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UM Athletics at a Glance:

Home of 8 National Titles: ‘93, ’94, ‘97, ’97, ‘97, ’98, ‘02, ’06.
107 All-Time NAIA Scholar Athletes. 61 Conference Championships.
310 All-Time NAIA All Americans.

2012 Cross Country Roster

Name
Class
Hometown
John Craft
 Sophomore Birmingham, AL
Daniel Holley
 Sophomore
 Bay Minette, AL
Eric Elmore Junior Mobile, AL
Colby Verdin Freshman Mobile, AL
Zach Gaines Senior Anniston, AL
Jayme Snellgrove
 Junior Mobile, AL
Mark Meadows Senior Valley, AL
Emil Verde Junior Mobile, AL
Wade Scott Junior
 Canton, GA

Player Profiles


Zach Gaines
Senior

Personal: Son of Tara and Gary Gaines… Athletic training major… Enjoys running and playing basketball

High School: White Plains… Played basketball under Coach Chris Randall… Ran cross country under Coach Robin Spoon…. Ran track under Coach William Chandler… Named Basketball All-Area

Other: Favorite athlete is Lebron James… Greatest athletic achievement was making the Final Four in basketball… Favorite home-cooked meal is meatloaf

John Craft
Sophomore

Personal: Son of Deborah Craft ... Native of Mobile, AL ... Theology major ... Physical education/Communications minor ... Enjoys worshiping the Lord and running

High School: Clay-Chalkville ... Ran cross country under Todd Carlile and track and field under David Adams ... County Champion in cross country as a sophomore ... Top-5 final two years ... Qualified for State three years in a row

Other: Favorite athlete is Ryan Hall ... Favorite movie is "Forest Gump" ... Favorite TV show is "Boy Meets World" ... Favorite home-cooked meal is baked macaroni and cheese ... Favorite fast food is Chick-Fil-A ... Celebrity dream date is Hayden Panettiere ... Favorite ice cream is mint chocolate chip ... Favorite snack is Cheddar Jalapeno Cheetos ... In 10 years, he will be where ever the Lord leads him ... Dream job is to be an evangelist/pastor

 

Mark Meadows
Sophomore

Personal: Son of Paul and Ellen Meadows … Native of Valley, AL … Music Education major

High School: Attended Valley High School … Played soccer and tennis … Sportsmanship award in tennis

Other: Favorite athlete is Rafael Nadal … Favorite home-cooked meal is cheeseburger pie … Favorite fast food is Taco Bell or Krystals … Favorite TV show is “Spongebob” … Favorite movie is “Dumb and Dumber” … Favorite ice cream is chocolate … Dream job is to be an ESPN sportscaster … Favorite candy is Twix
  Colby Verdin
Freshman
  Daniel Holley
Sophomore

Personal: Son of Fran and Dewayne Holley … Native of Bay Minette, AL … Elementary Education major … Enjoys running and kayaking

Previous College: Faulkner State Community College

High School: Baldwin County … Ran cross country under Matthew Beckett … Track and field under Dusty Coleman

Other: Favorite athlete is Ryan Hall … Favorite professional team is the Texas Rangers … Favorite movie is “Up” … Favorite TV show is “Adventure Time” … Favorite home-cooked meal is poppy seed chicken … Celebrity dream date is Emma Stone … Favorite snack is fruit snacks … In 10 years, he will be serving Jesus Christ in the career he places him in … Dream job is to be a secret agent … He could eat Teddy Grahams for days
  Emil Verde
Junior
  Eric Elmore
Junior
  Wade Scott
Junior

Personal: Son of Amy Smith-Scott and Ricky Spates … Native of Canton, GA … Business major … Enjoys running, biking and wakeboarding

Previous College: Truett-McConnell

High School: Ran cross country and track

Other: Favorite athlete is Calvin Johnson … Favorite professional team is the Atlanta Braves … Favorite movie is “Fight Club” … Favorite TV show is “Game of Thrones” … Favorite home-cooked meal is spaghetti … Celebrity dream date is Emma Watson … Favorite ice cream is neopolitan … Favorite snack is Cliff bars … In 10 years, he will be in charge of his own recording studio … Dream job is to be a movie director