2025 Cross Country Roster
Paul Specht
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sindelfingen, Germany
- High School:
- Gymnasium Unterrieden
Career Records
Collegiate PR
6K - 18:11.5
8K - 23:35.7
10K - 20:29.2
5 Mile - 26:43.2
2025 (Senior)
Competed at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (11/22)... Recorded a personal-best time of 30:29.2 in the 10K to place 36th at the NCAA Southeast Regional (11/14)... Placed 32nd at the ACC Cross Country Championships (10/31)... Added a 20th place finish at the Panorama Farms Invitational (10/17)... Clocked a personal-best time of 23:35.7 in the 8K race at the Gans Creek Classic (9/26).
2024 (Junior)
Set a personal-best time in the 10K during the NCAA Southeast Region Cross Country Championships, finishing in 31:46.7… Recorded a personal-best 8K time of 23:51.5 at the ACC Cross Country Championships…Placed 16th following a personal-best time in a 6K race at the adidas XC Challenge.
2023 (Sophomore)
Secured eighth place with a personal best of 24:54.2, contributing to Wake Forest’s third-place finish in the 8K at the Royals Challenge (10/6) … Competed in the 8K ACC Cross Country Championship (10/27).
Collegiate PR
6K - 18:11.5
8K - 23:35.7
10K - 20:29.2
5 Mile - 26:43.2
2025 (Senior)
Competed at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (11/22)... Recorded a personal-best time of 30:29.2 in the 10K to place 36th at the NCAA Southeast Regional (11/14)... Placed 32nd at the ACC Cross Country Championships (10/31)... Added a 20th place finish at the Panorama Farms Invitational (10/17)... Clocked a personal-best time of 23:35.7 in the 8K race at the Gans Creek Classic (9/26).
2024 (Junior)
Set a personal-best time in the 10K during the NCAA Southeast Region Cross Country Championships, finishing in 31:46.7… Recorded a personal-best 8K time of 23:51.5 at the ACC Cross Country Championships…Placed 16th following a personal-best time in a 6K race at the adidas XC Challenge.
2023 (Sophomore)
Secured eighth place with a personal best of 24:54.2, contributing to Wake Forest’s third-place finish in the 8K at the Royals Challenge (10/6) … Competed in the 8K ACC Cross Country Championship (10/27).
Steve Forbes - Postgame Presser vs. Miami
Thursday, January 08
Steve Forbes - Postgame Presser vs. Virginia Tech
Saturday, January 03
Head Coach Jake Dickert Duke's Mayo Bowl Postgame Press Conference (Jan. 2, 2026)
Saturday, January 03
Wake Forest Football 2025 Duke's Mayo Bowl Highlights vs Mississippi State (Jan. 2, 2026)
Saturday, January 03
