The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2024-25 Track & Field / Cross Country Roster
Roster
EJ Rush
- Position:
- Distance
- Hometown:
- Castle Rock, Co.
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Castle View HS
- Previous School:
- Texas Tech
- Major:
- Grad certificate in Communication & Leadership
Results and Personal Bests via TFRRS
- 2023 Texas Relays DMR Champion (Texas Tech)
- 2023 Big 12 Indoor Bronze Medalist - DMR (Texas Tech)
- 2022 Big 12 Indoor Bronze Medalist - DMR (Texas Tech)
2024-25 (Senior)
OUTDOOR: Ran the 800-meter at the Kirk Baptiste Invitational to open the outdoor season...Competed in the 1500-meter (4:05.57 at the Bryan Clay Invite...
INDOOR: Ran a personal best in the 1000m at the Arkansas Invitational with a time of 2:26.98 to finish eighth overall... Ran the mile in 4:13.26 at the Razorback Invitational... Competed in the 1500m (3:45.67) and the mile (4:01.61) at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational.... Competed in the Mile prelims at the SEC Championships...
Cross Country: Made his Texas debut in the 5K at the Stormy Seas Opener and ran a PB time of 15:10.1... Helped Texas finish fourth at the Cowboy Jamboree after running the 8K in 24:40.5...
Prior to Texas: at Texas Tech
2023 OUTDOOR
Competed in seven meets... scored 6th in the 5000 at the Big 12 Championships, while also running the 1500 where he placed 14th.
2023 INDOOR
Competed in five indoor meets... ran in three events (DMR, 300, mile) at the Big 12 Championships as the DMR team placed 3rd with a time of 9:48.55 and he scored 6th in the mile.
2022 OUTDOOR
Competed in seven meets... registered PB's in the 1500 and 5000 at the Bryan Clay Invite... finished 11th at the Big 12 Championships in the 5000.
2022 INDOOR
Competed in four meets... finished 14th in the 3,000 at the Big 12 Championships with a new PB and helped the DMR team place 3rd.
2021 OUTDOOR
Competed unattached in one meet.
2021 INDOOR
Competed in five meets... Tok home the 300 title at the Tech Shootout with a PR time of 8:33.32... Helped the DMR team finish 4th at the Big 12 meet.
ABOUT EDWARD
Distance signee from Castle Rock, Colo. ... two-time podium finisher in the 800m and 1600m at the state championships ... voted team MVP for track and cross country ... voted Castle View High School's Male Athlete of the Year in 2020 ... NHS member ... born to Edward and Susan Rush ... has a younger sister, Kayleigh ...
