David Evans
David Evans
Height: 6' 0"
Year: So.
Hometown: Palo Alto, CA
High School: Palo Alto Senior

Sophomore (2022):

  • 2022 USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors
  • 2022 UAA Fall All-Academic Honors
  • Competed in seven events for the Eagles this season
  • Finished 17th out of 75 runners at the UAA Championships with a time of 25:21
  • Raced to a time of 26:03 at the Julius Johnson Invitational to finish 8th out of 99 runners
  • Registered a season-best time of 24:36 at the Paul Short Run
  • Finished 16th out of 160 runners at the NCAA Regional Championships (26:16)

Freshman (2021):
In his inaugural season as an Eagle, Evans emerged as a key contributor… Evans earned All-Region status finishing fourth among the Eagles and 13th overall at the NCAA South Regional Championships with a time of 25:53… Competing at the NCAA DIII Championships, Evans registered a new personal best time of 25:09 to finish fourth amongst the Eagles contingent… Evans raced to a time of 27:18 at the UAA Championships… He finished second among all Eagles and 11th overall at the Converse Kickoff (26:03)… Finished third on the team at the UAB Classic (25:57) and fourth for the Eagles at the Louisville Sports Commission Classic (25:22)… Was named a 2021 USTFCCCA Academic All-American.

High School:
Competed in cross country and track for 4 years at Palo Alto High School… Served as a team captain his junior and senior year in both cross country and track… Was coached by Michael Davidson… His top time in the half mile event was 2:00 and came in 2021… He posted a 4:31 in the mile.

Personal:
Born on July 26… Son of Laura Herrero and Michael Evans… He plans to major in philosophy and politics.

Quote:
“Emory is a great academic school that also values athletics. Emory felt like a place where I could succeed.”

David Evans Top 8K Times (By Season):

Year Event Time
2021 NCAA DIII Championships 25:09
2022 Paul Short Run  24:36