Charleston Southern University Athletics

Andrew Cleland - TFRRS Profile

2025 Cross Country at Charleston Southern: Was part of the school's sixth consecutive Big South Cross Country Championship squad ... Had a time of 26:03.5 for 24th at the meet ... Named Big South Freshman of the Week twice during the year coming on September 17 following a 20:17.8 in the four mile at the Furman Invitational and October 1 after a personal best of 26:01.5 in the 8K at Missouri's Gans Creek Classic  ... Opened the year with a fourth place finish at the CSU Buccaneer Open (8/29) with a 19:41.1 in the 6.2K.

High School: Originally from Spartanburg, South Carolina where he attended and graduated from Dorman High School ... Helped lead Dorman to state cross country championships as a junior and a senior ... Earned All-State for cross country in his final three years and All-State for track in his final two ... Helped the 4x800m team to a state championship in 2023 and break the school record in the event ... Took third in the state championships in cross country in his junior and senior falls ... Graduated with the second-fastest 3200m time in school history and the fourth-fastest 5K ... At the 2023 Spartanburg County Track Championships, he won the 3200m and the 4x800m while at the next year's, he won the 1600m and then finished as the runner-up in 2025 ... Won the 5A Upper State 3200m leading into the state championship as a junior ... Won the Spartanburg County Cross Country Championships as a junior and was the runner-up at the meet as a senior ... Named MVP for cross country on the team as a junior and a senior and earned top distance award as a sophomore, junior and a senior ... Selected as the 2025 Jostens Dorman High School Outstanding Senior Award ... Served as National Honor Society President at Dorman ... Son of Jack and Christina Cleland ... Has two siblings: Jackson and Wilson.