Paul Stafford

XC: Placed eighth in the men’s 8K at the Covered Bridge Open at 25:47.92 helping the Noles secure the win behind 32 points ... finished eighth in the 6-mile run vs. No. 29 Tennessee at 29:28.57 ... finished 5-mile race in 24:21.30 at Joe Piane Invitational ... finished the 8K in the Nuttycombe Invitational at 24:56.4 ... placed fourth in the 5,000 (14:24.01) at the River City Spring Break Classic
Indoor: Competed in the 5,000 (14:49.60) at the David Hemery Valentine Invite ... competed in the 3,000 (8:14.93) at the Razorback Invitational
Outdoor: Finished 23rd in the 10,000 with a time of 31:16.11 at the ACC Championships ... finished eighth in the 10,000 with a time of 30:17.67 at the Wake Forest Invite ... clocked at 30:15.79 in the 10,000 at the Raleigh Relays ... placed fourth in the 5,000 at the UNF River City Classic with a time of 14:24.01

2021-22

XC: Earned a 52nd place finish in the 5-mile race at the Joe Piane Invitational with a time of 24:34.5 ... finished 16th in the 8K with a time of 24:22.6 at the FSU Open ... recorded a ninth place finish in the 8K at the Covered Bridge Open with a time of 25:38.14
Indoor: Did not compete
Outdoor: Finished 13th in the 5,000 run (14:49.24) at the UNF Invitational ... opened his season with a personal best of 31:13.47 in the 10,000 run at the Virginia Challenge

2020-21

XC: Finished first overall at the Mountain Dew Invitational (24:44.85) ... finished fourth overall at the FSU Invitational (24:23.3) ... finished fifth overall at the UAB Blazer Classic with an 8K personal best (23:30.06) ... 2x ACC Performer of the Week following finishes at Mountain Dew Invitational and UAB Blazer Classic ... finished 32nd at the ACC Championships (23:54.0) ... finished 16th at the FSU Winter XC Last Chance meet (24:23.5) ... All-ACC Academic team
Indoor: Placed 26th in the 5,000 at the ACC Championships with a time of 14:56.07
Outdoor: Was 32nd in the 10,000 with a time of 31:19.46 at the ACC Championships ... took 24th in the 5,000 at the North Florida Invite at 15:07.86

2019-20

XC: Was a top-three finisher on the team in four of six meets ... finished seventh overall at the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational with an 8K time of 24:57.0 ... posted a breakthrough performance at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational, finishing second among Noles and 41st overall in a 5-mile best of 24:10.41 ... was No. 5 finisher and part of a key pack helping Noles to a sixth-place finish at Under Armour Pre-Nationals ... collected All-ACC honors at the ACC Championships, placing 17th overall – a 47-place improvement from 2018 in 24:51.1 ... lone appearance outside the FSU top-five came at South Region Championships where he placed 37th overall, despite a 10K best (31:27.1) ... responded with his best performance on the biggest stage by finished 71st at the NCAA Championships (31:41.1)
Indoor: Injury-shortened season included just one performance ... ran 8:53.16 in the 3,000 at the Indiana Relays
Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19

2018-19

XC: Placed third on the team at Boston University and the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational ... was 44th overall at Notre Dame, covering the 5-mile course in 24:50.2 ... recorded his 8K personal best at the ACC Championships, placing 64th in 24:57.1 ... finished 21st overall, fourth among Noles, at the South Region Championships, earning All-Region honors ... ran 31:31.0 over 10K at Wisconsin as the Noles’ No. 2 man at the NCAA Championships
Indoor: Did not compete on the track ... placed 20th at the USATF U20 Cross Country Championships on FSU’s home course
Outdoor: Redshirted but competed unattached in several meets ... won the 5,000 (14:51.07) at the FSU Relays ... lowered his 5,000 PR to 14:28.07 in a ninth-place finish at Florida Relays ... placed 12th in the 10,000 at the Penn Relays (30:42.88) ... finished sixth in the 10,000 at the USATF U20 Championships

HIGH SCHOOL

Attended Lake Wales High School
As a senior won the 2A state 1,600 title in a personal-best 4:12.70 after placing third in the 3,200
Ran his 3,200 PR (9:05.71) at the FSU Relays in March 2018
Was 2A state cross country runner-up in a 5K PR 15:23.02 at FSU’s Apalachee Regional Park course
A two-time cross country and 3,200 region champion
Missed his entire sophomore season due to injury
Outstanding student who graduated with high honors while also logging more than 100 hours of community service

IN THE CLASSROOM