2024 Men's Cross Country Roster

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Brian McWalters | RoadWin Photos
Brian McWalters | RoadWin Photos

Nicholas Ligday

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Mechanicsville, Va.
  • Highschool Hanover

Biography

2024
  • Placed 141st overall in 23:01 at the Spider Alumni Open to begin the season
  • Ran the UVA Panorama Farms Invite in 29:45 for 193rd place
2023
  • Finished the Spider Alumni Open in 20:40 (6K) for 107th place
  • Ran the USC Upstate Invite in 28:48 (8K) for 221st place Oct. 14
  • Named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll
2022
  • Finished third for the team at the Richmond Spider Open in 47th place in 19:53.00
  • Came in fourth for VMI at the Virginia Tech Invite in 77th place in 27:26.8
  • Competed at the Paul Short Run in 274th place in 26:35.60
  • Arrived in third for VMI at the ECU Pirate Invite in 40th place in 26:56.84
  • Competed at the SoCon Championship in 73rd place in 27:34.00

High School
  • Three-year letterman in cross country and track and field at Hanover HS in Mechanicsville, Va.
  • Three-time regional qualifier and one-time state qualifier in cross country
  • Three-time regional qualifier and two-time state qualifier in outdoor track as a distance runner
  • Regional and state qualifier as a distance runner in indoor track
  • Four-year member and team captain of the swimming team; four-time regional qualifier and one-time state qualifier
Personal
  • Father, Francis, competed in track and field at VMI
  • Plans to major in electrical and computer engineering

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

    6'0"
  • 2023Sophomore

    6'0"
  • 2024Junior

    6'0"