UNCP Athletics

AS A JUNIOR (2016-17)
Indoor
Season bests: Mile (4:41.41), 3000m (9:50.30) … Finished fifth in the Mile at the Kent Taylor Invite.
Outdoor
Did not compete during outdoor season.
 
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015-16)
Indoor
Season bests: Mile (4:46.71) ... Also ran a leg on the Distance Medley Relay team.
Outdoor
Season bests: 1500m (4:26.30), 2000m Steeplechase (6:50.88), 3000m Steeplechase (10:21.37) … Finished fourth in the 2000-meter Steeplechase at the Carolina Relays … Did not finish in his only competition in the 5000-meter Steeplechase at the Braves Track Classic.
 
AS A FRESHMAN (2014-15)
Indoor
Did not compete during indoor season.
Outdoor
Season bests: 1500m (4:29.09), 2000m Steeplechase (6:43.08), 3000m Steeplechase (10:23.02), 5000m (16:14.96) … Finished third in the 2000-meter Steeplechase at both the Carolina Relays and the UNCW Seahawk Invitational … Also finished third in the 3000-meter Steeplechase at the Aggie Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at University High School under coach Sally Jarvis… A four-year letterman in track and field and two year letterman in cross country … As a senior, he advanced to regionals in cross country and posted a season best time of 16:13 in the 5K … Also ran the 3200m run (9:53), 1600m run (4:35), 800m run (2:09) and made it to track regionals … Named a captain of the cross country team, all-metro in cross country and was the MVP for track and cross country … In his junior campaign, he ran a time of 16:10 in the 5K and advanced to regionals … In track, he improved on all his times … Was an all-metro track runner, cross country MVP, captain and garnered the coach’s award for track and field.

PERSONAL
The son of Laurie Santiago and Anthony Sayers-O’Neill … Has one brother, Xavier … Graduated with cum laude honors with a 3.5 grade point average … An exercise science major at UNCP.