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2020-21 Men's Track & Field Roster

Cote Strike

  • Position Mid-Distance
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Junior

Biography

(TRACK AND FIELD) AS A JUNIOR (2021)
Competed in all four regular season meets for the shortened 2021 season before taking 13th in the 400m at the Peach Belt Championships in Daytona Beach on a career-best time of 54.29...Served as leadoff leg for the 4x100m relays first-place finish at the South Florida Collegiate Challenge #3 (3/13) in a time of 44.71...Set a career mark of 4:25.64 in the 1500m with a ninth-place finish at the South Florida Collegiate Challenge #1 (2/20).

(CROSS COUNTRY) AS A JUNIOR (2021)
Competed in the spring due to changes in the schedule created by COVID-19 reschedulings...Competed in the Sunshine State Conference Championships in West Palm Beach, finishing 49th with an 8k time of 30:55.9.

(TRACK AND FIELD) AS A SOPHOMORE (2020)
Appeared in two competitions before the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic brought a halt to the season's events...earned first place at the Bobcat-Shark Relays (3/20) as the anchor leg of the 4x800m relay in a time of 8:26.55...Also ran a 55.37 in the 400m at the NSU Sharks Invitational (2/20).

(TRACK AND FIELD) AS A FRESHMAN (2019)
Competed in six meets and ran collegiate bests of 55.44 for the 400m at the Embry-Riddle Spikes Classic and 2:05.82 in the 800m the Miami Hurricane Invitational respectively...Aided the Sharks' 4x400m team to a second-place 3:39.69 at the NSU Invitational and the 4x800m team to a first-place finish at the Sharks Invitational in 8:11.16.

(CROSS COUNTRY) AS A FRESHMAN (2018)
Posted his best time 5k during the Florida Atlantic Invitational with a time of 17:46.5...Produced a personal-best 29:50.20 in the 8k during the 12th Annual Sand Shark Invitational in South Carolina...Finished 73rd with an 8k time of 30:02.2 at the Sunshine State Conference Championships in Daytona Beach...Named to the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL
Ran track and field as well as cross country at Celebration High School under coach Gerardo Santiago-Dorta all four years…Won the Celebration Cross Country Invitational…Placed fifth in the Warrior 5k Classic…Reached Regionals as a member of the 4x800m and 4x400m relays…Was part of the squad that broke the Pepsi Relays DMR record…Placed fourth at the Orange Belt Conference 800m…Set personal high school records of 53.00 in the 400m, 2:01.00 in the 800m and 4:50.00 in the 1600m..As a senior at CHS, earned MVP and the Coaches Award.

PERSONAL
Originally from Providence, R.I., but resides in Celebration, Fla…Majoring in Sports Recreational Management with a minor in Legal Studies…Has one brother, Brady...Enjoys the fact that NSU is a small campus with everything close by…Lists previous cross country coach Mr. Santiago (Coach G.) as his biggest influence because of his ability to motivate athletically and become a father figure.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

    Mid-Distance
    5'9"
  • 2020Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
    5'9"
  • 2020-21Junior

    Mid-Distance
    5'9"