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2021 Cross Country Roster

CUSA
Emerald McIntyre
Emerald McIntyre

Conner Killian

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Metairie, La.
  • High School Archbishop Rummel HS
  • Prev School Archbishop Rummel HS
  • Twitter ConnerKillian1
  • Instagram connerkillian

Biography

2020
  • Won his first-career Conference USA Runner of the Week award on Oct. 13
  • Named to the C-USA All-Academic Team
  • Earned his first collegiate win in the Mook 4 Invitational (4-mile – 20:59)
  • Paced the Bulldogs with a second-place finish at the Warhawk Cross Country Invitational (4-mile – 20:39.0)
  • Finished ninth at the Watson Invitational (8K – 25:58.1)
  • Finished 34th at the Conference USA Championships (8K – 25:58.94)
2019
  • Named to the C-USA All-Academic Team
  • Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Named a C-USA Academic Medalist
  • Finished 30th at the Mississippi College Invitational (8k – 26:34.68)
  • Finished 96th at the Chile Pepper Festival (8k – 27:32.9)
  • Finished 51st at the Conference USA Championships (8k – 26:21.60)
2018
  • Won the Jimmy Collins Special Award presented by the All-State Sugar Bowl for his community service work done following the April 25 tornado that hit Ruston and LA Tech
  • Named the C-USA Spirit of Service Award recipient for LA Tech
  • Named the C-USA Cross Country All-Academic Team
  • Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Named a C-USA Academic Medalist
  • Finished 2nd at the Louisiana Tech Mook 4 (9/15/18) with a time of 5:08.40.
  • Finished 3rd at the Challenge of Champions (8/31/18) with a time of 5:10.89.
  • Finished 10th at the Mississippi College Invitational (10/13/18) with a time of 5:15.44.
2017
  • Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
  • Named a C-USA Academic Medalist
  • Named the C-USA Cross Country All-Academic Team
2016
  • Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
  • Named a C-USA Academic Medalist.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Archbishop Rummel High School in 2016 … Lettered all four years in both cross country and track and field … Earned all-state honors in track and cross country three straight years … Won the 2014 cross country district championship, while also earning the district and regional titles in track in 2015 … Named the regional champion and MVP in 2016 … Coached by Alex Lorio (XC) and Kyle Veidenbucher (T&F).

PERSONAL
Full name is Conner Michael Killian … Son of Eric and Melissa Killian … Born on Sept. 11, 1998 in Metairie, Louisiana … Has one younger sister: Riley, who is also a member of Louisiana Tech's Track & Field team.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

  • 2017Redshirt Freshman

  • 2018Redshirt Sophomore

  • 2019Redshirt Junior

  • 2020Redshirt Senior

  • 2021Graduate Student