2022 Men's Cross Country Roster

Chris Kohley

Josh Phillips

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Belrose, Australia
  • Highschool Marist College North Shore

Biography

CAREER COLLEGIATE RESULTS

Competed for Villanova from 2019-23 in cross country and the longer distance events on the track ... One of the team's top cross country performers during his career ... Was an eight-time All-BIG EAST honoree, including individual all-conference honors in the 3000 meters indoors and the 5000 meters outdoors to go along with four All-BIG EAST cross country accolades ... Tallied two career top-10 BIG EAST finishes in cross country and was a four-time Mid-Atlantic All-Region performer ... Competed at five NCAA Championships in cross country and finished as high as 67th ... Scoring runner for Villanova conference championship teams in cross country in 2019 and 2022 ... Two-time BIG EAST champion as part of distance medley relay teams in 2019 and 2020 ... At the time of his graduation ranked fifth in school history in the 10000 meters and owned the seventh-fastest overall time (28:41.65) in the Wildcats record book ... Also ranked seventh in school history in the 5000 meters (13:44.93) ... Won an individual Penn Relays title in the 5000 meters in 2023 with a winning time of 13:45.85 ... Qualifier for the NCAA East Preliminary meet outdoors in three consecutive seasons (2021-23) ... Was part of BIG EAST champion teams indoors (2019, 2020) and outdoors (2019) ... Has international experience competing in the U20 race at the World Cross Country Championships and at the Australian Junior Nationals in the 1500 meters and the 2000 meter steeplechase ... Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team in both cross country (2022) and track & field (2022-23) ... Four-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and five-time selection to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
 
 
PERSONAL BESTS
1500 Meters 3:45.86 Temple Invite (4.9.2021)
Mile 4:01.22 Penn Twilight (5.1.2021)
3000 Meters 7:58.45 Indoor Music City Challenge (2.12.2022)
5000 Meters 13:44.93 BIG EAST Championships (5.12.2023)
10000 Meters 28:41.65 Raleigh Relays (3.24.2023)
6000 Meters (XC) 18:04.1 Lehigh Invitational (9.2.2022)
4 Miles (XC) 19:06.8 Main Line Invitational (9.17.2021)
8000 Meters (XC) 23:15.7 Paul Short Run (9.30.2022)
10000 Meters (XC) 30:02.0 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional (11.15.2019)
 
 
CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2023 OUTDOOR
All-BIG EAST 5000 Meters
Penn Relays Champion 5000 Meters (13:45.85)
2022 CROSS COUNTRY
Mid-Atlantic All-Region
All-BIG EAST (First Team)
2021 CROSS COUNTRY
Mid-Atlantic All-Region
BIG EAST Male Athlete of the Week (Oct. 4)
2020 CROSS COUNTRY
All-BIG EAST (First Team)
2020 INDOOR
BIG EAST Champion Distance Medley Relay (1200m)
All-BIG EAST 3000 Meters
All-BIG EAST Distance Medley Relay (1200m)
2019 CROSS COUNTRY
Mid-Atlantic All-Region
All-BIG EAST (Second Team)
2019 INDOOR
BIG EAST Champion Distance Medley Relay (1200 Meters)
All-BIG EAST Distance Medley Relay (1200 Meters)
2018 CROSS COUNTRY
Mid-Atlantic All-Region
All-BIG EAST (Second Team)
ACADEMIC HONORS
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (Cross Country) 2022
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (Track) 2022-23
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023
 
