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University of North Florida Athletics

2025 Men's Cross Country Roster

Paul Lespasio

  • Year Redshirt Junior
  • Height 6-1
  • Hometown Bradenton, Fla.
  • High School Manatee

Biography

Paul Lespasio TFRRS Profile
  • 2023 ASUN All-Freshman Team (XC)
  • ASUN Academic Honor Roll (2023-24)
College XC PR | 5k: 15:34.9; 8k: 24:38.2; 10k: 31:08.1
College Indoor PR | Mile: 4:22.14; 3000m: 8:22.03; 5000m: 14:41.98
College Outdoor PR | 1500m: 4:01.68; 3000mS: 9:17.72; 5000m: 14:16.16; 10,000m: 30:51.35

High School XC PR | 5k: 16:21
High School Track PR | 800m: 2:08; 1-mile: 4:37; 3200m: 9:25

2024-25: XC - Started season as the runner-up individual at the Duval 5K XC Challenge (15:34.9)...helped the Osprey squad to a first-overall team finish in season-opening home meet...competed in 8k race at the Gans Creek Classic (25:07.6)...finished 44th overall with career-best time in 8k race at the Crimson Classic (24:38.2)...placed just outside the top 25 in 8k race at ASUN XC Championship (24:44.4)...helped UNF to runner-up team finish in conference meet...went 82nd overall to wrap up season in 10k race at NCAA South Regional (32:11.1).

2023-24: XC - Made his collegiate XC debut placing 23rd in the 8k race at the Mountain Dew Invitational (25:02.9)...finished third overall in the SSC Preview 8k race (26:51.0)...snuck inside the top 25 with a lifetime best mark at the ASUN XC Championship (25:21.0)...finished 73rd in his first collegiate 10k race at the NCAA South Regionals (31:08.1)...Track (Indoor) - Made collegiate career indoor track debut finishing 13th in 3000m at the RADD Track & Field Invitational (8:35.15)...back-to-back third-place finishes in 5000m at Celebration Pointe Classic (14:45.44) and in the mile at Florida University Last Chance (4:22.14)...placed 14th in 5000m (14:41.98) and 23rd in 3000m (8:22.03) races at the ASUN Indoor Championship...Track (Outdoor) - Put up another back-to-back top-three run in outdoor season debut in 10,000m at Bob Hayes Invitational (31:18.53) and in 5000m at Pepsi Florida Relays (14:16.16)...competed in the top 15 for 3000mS at the Georgia Tech Invitational (9:17.72)...finished seventh in 10,000m (31:30.54) and 18th in 5000m (14:56.42) at ASUN Outdoor Championship.

2022-23: Did not compete in cross country or indoor track this season...Track (Outdoor) - Made collegiate debut with runner-up finish in the 10,000m at River City Classic (30:51.35)...placed among top 15 with season-best time in 5000m at Florida Relays (14:54.11)...competed in 5000m at Georgia Tech Invite (15:06.83)...made lone 1500m start of season at East Coast Relays (4:01.68)...finished 16th overall in 10,000m at ASUN Championship (33:18.69).

HIGH SCHOOL
Ran cross country for four years and track for three years in HS...recorded a personal-best 5k time of 16:21 at the 4A R2 XC Regional Meet in 2019...was the 69th best time in the state under the 4A classification...best time on the track was 9:25 this past season in the 3200m...his 3200m time ranked ninth in the state for 4A.

PERSONAL
Son of Jerome and Francine Lespasio...has two siblings, Emerson (25) and Raquel (22)...sister, Raquel, also runs XC and track for UNF...born in Bradenton, Florida...graduated from Manatee HS...born on Jun. 30, 2004...plans to major in accouting.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

  • 2023Sophomore

  • 2024Redshirt Sophomore

  • 2025Redshirt Junior

    6'1"