Peyton Geehrer

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Manlius, NY
High School:
Fayetteville-Manlius

2024: Participated in all six meets... Began the 2024 campaign by finishing in 11th at the Panthers Opener (Aug. 30)... Collected 61st at Wisconsin Pre-Nationals (Oct. 19) with a pace of 25:35.8... Recorded a personal best in the 8k at ACC Championships (Nov. 1), stopping the clock in 24:09.5 for 95th overall... Raced to a 10k best time at NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships (Nov. 15), 31:42.6 for 78th place.

2023: Ran in all six meets... Opened the season with a 5th place performance at the Panthers Opener (Sept. 1)... Followed up with a 15th place finish at the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (Sept. 8)... Recorded back to back personal bests in the 8k, first at UVA Pre-Nationals (Oct. 14), with a time of 24:26.7 and then at ACC Championships (Oct. 27), with a best of 24:14.2 to take 50th at the conference meet.

2022: Appeared in all six meets for the Panthers… Completed the Panthers Opener (Sept. 2) placing 16^th (15:25.80)… Secured a personal best at the Virginia Invitational (Sept.16) with a time of 18:30.50 placing 29^th in the 6k… Ran a personal best 24:52.40 in the 5M at the Joe Piane Invitational (Sep. 30), placing 119^th in the meet... Placed 200^th with a time of 26:11.90 at the Weis-Crockett Invitational (Oct. 15)… Notched 97^th place with a time of 25:02.10 and earned a personal best in the 8k at ACC Cross Country Championships (Oct. 28).

2021: Competed in four meets…. Started the year with a time of 20:03.60 and an 18^th place finish at the Yinzer Classic (Sept. 3)… Finished the Joe Piane Invitational (Oct. 1) with a time of 27:32.20… Posted a time of 27:48.10 in the 8K at the Penn State National Open (Oct. 15)… Earned a season-best 8K time at the ACC Cross Country Championships (Oct. 29) with a 26:12.80.

High School: Ran cross country and track at Fayetteville-Manlius High School for head coach Bill Artis… named 2020-21 Gatorade New York Cross Country Player of the Year… was the New York State Champion at the 2019 Nike Cross Country Regionals… has personal record times of 9:16.02 in the 3200m and 4:20.50 in the 1600m.

Personal: Son of Edward and Jennifer Geehrer… has one brother, Bryan… his other hobbies include videography and photography… lists his favorite athletes as Eric Jenkins and Michael Vick… his favorite movie is Fight Club… he can dunk a basketball on an 11-foot hoop… majoring in film & media studies.