 
CAREER NCAA RESULTS
2022 CROSS COUNTRY (STILLWATER, OKLA. | GREINER FAMILY OSU CROSS COUNTRY COURSE)
Date Distance Time Place
November 19 10000 Meters 30:42.2 160th
2021 CROSS COUNTRY (TALLAHASSEE, FLA. | APALACHEE REGIONAL PARK)
Date Distance Time Place
November 20 10000 Meters 30:46.8 167th
2020 CROSS COUNTRY (STILLWATER, OKLA. | GREINER FAMILY OSU CROSS COUNTRY COURSE)
Date Distance Time Place
March 15 10000 Meters 31:11.1 67th
2019 CROSS COUNTRY (TERRE HAUTE, IND. | LAVERN GIBSON CHAMPIONSHIP CROSS COUNTRY COURSE)
Date Distance Time Place
November 23 10000 Meters 32:29.2 164th
2018 CROSS COUNTRY (MADISON, WIS. | THOMAS ZIMMER CHAMPIONSHIP CROSS COUNTRY COURSE)
Date Distance Time Place
November 17 10000 Meters 31:09.2 162nd
 
 
CAREER BIG EAST RESULTS
2023 OUTDOOR (VILLANOVA, PA. | VILLANOVA STADIUM)
Date Event Time Place
May 12 5000 Meters 13:44.93 2nd
2023 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK)
Date Event Time Place
Februay 24 5000 Meters 14:06.17 6th
2022 CROSS COUNTRY (ATTLEBORO, MASS. | HIGHLAND PARK)
Date Distance Time Place
October 29 8000 Meters 23:43 10th
2022 INDOOR (CHICAGO, ILL. | DR. CONRAD WORRILL INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CENTER AT GATELY PARK)
Date Event Time Place
February 25 5000 Meters 14:12.19 6th
February 26 3000 Meters 7:59.26 5th
2021 CROSS COUNTRY (CARMEL, IND. | NORTHVIEW CHURCH)
Date Distance Time Place
October 29 8000 Meters 25:08.2 23rd
2021 OUTDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Time Place
May 15 5000 Meters 14:22.32 7th
2020 CROSS COUNTRY (CARY, N.C. | WAKEMED SOCCER PARK FIELD)
Date Distance Time Place
March 5 8000 Meters 23:30.3 7th
2020 INDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Time Place
March 1 Distance Medley Relay (1200m) 9:47.80 1st
March 2 3000 Meters 8:17.34 3rd
2019 CROSS COUNTRY (KENOSHA, WIS. | WAYNE E. DANNEHL NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY COURSE)
Date Distance Time Place
November 2 8000 Meters 26:29.6 18th
2019 OUTDOOR (NEW YORK, N.Y. | ICAHN STADIUM)
Date Event Time Place
May 11 5000 Meters 14:59.87 9th
2019 INDOOR (GENEVA, OHIO | SPIRE INSTITUTE)
Date Event Time Place
February 22 Distance Medley Relay (1200 Meters) 9:50.45 1st
February 23 3000 Meters 8:24.85 9th
2018 CROSS COUNTRY (CARMEL, IND. | NORTHVIEW CHURCH)
Date Distance Time Place
October 27 8000 Meters 25:12.0 15th
 
 
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

Represented Australia at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Kampala, Uganda in March 2017 ... Competed in the U20 race and came in 69th with a time of 26:57 over 8000 meters ... Won gold medals at the Australian Junior Nationals in 2015 in the 1500 meters and the 2000 meter steeplechase.
 
BEFORE VILLANOVA

Marist College North Shore High School: Competed on his school's soccer and swimming teams ... Was a striker on the soccer team and swam in the sprint freestyle events in the pool ... Winner of the Brother Anastasius Award for most outstanding athletic performance as a senior in 2017 ... Named Sports Man of the Year as a junior in 2016 ... Winner of National All Schools gold medals in the 3000 meters (2014) and the 2000 meter steeplechase (2013, 2014) ... Earned several Commitment Awards in his academic subjects.

Personal: Born 4/29/99 in Pretoria, South Africa ... Family relocated to New South Wales, Australia when he was nine months old ... Younger of two children of Wally and Retha Phillips ... Has an older sister, Danielle ... Chose to attend Villanova for the reputation of the Villanova School of Business and for the history of success exhibited by the track & field program and coaching staff ... Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and has yet to declare a major ... Hopes to one day be a professional athlete or work in real estate.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

  • 2019Sophomore

  • 2020Junior

  • 2021Senior

  • 2022Graduate Student