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2023 Men's Cross Country Roster

Solomon Barket

  • Height 5-7
  • Weight 130
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown West Lafayette, Ind.
  • Highschool West Lafayette

Biography

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Cross Country Records
8K - 
n/a
10K - n/a

Top Track Times
Indoor-

Mile: 4:33.77 at Tom Hathaway Distance Carnival (1-28-2023)
3,000m: 8:52.99 at Mastodon Invitational (1-18-2020)
5,000m: 15:21.95 at GVSU Big Meet (Friday) (2-14-2020)
Outdoor- 
1,500m:
4:03.02 at Illini Invitational (4-22-2022)

2023-24 SEASON
Cross Country (Senior): Did not compete in any meets. 
Indoor (Senior): Limited to one entry during indoor season... competed in the 3,000m event at the Marian Invitational on Feb. 9 but did not finish.  
Outdoor (Senior): 
Competed in three meets during the outdoor season... ran a season-best 1,500m time of 4:06.61 at the Horizon League Championships... also competed on the team's 4x100 relay team at the league championships, helping the group to a fifth-place finish... finished sixth in the 1,500m at the RedHawk Invitational on Apr. 27 with a time of 4:10.26. 
Academics: Selected to the Horizon League's Academic Honor Roll both semesters... named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters.

2022-23 SEASON
Cross Country (Junior):
Did not compete in any races.
Indoor (Junior): Participated in two indoor meets... posted his best mile time at the Indianapolis Tom Hathaway Distance Carnival (Jan. 27), finishing 13th with a 4:33.77.
Outdoor (Junior): Competed in one outdoor event... finished 29th at the Gibson Invitational (Apr. 14) in the 1,500m with a time of 4:27.34.
Academics: Selected to the Horizon League's Academic Honor Roll both semesters... named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters.

2021-22 SEASON
Cross Country (Sophomore):
Limited to just one start due to injury... did not finish his lone entry of the year at the Joe Piane Invitational on Oct. 1. 
Indoor (Redshirt): Did not compete in any indoor meets. 
Outdoor (Sophomore): Ran two meets during the outdoor season... had a personal best 1,500m time of 4:03.02 at the Illini Invitational on Apr. 22... also ran the 1,500m event at the Horizon League Championships, clocking a time of 4:06.99 in the prelims. 
Academics: Horizon League Academic Honor Roll honoree both semesters... named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters.

2020-21 SEASON
Cross Country (Freshman):
Did not compete in the Jaguars' lone cross country meet of the season. 
Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in three meets during the indoor season... ran a season-best 3,000m time of 9:10.91 at the Mastodon Invitational on Jan. 23, placing 11th overall... also ran the 3K at the Horizon League Indoor Championships, posting a time of 9:27.39. 
Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in one meet, running the 10,000m event at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships. 
Academic: Selected to the Horizon League's Academic Honor Roll both semesters... named to IUPUI's Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or above) both semesters.

2019-20 SEASON
Cross Country (Redshirt):
Trained with the team, but did not compete in uniform in any meets. 
Indoor (Freshman): Competed in five meets... made his IUPUI debut at the Mastodon Opener on Dec. 7, running a 3,000m time of 9:10.51... clocked his quickest 3K of the indoor season at the Mastodon Invitational on Jan. 18, running a time of 8:52.99 to place fifth overall... ran a personal best 5,000m time of 15:21.95 at the GVSU Big Meet (Friday) on Feb. 14, placing tenth overall... was 16th in the 5K at the Horizon League Championships, running a time of 15:31.54. 
Outdoor (Redshirt): Had the outdoor season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 
Academics: Named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters. 

High School: Earned eight varsity letters in cross country and track at West Lafayette High School... was a three-time all-sectional and all-regional performer in cross country... was a two-time all-sectional finisher in track... earned All-Hoosier Athletic Conference honors his final three seasons in cross country... also earned all-conference honors his final three years in track... graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors... was a three-time honorable mention Academic All-State selection before being named Academic All-State as a senior in 2019.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

    5'7" 130 lbs
  • 2020Redshirt Freshman

    5'7" 130 lbs
  • 2021Sophomore

    5'7" 130 lbs
  • 2022Junior

    5'7" 130 lbs
  • 2023Junior

    5'7" 130 lbs