Troy University Athletics
2021 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Wells, Lance

Lance Wells
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Dacula, Ga.
- High School:
- Mill Creek HS
Bio
College Bests:
800m: 1:56.39 (4/16/22)
1500m: 3:57.45 (5/12/22)
3000m: 9:04.35 (3/5/22)
Freshman (2021-22)
Outdoor: Performed in the 800-meter, 1,500-meter, 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter… Finished seventh in the 3,000-meter at the Jaguar Opener for the 10th fastest time in Troy history at 9:04.35… Collected back-to-back top-10 finishes in the 1,500-meter at ninth (Weems Baskin Invitational) and seventh (UAB Green & Gold)… Timed at 3:57.45 in the 1,500-meter for the ninth-fastest time in Troy history at the Sun Belt Championships – finished 11th
Cross Country: Notched a 20th-place finish in 19:23.4 at the Azalea City Classic, where the team brought home second place… Finished the Queen City Invite in 28:26.54, recording a 197th-place finish… Crossed the finish line 63rd at the Sun Belt Championships in 30:10.3… Tallied a time of 36:27.18, good for a 165th-place finish, at the NCAA South Regional
High School: Attended Mill Creek High School… Named cross country team captain in 2021… Played four years of varsity in cross country and track & field… Ranked second all-time in the 800-meter for Mill Creek HS… Member of the 4x800-meter Mill Creek HS record-breaking team… Awarded 2021 Region 800-meter and Gwinnett County 800-meter champion… Was a four-year Mill Creek Scholar Athlete…. Finished ninth at the region 7a 800-meter in 2021
Personal: Full name is Lance Griffen Wells… Born in Atlanta, Ga., on Nov. 9, 2002… Son of April and Kenney Wells… Loves to play recreational disc golf… Earned a 4.0 at Mill Creek HS – ranked 32-of-848 students
800m: 1:56.39 (4/16/22)
1500m: 3:57.45 (5/12/22)
3000m: 9:04.35 (3/5/22)
Freshman (2021-22)
Outdoor: Performed in the 800-meter, 1,500-meter, 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter… Finished seventh in the 3,000-meter at the Jaguar Opener for the 10th fastest time in Troy history at 9:04.35… Collected back-to-back top-10 finishes in the 1,500-meter at ninth (Weems Baskin Invitational) and seventh (UAB Green & Gold)… Timed at 3:57.45 in the 1,500-meter for the ninth-fastest time in Troy history at the Sun Belt Championships – finished 11th
Cross Country: Notched a 20th-place finish in 19:23.4 at the Azalea City Classic, where the team brought home second place… Finished the Queen City Invite in 28:26.54, recording a 197th-place finish… Crossed the finish line 63rd at the Sun Belt Championships in 30:10.3… Tallied a time of 36:27.18, good for a 165th-place finish, at the NCAA South Regional
High School: Attended Mill Creek High School… Named cross country team captain in 2021… Played four years of varsity in cross country and track & field… Ranked second all-time in the 800-meter for Mill Creek HS… Member of the 4x800-meter Mill Creek HS record-breaking team… Awarded 2021 Region 800-meter and Gwinnett County 800-meter champion… Was a four-year Mill Creek Scholar Athlete…. Finished ninth at the region 7a 800-meter in 2021
Personal: Full name is Lance Griffen Wells… Born in Atlanta, Ga., on Nov. 9, 2002… Son of April and Kenney Wells… Loves to play recreational disc golf… Earned a 4.0 at Mill Creek HS – ranked 32-of-848 students
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