2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

Vanessa Jones
Vanessa Jones

Ethan Nieroda

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown O'Fallon, Ill.
  • Highschool O'Fallon Township HS

Biography

2024:
  • Earned SLIAC First Team All-Conference honors
  • Placed sixth overall at SLIAC XC Championships with a time of 26:46.2
  • Post new collegiate-best times in 5k (17:24.6) and 6k (20:44.2)  

2023:
  • Recorded three, top-10 finishes in the 8k (4th, 7th, and 8th)
  • SLIAC Second Team All-Conference selection
  • Placed eighth overall at the 2023 SLIAC XC Championships with a time of 26:42.5
  • Established personal-best times in the 5k (17:24.7) and 8k (26:33.6) 

High School:
  • Dual-sport athlete in cross country and track & field all four years at O’Fallon Township under Head Coaches Jon Burnett and Joe Speaks
  • Four-year member of the cross country varsity team. 

Personal:
  • Son of Christian and Jeannine Nieroda
  • Has one sister named Claire
  • In his free time, he enjoys drawing and listening to Strawberry Fields Forever
  • Favorite movie is La La Land and is very good at the board game Clue
  • His all-time favorite venue he has competed at was at Detweiller Park in Peoria, Illinois
  • His father attended Webster from 2008-2010.  

Education:
  • Majoring in Animation
  • Minoring in Film, Television, and Video Production.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

  • 2024-25Sophomore

  • 2025Junior