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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Athletics

2023 Men's Cross Country Roster

Kristen Metcalfe

Charles Hruda

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Tallahassee, Fla.
  • High School Lincoln
  • Major Civil Engineering

Biography

  • D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award (2021, 2022, 2023, 2025)
  • 2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
  • 2022 CoSIDA Academic Third Team All-American
  • Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Cross Country) (2019, 2021)
  • 2020 USTFCCCA Indoor Track & Field All-American
  • 2020 USTFCCCA NCAA Indoor Track & Field All-Region selection
  • 2020 USTFCCCA All-Academic

2022-23: Received D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award…Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll Gold Scholar….College Sports Communicators Academic All-District. OUTDOOR: Competed in four meets.

2021-22: USTFCCCA Indoor All-Region selection in the distance medley relay…CoSIDA third team Academic All-American…D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award…Peach Belt Presidential Honor Roll Gold Scholar…Peach Belt Conference Team of Academic Distinction…awarded the 2022-23 Steve & Vicky Ridder scholarship. CROSS COUNTRY: SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll recipient...ran in three meets...career-best 8K time of 29:31.6 came at the UAH Invitational (Oct. 9). INDOOR: Competed in six meets during the indoor season…set an Embry-Riddle indoor record in the 800m of 1:54.36 at the U of SC Indoor Open (Feb. 18)…helped the DMR team to a season-best 10:02.23 at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 12). OUTDOOR: Had a PR of 4:08.52 in the 1500m at the Embry-Riddle Spike’s Classic (April 1-2)…posted a career-best 1:54.15 in the 800m to finish fourth at the Peach Belt Conference Championships (April 22-23).

2020-21: OUTDOOR: D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award…Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll Gold Scholar…Peach Belt Conference Team of Academic Distinction…recipient of the Jay & Leila Adams Family Athletic Endowed scholarship…competed in four meets…ran a career best 4:!6.76 in the 1500m at the ERAU First Chance Last Chance meet (Feb. 20)…ran the fastest 800m race of career at the Peach Belt Conference Track and Field Championships (April 30 – May 1), crossing the line in 1:55.58.

2019-20: CROSS COUNTRY: Named to the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll…ran in four meets as a true freshman...best time of 30:06.1 came at the FSU Invitational (Oct. 11)...named to the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll. INDOOR: Earned USTFCCCA All-America honors in the distance medley relay…USTFCCCA All-Region in the DMR...USTFCCCA All-Academic awardee...part of the DMR team that broke the school record with a 9:55.14 at the South Carolina Invitational (Feb. 8)...member of the 4x400m relay team that placed first in 3:20.61 at the Embry-Riddle Indoor-Outdoor Challenge (Jan. 25).

Prep: Graduated in 2019 from Lincoln High School...first team All-Big Bend honoree in track (2019)...earned the Trojan Award as a junior...personal-best times of 17:21 in the 5k, 4:47 in the 1600m, 1:55.76 in the 800m and 51.32 in the 400m.

Personal: Born in Tallahassee, Florida...son of Prokop and Simone Hruda...majoring in Civil Engineering.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

    6'1"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    6'1"
  • 2021Sophomore

    6'1"
  • 2022Junior

    6'1"
  • 2023Senior

    6'1"