Anthony Sweet

Height:
5-11
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Euclid, Ohio
High School:
Benedictine
Prev School:
Ohio State Running Club

TFRRS Profile

PERSONAL BESTS
Cross Country:
6K: 19:47.6, Tommy Evans Invitational (9/1/23)
8K: 25:00.2, Mid-American Conference Championships (10/28/23)
10K: 31:33.6, NCAA Great Lakes Regionals (11/10/23)

Awards & Honors

Academic All-MAC (2024)

CAREER FINISHES
2024 Results
Oct. 5 -- Lehigh Paul Short Run Invitational (Goodman Campus XC Course -- Bethlehem, PA) -- 8K -- 26:35.2 (325th)
Oct.18 -- Falcon Invitational (Mel Brodt XC Course -- Bowling Green, OH) -- 8K -- 26:44.8 (37th)
Nov. 2 -- MAC Championships (Ball State XC Course -- Munice, Ind) -- 8K -- 25:36.9 (41st)
Nov. 15 -- NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Silver Creek Cross Country Park -- Norton, OH) -- 10K -- 32:13.8 (138th)

2023 Results
Sept. 1 – Tommy Evans Invitational (Silver Creek Cross Country Course – Norton, OH) – 6K – 19:47.6 (68th)
Sept. 15 – Mel Brodt Open (Mel Brodt XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 26:13.3 (32nd)
Sept. 30 – Louisville Classic (Tom Sawyer State Park – Louisville, KY) – 8K – 25:13.4 (126th)
Oct. 13 – Falcon Invite (Mel Brodt XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 25:43.8 (21st)
Oct. 28 – Mid-American Conference Championships (Mel Brodt XC Course – Bowling Green, OH) – 8K – 25:00.2 (23rd)
Nov. 10 – NCAA Great Lakes Regionals (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course – Madison, WI) – 10K – 31:33.6 (86th)

Bowling Green

2024

Placed 37th in the Falcon Invitational with a time of 26:44.8
Placed 44th at the MAC Championships with a time of 25:36.9

2023

Raced in first NCAA Division 1 race at Tommy Evans Invitational with a time of 19:47.6
Notched an 8K time of 26:13.3 at the Mel Brodt Open
Participated in the Louisville Classic with a time of 25:13.3
Finished 21^st at the Falcon Invite with an 8K finish of 25:43.8
Competed in the MAC Championships, posting a PR time of 25:00.2 in an 8K race
Set a 10K PR at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional with a 31:33.6 finish

Ohio State Running Club

Columbus, Ohio

Attended Ohio State for two years from 2021-23 and competed for the OSU Running Club
Was a two-time NIRCA national qualifier
Holds the 5,000m track and 8K cross country records for the OSU Running Club and is third all-time in the indoor 3,000m
One-time Runner of the Month

Western Kentucky

Bowling Green, Ky.

Ran at Western Kentucky as a sophomore during the 2020-21 season
Competed in two cross country meets and recorded a season-best time of 27:17.88 in the 8K at the Blazer Classic

Kent State

Kent, Ohio

Attended Kent State as a freshman during the 2019-20 school year but did not compete athletically

Benedictine High School

Cleveland, Ohio

Lettered four times in cross country and three times in track under coach Rick Geye
Named a team captain of both the cross country and track teams during his junior and senior seasons for the Bengals
Two-time Most Improved Runner and Most Valuable Runner
Named All-North Coast League Second Team and was a two-time Cleveland All-Star Third Team selection
Was champion of the McDonough Invitational and runner-up at the district meet
Qualified for regionals twice
Member of the National Honor Society

Personal

Son of Matthew and Laurene Sweet
Has six siblings which include three brothers (Zack, Thomas and Nick) and three sisters (Dana, Emily and Alexis)
Favorite athlete is U.S. Olympic distance runner Grant Fisher
Chose Bowling Green, because it "is a unique place that values work ethic over material things"
Lists his biggest influence as the BGSU men's cross country teams from the early 1970s which included Sid Sink and Dave Wottle
Aspires to go into investment banking and venture capital
Born in Mayfield Heights, Ohio