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2018 Men's Cross Country Roster

Andrew Ferguson, University Relations
Andrew Ferguson, University Relations
Andrew Ferguson, University Relations

Xavier Gutierrez

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-9
  • Hometown Lancaster, Pa.
  • High School J.P. McCaskey
  • Major Communication Studies

Biography

Career Honors
2x Dean's List Honors

2018: Competed in all six races in his final season as a Golden Bear...Finished 52nd at the NCAA Atlantic Regional meet (11/17)...Placed 33rd at time of 28:27 at PSAC Championships (11/3)...Paced the KU lineup with a 23rd overall finish at the 8k Kutztown Division II/III Challenge (9/15)...Personal-best finish of 2nd overall with a time of 16:37 at the Ramapo 5k Invitational (8/31).

2017: Finished 36th at the NCAA Atlantic Regionals (11/4)...Finished 44th at the PSAC Championships (10/21)...Second for KU in 13th place at the Salisbury Fall Classic (9/2).

2016: Ran in three races as a sophomore. His best 8K time was 27:46.4 at Kutztown's Division II/III Challenge.

2015: Gutierrez ran in three races for Kutztown in his freshman campaign. He placed 12th overall at the Dutchmen Invitational and 123rd with a time of 30:22.0 at the PSAC Championships...Finished with the second-fastest time by a freshman in program history at the Paul Short Run with a time of 25:54 (10/2).

TFRRS Performance List
Personal Bests
Event Indoor Outdoor
5K (XC) 16:37
8K (XC) -- 25:54
10K (XC) -- 32:42.1
3000m 9:18.20 9:00.37
5000m 15:51.21 15:17.44
Steeple -- 9:40.96

The Gutierrez File
Nickname: X
Why Kutztown: Why not?
Favorite Place on Campus: Cub Cafe
Place I’d Like to Visit: Italy
I spent the summer: At a desk  
Favorite Show to Binge Watch: Blue Bloods
Hidden Talent: I can kind of whistle
If I had $1 million, I would: Feed the homeless
If You Could Choose any Superpower, What Would it Be: Stop time to sleep
Best Advice Ever Received: "Brush your teeth twice a day"
Goal for 2018-19: Graduate

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    5'8" 145 lbs
  • 2016Sophomore

    5'9" 145 lbs
  • 2017Junior

    5'9" 145 lbs
  • 2018Senior

    5'9" 145 lbs
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