2025 Men's Cross Country Roster
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Rob McManus
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Cashmere, WA
- High School:
- Cashmere HS
Bio
McManus's Performance History & Personal Bests
2025 NCAA Indoor Championships Notes:
2023-24 Season:
Cross Country (Junior): Helped the Bobcats earn at-large bid to the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive season ... Placed fifth for the Bobcats and 165th overall at the national meet ... Finished third for the Cats and 11th overall at the Big Sky Championships ... Finished 34th overall and fourth for MSU at the NCAA Mountain Regional meet, helping the Cats finish fifth and book an at-large bid to NCAAs ... Was the fourth Bobcat runner across the finish line at both the Joe Piane Invite (88th) and Pre-Nationals (48th)
Indoor (Junior): Was a big point scorer for the Cats as the men placed second at the Big Sky Indoor Championships ... Earned a bronze in the 3,000 meters, and finished fourth in the mile, contributing 11 points ... Also ran a leg on the distance medley relay team that earned silver, adding eight points to the team total ... Placed tenth in the mile at the Husky Classic in 4:02.48 ... Ran an altitude-converted time of 3:58.13 at the Big Sky Tuner, the seventh-fastest time in school history
Outdoor (Junior): Earned Second Team All-American honors in the 3,000 meter steeplechase for the second straight year after placing 13th at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene ... Competed at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in June in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, placing 23rd ... Won his heat and took fifth in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the NCAA West First Rounds to become one of three Bobcats to qualify for the NCAA Championships in the steeple ... Won the Big Sky title in the 3,000 meter steeplechase and placed sixth in the 1,500 meters, contributing 13 points as Montana State won the 2024 Big Sky Outdoor Track & Field title by a single point over No. 11 Northern Arizona ... Ran 8:29.58 in the steeplechase at the Bryan Clay Invitational, hitting the U.S. Olympic Trial qualifying standard with the third-fastest time in school history ... His time of 3:42.56 at Bryan Clay in the 1,500 meters was the sixth-fastest time in school history
2022-23 Season:
Cross Country (Sophomore): Enjoyed a breakout season in which he was primarily MSU's fifth runner ... Competed in all seven races ... Was seventh for the Bobcats at the NCAA National Championships ... Placed sixth for the Bobcats and 69th overall at the NCAA Mountain Regionals with a 10-kilometer time of 30:04.7 ... Had his best showing at a conference race with his 8K time of 24:04.2 to place 14th at the Big Sky Championships ... Helped MSU seal the win at the Weis-Crockett/Pre-Nationals Invite by placing 35th with a time of 24:22.1 ... Finished in sixth for MSU and 42nd overall at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational ... Placed sixth at the MSU Cross Country Classic with a time of 24:31.1 to help the Bobcats have a perfect score ... Finished in fifth place at the MSU Bobcat Twilight with a 5K time of 15:15.6 ... Named to Big Sky Fall All-Academic Team
Indoor (Sophomore): Did not compete.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed in seven outdoor track meets, including an appearance at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships ... Placed 16th at the NCAA Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase ... Qualified for the final meet of the year in Austin by running a blistering personal best of 8:31.13 to finish tenth at the West Regional in the steeplechase ... Placed second in the steeplechase at the Big Sky Outdoor Track and Field Championships, eighth in the 1,500-meters, and 12th in the 5,000-meters to help the Bobcats to a runner-up finish in the team standings ... Took second in the 5,000-meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a personal best mark of 14:00.19, the ninth-fastest time in school history ... Placed fourth in the steeplechase at the EKU Rick Erdmann Twilight ... Finished third in the 1,500-meters at the Tom Gage Classic on his home track ... Named to Big Sky Spring All-Academic Team
2021-22 Season
Cross Country (Freshman): Competed in four races for the Bobcats ... Finished as high as MSU's fifth runner twice ... Was MSU's fifth runner and placed sixth overall at the Bobcat Time Trials with a 15:31.3 5K ... Ran his personal-best 8K time of 25:20.20 at the MSU Cross Country Classic ... Was MSU's No. 7 runner at the FSU/Pre National Invitational ... Placed 66th overall and eighth for MSU at the Big Sky Championships.
