2021 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Spradling, Lake
Lake Spradling
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class (Indoor):
- Sr.
- Class (Outdoor):
- Jr.^
- Hometown:
- Starkville, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Starkville HS
Bio
2021 Outdoor Season
Competed in the 5000m at the Bulldog Relays, finishing 14th in 15:21.38 (3/26) ... Ran in the 5000m at the Crimson Tide Invitational, finishing in sixth place (4/10) ... Finished in first place with his first sub-15 minute time in the 5000m at 14:54.46 at the Maroon & White Invite (4/30).2021 Indoor Season
Finished 10th in the 3000m at the Commodore Indoor (1/16).2020 Outdoor Season
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.2020 Indoor Season
Placed fourth in the mile run at the Blazer Invitational (1/11) with a 4:21.82 … Also placed first in the Distance Medley Relay in Birmingham … Ran in the 3000m at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/18) … Ran in the 3000m at the Power 5 Invitational (1/31) ... Ran in the mile at the Music City Challenge (2/15) ... Ran in the 3000m at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/29) with a time of 8:43.42.
2019 Cross Country Season
2019 Outdoor Season
Placed seventh in his first career 3000m steeplechase at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays (3/22), running 9:38.60 … Ran on the Bulldogs’ 4x1500m relay team that placed second at the Raleigh Relays (3/30) with the third-fastest time in school history at 15:47.53 … Also ran the open 1500m at Raleigh in a personal-best 3:55.63 … Clocked a personal-best 15:00.40 in the 5000m at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/11) … Finished in 8:51.91 in the 3000m at the Southern Miss Open (4/27) … Crossed the line in the 3000m steeplechase in 9:40.82 at the SEC Championships (5/10) where he also ran the 5000m.2019 Indoor Season
Ran 2:36.52 in the 1000m at the Blazer Invitational (1/11), finishing 14th … Posted a personal-best 8:48.86 in the 3000m at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/19) … Ran a then-personal-best 8:31.71 in the 3000m at the Music City Challenge (2/9) … Clocked a personal-best 8:28.90 in the 3000m at the SEC Championships (2/23).2018 Cross Country Season
Ran a then-personal-best 26:13.45 in the 8K at the Falcon Classic (9/15), placing 23rd … Set a personal-best 8K mark of 25:45.7 at the Greater Louisville Classic (9/29) … Finished 73rd in the 8K at the Arturo Barrios Invitational (10/13) in 25:53.6 … Finished the 10K at the NCAA South Region Championships (11/9) in a personal-best 34:20.9.2018 Outdoor Season
Opened the season with an 11th-place finish in the 1500m at the Bulldog Relays (3/23) … Also ran on the third-place 4x800m relay … Clocked a personal-best 3:56.18 in the 1500m at the Florida Relays (3/30) … Ran a personal-best 800m at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/7) in 1:58.37 to finish 18th … Finished the 1500m in 4:10.57 at the Tennessee Relays (4/13) … Turned in a personal best in the 5000m at the SEC Championships (5/13), finishing in 16:02.21 … Also ran the 1500m in 3:59.91.2018 Indoor Season
Made his MSU indoor debut at the UAB Vulcan Invitational (1/13) where he ran the 3000m in 9:05.72 … Ran the mile at the Music City Challenge (2/10) in 4:16.90.2017 Cross Country Season
Competed in four events … Made his Bulldog debut at the Golden Eagle Duals (9/2) where he ran the 6K in 20:42.5 … Placed 15th in the 8K at the Falcon Classic (9/16), finishing in 27:25.1 … Ran the Paul Short Gold 8K (9/29) in a personal-best 26:28.2 … Finished the Crimson Classic 8K (10/13) in 27:35.3.Before the Bulldogs
Ran cross country and track for Starkville High School with Bulldog teammates Slater Richardson and Reese Dunne … Was third at the cross country state championships as a sophomore … Finished seventh in the 800m at the state championships as a junior and placed fourth in the 1600m … Finished second at the state championships in cross country as a senior, running 16:13.3 in the 5K … Won both the 1600m (4:24.89) and 3200m (9:41.35) state championships as a senior with personal bests in both distances … Won Starkville High’s Distinguished Senior Award … Also played soccer.Personal
Born Austin Lake Spradling on Nov. 3, 1998 to Grant and Jennifer Spradling … Has two sisters, Lane and Emma Claire … Majoring in aerospace engineering with a concentration in astronautics.Collegiate Bests:
Indoor
1000m – 2:36.52 (Blazer Invitational – 1/11/2019)Mile – 4:16.90 (Music City Challenge – 2/10/2018)
3000m – 8:27.91 (Vanderbilt Invitational – 1/18/2020)
Outdoor
800m – 1:58.37 (Crimson Tide Invitational – 4/7/2018)1500m – 3:55.63 (Raleigh Relays – 3/29/2019)
3000m – 8:51.91 (Southern Miss Open – 4/27/2019)
3000m Steeplechase – 9:38.60 (Bulldog Relays – 3/22/2019)
5000m – 14:54.46 (Maroon & White Invite – 4/30/2021)
Cross Country
6K – 20:42.5 (Golden Eagle Duals – 9/2/2017)8K – 25:04.0 (Louisville Classic – 10/5/2019)
10K – 32:19.4 (NCAA South Region Championship – 11/15/2019)
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