University of South Alabama Athletics

2018: Outdoor— Ran the 5,000m in 16:10.11 and the 10,000m in 34:05.28 at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships … Won the Southern Miss Open 3,000m with a time of 8:53.99 … Completed the 5,000m in 15:43.06 at Auburn’s Tiger Track Classic … Crossed the line second in the University of Mobile Invitational 1,500m, completing the event in 4:12.02 … Finished sixth in a field of 24 in the Jaguar Classic 3,000m run  with a time of 9:14.79 … Earned his first individual victory in the Jaguar Opener 1,500m and was part of the 4 x 400m relay team which finished in 3:44.77 at the same meet. Indoor— Did not compete. XC— Crossed the Sun Belt Championships 8k line in 26:46 … Ran the Crimson Classic 8k in 26:58 and the Louisville Classic 8k in 26:38.

2016-17: Outdoor/Indoor/XC— Redshirted as a true freshman.

High School: Lettered four years in cross country for Shades Mountain Christian School in Hoover, Ala. … Won the cross country state championship as a senior and a junior … Also won the 1,600m and the 3,200m state championships as a senior … Left SMCS holding the program record in the 5k (16:08), 1,600m (4:21.9) and the 3,200m (9:23.1) … Also lettered one year in track and field and four years in soccer for the Eagles.

Personal: Full name is Dylan Ashton Pausic … Born November 10, 1997, in Birmingham, Ala., to Frank and Donda Pausic … Youngest of four children in his family … Has an older sister, Ashley, and two brothers, Cody and Drew, that he is a triplet with … Favorite book is The Bible … Lists favorite pro sports team as the Bowerman Track Club … Lists favorite athletes as Mo Farah, Eric Jenkins and Kenenisa Bekele … Favorite class is anatomy and human physiology … Lists a pre-race ritual as wearing a blue sock on his left foot and a neon sock on his right foot … Wants to attend medical school … Lists hobbies as running and soccer.

Major: Biomedical Sciences