Indoor (Freshman): Competed at six indoor track meets, including the Big Sky Indoor Track and Field Championships ... Focused on the mile and also ran the 800 meters once and legs on the 4x400 meter relay twice ... Took 12th in the mile at the Big Sky Championships with a 4:17.37 ... Helped MSU place second in the 4x400 relay at the Big Sky Preview and also took third in the mile at the same meet ... Ran his indoor personal-best in the 800 meters with a 1:57.17 at the WSU Open ... Placed 13th in the mile at the WSU Invitational with a personal-best time of 4:16.25 ... Placed fourth in the mile with a 4:25.65 and helped MSU's 4x400 relay team place third at the Bobcat Performance Meet ... Took fifth in the mile with a 4:22.29 in his MSU indoor track debut at the Bobcat Challenge.
Outdoor (Freshman): Ran unattached in one meet ... Placed eighth in the 1,500 meters at the Al Manuel Invitational with a 4:04.37.
Background: Graduated from Cashmere High School in 2021 … Finished senior year with first-place finishes in all six cross country races competed in … Included a NCA 1A Championship and NCA All-Class Cross Country Championship … Completed personal bests in track and field as a senior in the 800 (1:56.31) and the 1600 (4:10.90) … The 1600 time set a school record … Earned conference Boys’ Runner of the Year accolades and claimed a WIAA Cross Country Runner of the Week award during his senior campaign … As a junior placed second at the 1A WIAA State Cross Country meet and earned the District 6 1A championships … Set a lifetime best in cross country in the 5K (15:40.9) in 2019 … Earned a state title in the 1600 as a sophomore and advanced to the 800 finals at the championship meet … First in both events at the district meet … State appearances in both track and field and cross country as a freshman as well.
2025 NCAA Indoor Championships Notes:
- The current face of 'Steeple U,' McManus makes his first appearance at the NCAA Indoor Championships after back-to-back trips to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2023 and 2024.
- McManus placed 13th in the 3,000 meter steeplechase to earn Second Team All-American honors this past June in Eugene, and placed 16th at the national meet in the 3,000 meter steeplechase to earn Second Team All-American honors in 2023.
- The two-time All-American has also been part of two NCAA Championship-qualifying cross country teams at Montana State, helping the Cats to a 13th place finish in 2023 and a 25th place finish in 2022.
- McManus will secure his third All-American honor when he competes in the mile, joining Levi Taylor, Duncan Hamilton, Lyle Weese, and Shannon Butler as the only Bobcat men to earn at least three All-American awards in track and field.
2023-24 Season:
Cross Country (Junior): Helped the Bobcats earn at-large bid to the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive season ... Placed fifth for the Bobcats and 165th overall at the national meet ... Finished third for the Cats and 11th overall at the Big Sky Championships ... Finished 34th overall and fourth for MSU at the NCAA Mountain Regional meet, helping the Cats finish fifth and book an at-large bid to NCAAs ... Was the fourth Bobcat runner across the finish line at both the Joe Piane Invite (88th) and Pre-Nationals (48th)
Indoor (Junior): Was a big point scorer for the Cats as the men placed second at the Big Sky Indoor Championships ... Earned a bronze in the 3,000 meters, and finished fourth in the mile, contributing 11 points ... Also ran a leg on the distance medley relay team that earned silver, adding eight points to the team total ... Placed tenth in the mile at the Husky Classic in 4:02.48 ... Ran an altitude-converted time of 3:58.13 at the Big Sky Tuner, the seventh-fastest time in school history
Outdoor (Junior): Earned Second Team All-American honors in the 3,000 meter steeplechase for the second straight year after placing 13th at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene ... Competed at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in June in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, placing 23rd ... Won his heat and took fifth in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the NCAA West First Rounds to become one of three Bobcats to qualify for the NCAA Championships in the steeple ... Won the Big Sky title in the 3,000 meter steeplechase and placed sixth in the 1,500 meters, contributing 13 points as Montana State won the 2024 Big Sky Outdoor Track & Field title by a single point over No. 11 Northern Arizona ... Ran 8:29.58 in the steeplechase at the Bryan Clay Invitational, hitting the U.S. Olympic Trial qualifying standard with the third-fastest time in school history ... His time of 3:42.56 at Bryan Clay in the 1,500 meters was the sixth-fastest time in school history
