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Georgia Southern University Athletics

2025-26 Track & Field/XC Roster

Akimba Agbohessou / Georgia Southern Athletics

Tristen Crosby

  • Position XC/Distance
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Danville, Ga.
  • High School Bleckley County

Biography

Awards and Honors
GS President's List Spring 2025

Sophomore (2024-25) - XC: Competed in all four events •  Set personal best in the 5K at the Sand Shark Invitational with a time of 19:28.6 •  Ran a personal best 24:38.0 in the 6k at the Georgia Tech XC Invitational •  Top finish was eighth at 6th GMC Brickyard Classic •  Indoor: Ran a personal best 3000m with a time of 10:50.06 to finish 45th at the Sun Bet Indoor Championships •  Ran personal best indoor 800m at the Celebration Pointe Classic with a time of 5:19.05. Outdoor: Competed in five meets • Ran the then-eighth best time in school history in the 5K with a time of 18:40.82 at the Georgia Showdown • Bettered that with a time of 18:32.10 to move up to sixth at the Sun Belt Championships • Placed 21st at the SBC Championships in the 1500 with a time of 4:51.51, a personal best.

Freshman (2023-24) – XC: Competed in four events • Placed seventh at the Georgia Southern Fall Classic with a time of 19:56.01. Outdoor: Competed in five events • Placed first in the 1,500m at the Georgia Showdown • Set a personal best in the 1,500m at the East Coast Relays with a time of 4:52.17 • Placed 22nd in the 1,500m at the Sun Belt Championships

Prep: Competed in sprints at Bleckley County High School in Cochran, Ga., under head coach Shelly Cranford • Earned first place in the 2019 and the 2022 Georgia State Cross Country Championships • Named Track and Cross County All-Region every year from 2019-2023 • Named 2019 State Runner-Up in GHSAA Cross Country meet • Owns school record for 4x400, distance medley, and 4x800 • Personal Bests: 5K - 19:29 | 3200m - 11:44 | 1600m - 5:21 | 800m - 2:22 | 400m - 1:02

Personal: Born Tristen Skylar Crosby on October 6, 2004, in Macon, Ga. • Hometown in Danville, Ga. • The daughter of Nancy and Matt Trunknett • Has two siblings, Caroline and Peyton • Mother, step-father, two uncles, grandfather, and two cousins all went to Georgia Southern.

Major: Intends to major in Elementary Education.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    XC/Distance
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    XC/Distance
  • 2025-26Junior

    XC/Distance