Payton Sewall Season 2022-23

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COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: Mile – 4:25.23, 3000m – 8:38.21, 5000m – 14:53.29, 10,000m – 30:07.80, 6K (XC) – 18:41.3, 8K (XC) – 25:41.8, 10K (XC) – 32:22.5, 5-Mile (XC) – 25:15.0
 
CAREER RECORDS, AWARDS, AND NOTES
 
AWARDS:
2x Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
5x Academic All-Big Ten (Sp. ’23, F ’22, Sp. ’22, F ’21, Sp. ‘21)
 
2023 Outdoor
Season: Ran in two meets, setting a 10K PR at Bucknell.
 
Bison Outdoor Classic (4/14-16): Finished the 10K in a personal-best 30:07.80, coming in 14^th place.
 
2023 Indoor
Season: Did not compete.
 
2022 Cross Country
Season: Finished five meets for the Nittany Lions, setting PRs in 6K, five-mile, and 10K distances.
 
Dolan Duals (9/2): Finished in 18:41.3, a personal-best mark, to earn 12^th place. Joe Piane Invitational (9/30): Ran a personal-best 25:15.0 over five miles, earning 33^rd place. NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship (11/11): Set a PR over 10K, running 32:22.5 on a wet, rainy course.
 
2022 Outdoor
Season: Competed in one event during his 2022 outdoor season.
 
Bison Outdoor Classic (4/14-16): Clocked a 30:40.37 in the 10K for 30^th place.
 
2022 Indoor
Season: Ran in distance events across four different meets...Finished in the top 12 three times.
 
Penn State National Open (1/21-22): Finished 10th in the 5K  with a personal-best 14:53.29. Penn State Tune Up (2/18): Went 8:38.21 in the 3K for eighth place.
 
2021 Cross Country
Season: Made Collegiate debut at Dolan Duals...Ran in three total meets.
 
Dolan Duals (9/2): Finished 12th in collegiate debut with 6K time of 18:50.9. Lehigh Paul Short Run (10/1): Set his 8K PR with a 25:41.8. Penn State National Open (10/15): Clocked a 27:35.4 over 5.2 miles to finish 68^th overall.
 
2021 Outdoor
Season: Did not compete.
 
2021 Indoor
Season: Did not compete.
 
2020 Cross Country
Season: Did not compete.
 
2020 Outdoor
Season: Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
 
2020 Indoor
Season: Entered one meet but did not finish.
 
2019 Cross Country
Season: Did not compete.
 
BEFORE PENN STATE
Selected to first-team all-league in back-to-back seasons in cross country at Downington Stem Academy...Selected as first team all-state in cross country as a senior...Named third team all-region in cross country as a junior...Named all-state in DMR as a senior...Member of the National Honor Society.
 
PERSONAL
Son of Shaun and Sandy Sewell...Has two siblings, Zac and Emmy…Graduated with a degree in Aerospace Engineering...Born in Pennsylvania.