Watkins Memorial Sr. Andrew Jordan was voted the 2015 Ohio MileSplit Male Athlete of the Year! He runs with patience, understands pace, and with a determination to win he established himself in 2015 as one of Ohio's All Time great's in Cross Country. (Photo Travis Miller)
2015 Indoors
Jordan, coming off of a 3rd in the OHSAA D1 State Cross Country Championships in 2014 as a Junior, started 2015 with a win at the OATCCC Indoor State Championships in the 3,200 with a time of 9:17.47. He followed that up with an 18th in the 2-Mile at the NBNI, running 9:21.37.
2015 Outdoors
Outdoors, he was undefeated in the 3,200, running a PR of 9:05.82, in winning the Eastern Relays in Louisville in April. He was 3rd in the OHSAA D1 3200 at the State Meet, running 9:09.93. He followed that up with a 7th in the NBNO 2-Mile with a time of 9:06.54.
2015 Cross Country
In Cross Country, Jordan ran a PR of 14:44.70 at Galion in Sept. It earned him a US #6 ranking and is the fastest Cross Country 5K in Ohio History! He ran undefeated in Ohio, winning the OHSAA D1 championship with a new National Trails course record of 14:54. He went on to run 4th in the Footlocker Midwest Regional (14:59.10) and 6th in the Footlocker Nationals (15:16.60).
Ohio All Time 5K Cross Country Rankings
