PETER SPINKS
JUNIOR / LAYTON, N.J. (POPE JOHN XXIII)
2014 (Sophomore)
Peter Spinks added depth to the Nebraska cross country team in 2014 while building endurance for track season.
2013 (Freshman)
Spinks competed in all four regular-season meets for the Big Red...opened the season by finishing ninth in the
University Division in a time of 19:50.78 at the season-opening Augustana Twilight in Sioux Falls, S.D...finished as
NU’s No. 11 runner and 34th overall (27:01.00) at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational at Pioneers Park...was NU’s
No. 11 runner at the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis on Sept. 28, before closing the regular season as Nebraska’s
No. 8 finisher at the Tim Young Invitational in Vermillion, S.D...finished 15th overall in a time of 26:20.85...earned a
spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2013.
Before Nebraska
Spinks posted a 5K personal-best of 16:20 on the cross country course for Pope John XXIII High School...added
outdoor personal-best times of 4:18.00 in the 1,600 meters, 6:14.90 in the 2,000-meter steeplechase and 9:41.80 in
the 3,200 meters...took eighth in the 1,600 at the 2013 New Jersey Non-Public A Group Outdoor State Championships.
Personal
Peter Spinks was born Jan. 31, 1995...son of Ted and Jennifer Spinks...majoring in mechanical engineering.
Personal
• Born Jan. 31, 1995
• Parents are Ted and Jennifer Spinks
• Attended Pope John XXIII HS in Sparta Township, N.J.
• Major is mechanical engineering
Career Honors
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2013)
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2015 NEBRASKA CROSS COUNTRY