2022-23 Season:
Cross Country (Sophomore): Enjoyed a breakout season in which he was primarily MSU's fifth runner ... Competed in all seven races ... Was seventh for the Bobcats at the NCAA National Championships ... Placed sixth for the Bobcats and 69th overall at the NCAA Mountain Regionals with a 10-kilometer time of 30:04.7 ... Had his best showing at a conference race with his 8K time of 24:04.2 to place 14th at the Big Sky Championships ... Helped MSU seal the win at the Weis-Crockett/Pre-Nationals Invite by placing 35th with a time of 24:22.1 ... Finished in sixth for MSU and 42nd overall at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational ... Placed sixth at the MSU Cross Country Classic with a time of 24:31.1 to help the Bobcats have a perfect score ... Finished in fifth place at the MSU Bobcat Twilight with a 5K time of 15:15.6 ... Named to Big Sky Fall All-Academic Team
Indoor (Sophomore): Did not compete.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed in seven outdoor track meets, including an appearance at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships ... Placed 16th at the NCAA Championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase ... Qualified for the final meet of the year in Austin by running a blistering personal best of 8:31.13 to finish tenth at the West Regional in the steeplechase ... Placed second in the steeplechase at the Big Sky Outdoor Track and Field Championships, eighth in the 1,500-meters, and 12th in the 5,000-meters to help the Bobcats to a runner-up finish in the team standings ... Took second in the 5,000-meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a personal best mark of 14:00.19, the ninth-fastest time in school history ... Placed fourth in the steeplechase at the EKU Rick Erdmann Twilight ... Finished third in the 1,500-meters at the Tom Gage Classic on his home track ... Named to Big Sky Spring All-Academic Team
2021-22 Season
Cross Country (Freshman): Competed in four races for the Bobcats ... Finished as high as MSU's fifth runner twice ... Was MSU's fifth runner and placed sixth overall at the Bobcat Time Trials with a 15:31.3 5K ... Ran his personal-best 8K time of 25:20.20 at the MSU Cross Country Classic ... Was MSU's No. 7 runner at the FSU/Pre National Invitational ... Placed 66th overall and eighth for MSU at the Big Sky Championships.
Indoor (Freshman): Competed at six indoor track meets, including the Big Sky Indoor Track and Field Championships ... Focused on the mile and also ran the 800 meters once and legs on the 4x400 meter relay twice ... Took 12th in the mile at the Big Sky Championships with a 4:17.37 ... Helped MSU place second in the 4x400 relay at the Big Sky Preview and also took third in the mile at the same meet ... Ran his indoor personal-best in the 800 meters with a 1:57.17 at the WSU Open ... Placed 13th in the mile at the WSU Invitational with a personal-best time of 4:16.25 ... Placed fourth in the mile with a 4:25.65 and helped MSU's 4x400 relay team place third at the Bobcat Performance Meet ... Took fifth in the mile with a 4:22.29 in his MSU indoor track debut at the Bobcat Challenge.
Outdoor (Freshman): Ran unattached in one meet ... Placed eighth in the 1,500 meters at the Al Manuel Invitational with a 4:04.37.
Background: Graduated from Cashmere High School in 2021 … Finished senior year with first-place finishes in all six cross country races competed in … Included a NCA 1A Championship and NCA All-Class Cross Country Championship … Completed personal bests in track and field as a senior in the 800 (1:56.31) and the 1600 (4:10.90) … The 1600 time set a school record … Earned conference Boys’ Runner of the Year accolades and claimed a WIAA Cross Country Runner of the Week award during his senior campaign … As a junior placed second at the 1A WIAA State Cross Country meet and earned the District 6 1A championships … Set a lifetime best in cross country in the 5K (15:40.9) in 2019 … Earned a state title in the 1600 as a sophomore and advanced to the 800 finals at the championship meet … First in both events at the district meet … State appearances in both track and field and cross country as a freshman as well.
Big Sky Cross Country Championship
Sunday, October 31
Big Sky Cross Country Championship Preview | Men's Team
Friday, October 27
Dale Kennedy - Media Day | Nov. 12, 2013
Wednesday, November 13
Cristian Soratos - Media Day | Oct. 22, 2013
Wednesday, October 23
