Hall of Fame
Eric Avila, who has gone on to enjoy a successful professional running career, won the NAIA's 2013 individual cross country title – clearing the rest of the field by a full 19 seconds – and months later collected 1,500-meter gold at the 2014 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He also anchored the Raiders' distance medley relay championship squads at the 2013 and '14 NAIA Indoor meets and left as a six-time overall All-American, adding second- and sixth-place efforts in his previous cracks at the 1,500. The five-time Cascade Conference champion received the 2013-14 CCC Men's Athlete of the Year award and still holds SOU records in the 1,500 (3:42.18) by a margin of over five seconds and in the 5K (13:43.05) by a margin of nearly 32 seconds.
