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Lachlan Shiver
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 142
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Coral Springs, Fla.
- High School:
- Coral Springs Charter
- Major:
- Biological Sciences
- Birthday:
- 07/04
Career Accolades
- 2019 C-USA All-Academic Team
- C-USA Male Athlete of the Week (10/1)
- 2019-20 C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal
- 2019-20 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2020 Owlspy's Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- 2018 InTouch Credit Union C-USA All-Academic Team
- C-USA Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week (09/04, 10/09)
- 2017-18 C-USA Academic Medal
- 2017-18 C-USA Honor Roll
- 2017Â InTouch Credit Union C-USA All-Academic Team
- 2016-17 C-USA Academic Medal
- 2016-17 C-USA Honor Roll
- School record holder in men's 5K (15:20.80)
- School record holder in men's 8K (24:54.54)
FAU Personal Records
- 5K (XC) -Â 15:20.80 at FAU XC Invitational (8/31/18)
- 8K (XC) -Â 24:54.54 at UAB Blazer Invitational (10/18/19)
- 10K (XC) -Â 33:49.30 at NCAA South Regional (11/15/19)
- 1500m (outdoor) -Â 4:08.02 at Miami Hurricane Invitational (3/18/17)
- Mile (indoor) -Â 4:29.14 at Embry-Riddle First Chance Last Chance (2/17/18)
- 3000m (outdoor) -Â 9:04.04 at Miami Hurricane Invitational (3/25/17)
- 5000m (outdoor) -Â 16:11.33 at Embry-Riddle First Chance Last Chance (2/17/18)
All-Time Program Top Showings
- 5K (XC) - 1st, 15:20.79 (8/31/18)
- 8K (XC) - 1st, 24:55.54 (10/18/19)
- 10K (XC) - 4th, 33:49.30 (11/15/19)
- 1500m (outdoor) - 5th, 4:08.02 (3/18/17)
- Mile (indoor) - 2nd, 4:29.14 (2/17/18)
- 3000m (outdoor) - 8th, 9:04.04 (3/25/17)
Senior (2019-20)
- Named to the C-USA All-Academic Team for third consecutive year
- Awarded C-USA Male Athlete of the Week (10/1) following record-setting performance at the UCF Invitational
- Came in 134th at the NCAA South Regionals, his final collegiate race, etching his name in the record book one last time, as his 10K finish of 33:49.3 came in as the fourth fastest time in FAU history
- At his last C-USA Championship, finished in 34th in the 8K (25:40.85)
- His 24:54.54 finish at the UAB Blazer Invite marked the first sub-25 minute 8K ran by an FAU runner
- Followed up his record-setting performance with another one at the UAB Blazer Classic in the 8K where he broke his previous school record by finishing in 24:54.54 for 28th place out of 179 finishers
- Won his second individual title at the UCF Invite in the 8K, finishing with a school record time of 25.05.50 to help the team clinch second
- Took 122 place out of 304 runners at the Gator Mountain Dew Invite in the 8K (28:47.34)
- Tallied his second consecutive individual victory at the FAU XC Invite by finishing with a first-place time of 15:22.44 in the 5K
- One of six on the men's cross country team to be named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Earned the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal for achieving higher than a cumulative 3.75 GPA
Junior (2018-19)
- For the second consecutive year, Shiver was named to the InTouch Credit Union Conference USA All-Academic XC Team
- Finished in first in the FAU Cross Country Invitational to start the season with a FAU record time of 15:20.79
- Named Conference USA Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week on Sept. 4 following his win in the first week
- Clocked a 25:44.11 time at the Mountain Dew Gator Cross Country Invite 8K, registering the fourth fastest time in school history, for a 27th place finish
- Recorded a new personal best time in the 8K at the Great American XC Festival. He crossed the finish line in 25:42.3 for a fifth place finish. He was award C-USA Male Athlete of the Week for his performance
- Finished in 27:55.09 for an 11th place finish at the South Florida Invitational
- Finished out the year with a 131st place showing at the NCAA Regional with a time of 35:39.7 in the 10K
Sophomore (2017-18)
- Following the season, was voted to the 2017Â InTouch Credit Union Conference USA All-Academic XC Team, as one of just six men league-wide to earn the honor
- Was the top Owl and placed 10th overall in the 5K at the season-opening FAU XC Invitational, in a PR of 16:16
- Earned another new best, in the 8K, at the Mountain Dew Invite (28:02)
- That didn't stand for long, as his 27:57 at the Disney XC Classic was second-fastest on the squad
- The mark was then dropped 45 seconds more, to 27:12, at the USF Invitational. He was second there among Owls, and 14th overall
- His final PR in the 8K came at the Conference USA Championship, again in second for FAU, down to 26:55
- Was first across the line for the squad in the 10K at the NCAA South Regional (35:24)
- In the spring outdoor season, had two bests in one meet: the mile (4:29.14) and 5000m (16:11.33) at Embry-Riddle
Freshman (2016-17)
- In his college debut, the 5K at the FAU Collegiate XC Invitational, placed 23rd at 17:13
- Ran to his first top-10 finish, 10th, in the FIT Invitational 8K (28:24)
- That and three of his next four races were within four seconds of that finish: A PR at the Gator XC Invitational (28:20), 36th at the FSU Invitational (28:21), and in his postseason debut at the Conference USA Championships (28:22)
- Finished as the fourth Owl in the 10K at the NCAA South Regional (35:18)
- Ran for coach Kate Hearn at Coral Springs Charter
- Was city champ in the 3200m in 2015 and 2016, and holds the school record in both that event as well as the 1600m
- Named XC All-Area Honorable Mention by the Miami Herald in 2012 and 2014
- Led his XC squad to a regional playoff berth in 2013 and 2014
- Graduated fifth in his class, out of 220 students
- Born on July 4
- Majoring in biology
- Son of Michelle Shiver and John Shiver
- Cousin Clay Shiver is a center for the Dallas Cowboys
- Goal is to stay healthy and run a 4:15 mile by his senior year
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