ST. AUGUSINE –It's time for another Saints Spotlight! This week Flagler Athletics interviewed senior cross country runner Corey Mundy to get to know him a little better. Mundy was asked a series of questions ranging from his pre-race rituals to how he wants to be remembered when graduates. 

Mundy, a Green Cove Springs native, has had three very successful years at Flagler. He participated in all six meets his freshman year and posted a season-best 8K time of 27:07.12 at the Peach Belt Conference Championship. His sophomore year, Mundy finished seventh in the PBC Championship race, and his 8K split time of 25:46 at the Southeast Regional was the third-fastest time in Flagler history, resulting in a 18th place finish. During his junior year, Mundy won the PBC Championships with an 8K time of 24:29.75 and broke the school's all-time 8K record. He became the first Flagler men's runner to compete at the NCAA Division II National Championships.

Mundy has received multiple awards including PBC Freshman of the Year and second team all-conference in his first season with the Saints. He was named to the first-team all-conference as a sophomore and a junior, while also earning a spot on the the PBC All-Sportsmanship Team. An English major, Mundy has been named to the PBC Presidential Honor Roll three-straight years.

This season Mundy has led the Saints to one first-place finish and a third-place finish in the squads first two events of the season. The senior opened the season by repeating as race champion at the Fire Short Course Invitational with a time of 19:04.30 over the 6K course. In the Saints' second race of the season, Mundy once again brought home a first-place finish after topping the 153-man non-Division I field with a time of 24:48.36 at the 8K Mountain Dew Invitational. Following his performance at the Mountain Dew Invitational, he was named the PBC Runner of the Week (Sept. 21). Mundy and the Saints will return to competition on Oct. 10 when the team travels to Tallahassee for the FSU Invitational.


Saints Spotlight With Senior Runner Corey Mundy

What is your favorite genre of music?

Honestly, I would say I do not really have a favorite genre of music. I have tastes for alternative, rap, country, and electronic dance music. I would say my taste of music really depends on the mood I am in at the moment. Although, before races I do tend to listen to rap, mostly Eminem.

Where is your favorite place to go in St. Augustine?

If I ever have any free time I like to visit Castillo De San Marcos at sunrise. The cross country team used to do workouts out there in the morning and I developed a fondness for the serenity the site offers.

Do you have any pre-race rituals?

Except for the routine two mile warmup and strides my pre-race ritual consists of reassuring myself of all the hard work I have done until that point. The comfort of looking back over the years in the running log and seeing tough workouts or races where I have surpassed expectations, or had to mentally and physically grind through the pain is a real comfort. I would have to say coach Brian Beil is responsible for that ritual, he always makes us see the strength in the pain we have endured.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

In the next decade I see myself as a cross country/track & field coach at the collegiate level. Running has had a tremendous impact on my life and I hope to contribute to the growth of young adults who use running as an escape as I have. However, I do wish to see the full potential of my running career fulfilled so I do foresee more years of training and competing in the time after college.

What do you like most about Flagler?

Flagler has a multitude of desirable aspects in a college, but as a student-athlete the support system formed on campus is by far my favorite. To have teachers, students, and mostly the athletic department support me, the team, and other athletes is a great motivation. The athletic director, Jud Damon, and President Abare are prime examples of the support system which exists at Flagler College. I can always find advice and encouragement from these two gentlemen.

Why did you come to Flagler?

The appeal that drew me to attend Flagler College was the potential in the Cross Country program. Brian Beil had an impressive record before he came to Flagler and I saw the possibility to forge a running program under his leadership which would earn us respect and victory.

How do you want people at Flagler to remember you?

I want to be remembered as an individual who not only achieved or set records but as a person who also grew. The most important lesson I have learned in my time at Flagler was first said by Jud Damon, but made believable by Brian Beil, "The only limits a person encounters are the ones they set upon themselves." I want to be remembered as the kid who shattered expectations and made people believe in the unlimited potential that exists within all of our hearts.