Tarleton State University Athletics

TFRRS

Freshman (2025-26)
Cross Country - Competed in all six meets ... Notched his best finish of the season at the season opener in the TCU John McKenzie Invitational finishing 15th overall ... Placed 31st at the WAC Championships in 25:12.3 , the third Texan to cross ... Was the second Texan to cross earning 63rd at the 10K NCAA South Central Regional in 32:00.3 ... Was the 12th freshman to cross at the regional meet ... Finished among top five Texans in each of the six races.

Stillwater HS
Ran four years of varsity, qualifying for the OSSAA State meet all three years in track and cross country ... Named Oklahoma's Gatorade Player of the Year in Cross Country as a senior ... Named Stillwater Cross Country Runner of the Year in final three prep seasons ... Finished third in the 3200 and fourth in the 1600 at the Oklahoma State Championships as a senior ... Was the runner-up at the 2024 Oklahoma State Cross Country Championships ... Regional and conference champion as a senior ... Placed 24th at the 2024 RunningLane XC Championships ... 3200 meter Regional champion as a junior, fourth at the State Championships ... Finished sixth at the 2023 Oklahoma State XC Championships as a junior ... Posted a seventh place finish at the State Championships in the 3200 as a sophomore ... Won six out of his ten cross country meets as a senior.

Personal
Born Mesele David Barth on Feb. 17 ... Son of David and Susanne ... Has one brother Adam, and one sister, Savanna ... Adopted from Ethiopia at the age of four ... Intends to major horticulture science.