University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2024 Cross Country Roster

Joe Patterson
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Baton Rouge, La.
- High School:
- Episcopal
- Prev School:
- UT Martin
TFRRS Profile
Personal Bests
600 - 1:21.60
800 - 1:47.79 (school record)
1000 - 2:24.41
1500 - 3:46.29
Mile - 4:08.32
3000 - 8:50.78
8K - 24:20.5
10K - 33:09.8
4 Mile - 19:34.4
Career Accomplishments
2025 - NCAA East Regional Qualifier (800)
2025 - Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Champion (800)
2025 - Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships (2nd in 1500)
2025 - Sun Belt Conference Indoor Champion (800)
2025 - Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships (2nd in Mile)
2024 - NCAA South Central Regional Cross Country Qualifier
2024 - Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships (2nd in DMR)
2024 - Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships (3rd in 800)
2023 - Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships (2nd in 4x400)
2023 - Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships (2nd in DMR)
2024-25
Outdoor: Won the 1500 at the Louisiana Classics (3:46.29) … Finished second in the 800 (1:47.89) at the LSU Battle on the Bayou … Won the 800 (1:50.46) and placed second in the 1500 (3:50.85) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships … Reached the second round of the NCAA East Regional with a school record 1:47.79 in the 800.
Indoor: Won the 800 (1:55.73) at the LSU Purple Tiger and was third in the Mile (4:12.71) … Won the 800 (1:50.25) and was second in the 1000 (2:24.41) at the Robert Platt Invitational … Won the 800 (1:51.80) and finished second in the Mile (4:08.32) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
Cross Country: Finished seventh at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede in the 4-Mile (19:34.4) … Ran a personal best in the 8K (24:20.5) at the Arturo Barrios Invitational … Recorded a personal best 33:09.8 in the 10K at the NCAA South Central Regional.
Personal Bests
600 - 1:21.60
800 - 1:47.79 (school record)
1000 - 2:24.41
1500 - 3:46.29
Mile - 4:08.32
3000 - 8:50.78
8K - 24:20.5
10K - 33:09.8
4 Mile - 19:34.4
Career Accomplishments
2025 - NCAA East Regional Qualifier (800)
2025 - Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Champion (800)
2025 - Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships (2nd in 1500)
2025 - Sun Belt Conference Indoor Champion (800)
2025 - Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships (2nd in Mile)
2024 - NCAA South Central Regional Cross Country Qualifier
2024 - Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships (2nd in DMR)
2024 - Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships (3rd in 800)
2023 - Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships (2nd in 4x400)
2023 - Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships (2nd in DMR)
2024-25
Outdoor: Won the 1500 at the Louisiana Classics (3:46.29) … Finished second in the 800 (1:47.89) at the LSU Battle on the Bayou … Won the 800 (1:50.46) and placed second in the 1500 (3:50.85) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships … Reached the second round of the NCAA East Regional with a school record 1:47.79 in the 800.
Indoor: Won the 800 (1:55.73) at the LSU Purple Tiger and was third in the Mile (4:12.71) … Won the 800 (1:50.25) and was second in the 1000 (2:24.41) at the Robert Platt Invitational … Won the 800 (1:51.80) and finished second in the Mile (4:08.32) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
Cross Country: Finished seventh at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede in the 4-Mile (19:34.4) … Ran a personal best in the 8K (24:20.5) at the Arturo Barrios Invitational … Recorded a personal best 33:09.8 in the 10K at the NCAA South Central Regional.
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