2019 Men's Cross Country Roster

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Paul Mueller

  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Red Bud, IL
  • Highschool Red Bud

Biography

2018 SLIAC All-Sportsmanship Team (Cross Country)
2016 SLIAC All-Sportsmanship Team (Cross Country)


Career Results

PERSONAL BEST 8K - 
29:45.9 - SLIAC Championships, 10/28/17
PERSONAL BEST 6K - 23:51.5 - Gabby Reuveni Early Bird, 9/2/16

2018: Ran in five races ... Best finish was a 31st place showing at season opening WIU Early Bird (8/31) as he ran a 6K time of 24:26.1 ... Placed 35th at the SLIAC Championships (10/27) with a season best 8K time of 31:23.56 ... Ran a time of 31:38 at the NCAA Division III Midwest Championships (11/10).

2017: Ran in five meets ... Best finish was a 37th place showing at the SLIAC Championships (10/28) as he ran a career best 8K time of 29:45.9 ... Finished 53rd at the WIU Early Bird (9/1) after running a 3.73-meter time of 24:19.2.

2016: Ran in four meets ... Posted a career best 6K time of 23:51.5 at the season opening Gabby Reuveni Early Bird (9/2) ... Ran season best 8K time of 31:27.6 at the Cowbell Classic (10/8). 

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in cross country and track at Red Bud (Ill.) High School ... Named MVP in cross country in 2014 and served as the team captain in 2015 ... Earned Most Dedicated in Track and Field in both 2015 and 2016 ... Was also the track team captain in 2016 ... In the classroom, earned a Citizenship Award, English Award and History Award in 2016.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 2 ... Son of Mary and Mark Mueller ... Finance and Economics major ... Has a sister, Maria (17) ... Chose Webster because of the small class sizes, the study abroad program and the opportunity to continue running competitively ... Names the Bowerman Track Club as his favorite sports team ... Lists Evan Jager, Emma Coburn and Eluid Kipchoge as his favorite athletes ... His coustin, Collin, graduated from Webster in 2018 ... Enjoys reading and playing the guitar ... Wants to attend grad school and also work at his goal of running all the World Marathon Majors.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

  • 2017Sophomore

  • 2018Junior

    5'11"
  • 2019Senior

    5'11"