Vince Manning

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

Weight:
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Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Medina, Ohio
High School:
Highland

Years of Eligibility Remaining Including 2021: 3

2021:

Competed in four races in the 2021 season
Opened his season at the Mel Brodt Collegiate Invite, finishing 18^th with a personal best 5K time of 16:03.8
Finished 139^th at the Spartan Invitational with a time of 28:04.1
Notched a season best 8K time of 27:02.9 at the Live in Lou Cross Country Classic, where he finished 189^th
Placed 57^th in the Falcon Invitational

2020:

Competed in the Falcon Invitational and MAC Championships 8K meets
Placed 31st at the Falcon Invitational
Finished 36th at the MAC Championships with a season-best time of 25:41.8

2019:

Competed in five races in the 2019 season
Opened his season in the 5K with a personal best time of 16:08.1 at the Mel Brodt XC Invitational where he placed ninth
Placed 125th in the 8K at the Bradley “Pink” Classic with a personal best time of 26:55.7
Closed out his season at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, placing 168th and achieving a personal best time of 34:40.8 in the 10K

High School:

Was an eight-time letter winner
Was a four-time winner of Suburban League cross country first team, a two-time winner of Suburban League first team in 1600 meters (2017, 2018), and was awarded Suburban League first team in 4x800 meters in 2019
Was a three-time regional qualifier in cross country (2016-18) and a one-time qualifier for states (2018)
Served as team captain of his cross country team in 2018
Was a five-time regional qualifier in track

Personal:

Son of Neal and Karen Manning
Has two sisters, Kendra and Heather
Plans to major in Finance

PERSONAL BESTS
5K: 16:03.8, Mel Brodt Collegiate Invite (9/3/21)
8K: 25:41.8, MAC Championships (11/21/20)
10K: 34:40.8, NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11/15/19)

CAREER FINISHES
2021 Results
Sept. 3 – Mel Brodt Collegiate Invite (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 5K – 16:03.8 – 18th
Sept. 17 – Spartan Invitational (Forest Akers East Golf Course – East Lansing, MI) – 8K – 28:04.1 – 139th
Oct. 2 – Live in Lou XC Classic (E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park – Louisville, KY) – 8K – 27:02.9 – 189th
Oct. 16 – Falcon Invitational (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 28:52.35 – 57th

2020 Results
Nov. 7 – Falcon Invitational (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 26:53.2 – 31st
Nov. 21 – Mid-American Conference Championship (BGXC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 25:41.8 – 36th

2019 Results
Aug. 30 – Mel Brodt XC Invitational (Bowling Green – Bowling Green, OH) – 5K – 16:08.1 – 9th
Sep. 13 – Spartan Invitational (Forest Akers East Cross Country Course – East Lansing, MI) – 8K – 27:07.3 – 104th
Oct. 18 – Bradley “Pink” Classic (Newman Golf Course - Peoria, IL) – 8K – 26:55.7 – 125th
Nov. 2 – Mid-American Conference Championships (DeKalb, IL) – 8K – 28:28.9 – 72nd
Nov. 15 – NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course – Verona, WI) – 10K – 34:40.8 – 168th