William & Mary Athletics

2024-25 Season
Earned CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll distinction during the fall semester.
Cross Country: Appeared in three meets … Competed at the CAA Championships (11/1/24), finishing 33rd in 26:19.3 … Placed 91st at the Pirate Cross Country Invitational (10/4/24) in 25:39.0 … Posted a time of 25:35.6 to finish 131st at the Panorama Farms Invitational (10/19/24).
Indoor Track & Field: Placed fourth in the 5,000m at the Brant Tolsma Invitational (1/23-25/25) in 14:56.98 … Set a career best in the 3,000m at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational (2/14-15/25) in 8:37.14 … Finished 16th in the 5,000m at the CAA Championships (2/26-27/25).
Outdoor Track & Field: Posted a career-best 1,500m time of 4:10.51 to claim fifth place at the Dan Stimson Memorial Invitational (3/29/25) … Set a personal record in the 5,000m (14:49.55) at the Hill City Twilight (5/2/25) … Finished seventh in the 10,000m at the CAA Championships (5/14-15/25) in a career-best 31:06.80.

2023-24 Season
Cross Country: Earned All-CAA honors … Was the Tribe’s No. 4 runner, finishing 15th in the CAA Championship (10/27/23) in a time of 25:00.3 … Crossed the line as W&M’s third harrier at the NCAA Southeast Regional (11/10/23), placing 70th in a time of 30:47.1 … Ran in all six events during the fall … Was W&M’s No. 5 runner at the Spider Alumni Open (9/2/23), Adidas XC Challenge (9/15/23), and Virginia XC Pre-Nationals (10/14/23) … Finished 27th at the Adidas XC Challenge (18:55.3) … Placed 45th in the time of 25:15.1 at the Virginia XC23 Pre-Nationals.
Indoor Track & Field: Did not compete.
Outdoor Track & Field: Finished 10th in the 1500m (4:12.08) at the CNU Blue & Silver Challenge (3/30/24) … Ran the 5000m at the Colonial Relays (4/4-6/24) and the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/22/24).

2022-23 Season
Earned CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll distinction.

Prep
Was the state runner-up in cross country in 2021 … Led Whitefield Academy to the 2021 team state championship … A two-time 1A private all-state selection in cross country … Finished as the 2022 state championship runner up in the 3200m … Led Whitefield Academy to a state runner-up finish in track and field in 2022 … Named to the 2021 Atlanta Track Club All Metro cross country team …  Posted a 4:21 in the mile at the Wingfoot Night of Champions … Ran 9:25 in the 3200m at the Runninglane Track Championships … In cross country, ran a prep career-best of 15:29 in the 5000m at the Runninglane Cross Country Championships.
 
Personal
Son of Scott and Veronica Golden … Born in Atlanta, Ga.