Central Michigan University Athletics
2025 Men's Cross Country Roster
Joey Taverna
- Hometown:
- Clarkston, Mich.
- High School:
- Clarkston
PERSONAL RECORDS
5K: 15:13.4
8K: 25:20.1
5mi: 26:18.2
10K: 33:02.5
2025: Competed in all six meets … set a season best in the 8k of 25:23.0 at the Paul Short Classic (Oct. 3) … finished 14th at the Falcon Invitational (Oct. 17) with a time of 25:44.9, helping to secure a first place team finish … set a personal best in the 10k of 33:02.5 at the NCAA Division I Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 14) … finished the Jeff Drenth Memorial 5k (Aug. 29) in a personal best 15:13.4 … Academic All-MAC
2024: Competed in four meets … set a season best in the 8k of 25:54.8 at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (Oct. 4) … finished 21st with a time of 25:57.0 at the George Dales Invite (Sept. 20) … finished the Jeff Drenth Memorial 5k (Aug. 30) in 16:02.5 … Academic All-MAC
2023: Academic All-MAC … competed in five meets, including 2023 MAC Championships … ran personal-best 5k (15:37.2) at Jeff Drenth Memorial (Sept. 1), finished 18th … ran personal-best 8k (25:20.1) at Bradley Pink Classic (Oct. 13) to finish 3rd … finished 56th in 8k at MAC Cross Country Championships (Oct. 28)
2022: Finished top-25 in his first two collegiate competitions, 18th at the Mel Brodt Collegiate 8k (Sept. 16) and 21st at the Jeff Drenth Memorial 5k (Sept. 2) … posted a then-personal-best time of 25:58.3 in the MAC Championships 8K (Oct. 29) … ran 35:05.9 in his first-ever 10K at the 2022 Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 11)
High School: Personal Bests: 400 (53.90), 800 (2:01.73), 1600 (4:18.64), 3200 (9:20.47), 5K (16:03.6) … team qualified for the MHSAA Cross Country State Championships in 2019 (placed 3rd as a team) … individually qualified for the MHSAA Cross Country State Championships in 2021 (placed 34th) … competed in the 2021 Michigan Meet of Champions elite race and placed 25th.
Personal: Son of Keri and Joe Taverna … has an older sister, Emily, and younger brother, Matthew … Fun Fact: “I lived in Shanghai, China from ages 5-8 and got to travel all around the world, from Thailand to Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Guam and many more!”
MAC Championships Interview: Miciah Smith
Saturday, November 02
MAC Championships Interview: Jenny Swieton
Saturday, November 02
Mark Beckmann Feature
Tuesday, October 15
