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Lafayette College Athletics

2025 Cross Country Roster

David Whitford

  • Yr. Sophomore
  • Hometown Downingtown, Pa.
  • High School Downingtown STEM Academy
  • Major Electrical and Computer Engineering

Biography

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Events Best Performances
5000m 15:25.84
3200m 9:24.43
1600m 4:22.63

2025: 27th at Temple Owls Invitational (21:27.90)… 17th at Lehigh (26:58.20)… 111th at Paul Short Invitational (26:12.1)… 101st at Patriot League Championships (27:44.5)… 169th at NCAA Regional Championships (33:53.6).

2024: Placed 34th at the Lafayette Preview (19:27.8)… Managed 154th at the Paul Short Invitational (26:58.9)… Finished 179th at the ECAC/IC4A Championships (27:00.1)… Placed 94th at the Patriot League Championships (26:43.0)… Managed 178th at the NCAA Regional Championships (34:35.0)... Contributed to team USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.

Why did you choose Lafayette?
I chose Lafayette because of the distinguished engineering program along with getting the opportunity to compete in one of the best conferences for running.

What is your favorite event in track? Why?
My favorite track event is the longest distance race available because I have a strong affinity for endurance running.

High School: 2x Indiviudual PIAA XC State Championship Qualifier... 2x All-Ches-Mont League Cross Country... 2024 PIAA Indoor State Medalist with 6th in the DMR... 10th Place at 2024 New Balance Indoor Nationals in the DMR.

Personal: Son of Charles Whitford and Megan Whitford... Has two younger sisters.

Historical Player Information

  • 2024Freshman

  • 2025Sophomore