earning All-PSAC Second Team 
>> Set a personal-best 10k and finished 49th (32:06.7) at NCAA Atlantic Regionals Championships 
Indoor Track & Field (2025)
>> Placed 3rd in the 5000m (16:07.01) at the YSU Collegiate Invitational
>> Took 5th in the 5000m (15:39.23) at the YSU Mid-Major 2025
>> Finished 9th in the 5000m (15:35.61) at the SPIRE Collegiate Indoor Games
>> Placed 2nd in the 3000m (8:56.25) at the PSU Tune Up
>> Placed 12th in the 3000m with a personal best time of (15:08.89) at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational
Outdoor Track & Field (2025) 
>> Placed 23rd and ran a personal best in the 10,000m (31:32.88) at the Bison Outdoor Classic 
>> Placed 14th in the 10,000m on the first day of PSAC Championship