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2003 cross country

National Finals
Dec 13, 2003 at Balboa Park, San Diego CA

1. Matt Withrow
Andrew IL sr
14:54

• state XC champ
• National Honor Society
• 9:20 3200m track

2. Ryan Deak
Smoky Hill CO sr
15:14

College: Colorado

• 12th 2002 FL final
• 2 time Florida champ before moving to Colorado
• 4:09.51 mile indoors and 8:51 3200m outdoors on track

3. Garrett Heath
Winona MN sr
15:15

College: Stanford

• state champ XC, 1600, and 3200
• 4:13 1600m and 9:17 3200m on track
• cross country skier
• National Honor Society and student council

4. Bradley Harkrader
Thornton CO sr
15:19

College: Colorado

• state XC champ in meet record time
• National Honor Society
• International Baccalaureate Program

5. Neil Naughton
Walled Lake W. sr
15:23

College: Eastern Michigan

• 4th state meet
• Boys State
• basketball

6. Christian Wagner
Columbus IN sr
15:26

College: Wisconsin

• state champ XC, 1600 and 3200
• national champion 2 miles 2003 AOC Raleigh
• 4:07.11 1600m and 8:53.91 2 miles track
• US#1 5k time this season (14:35)

7. Ryan Gasper
Fort Atkinson WI jr
15:26

• 2nd state XC meet
• 5th state 1600m outdoors
• Academic High Honors award

8. Justin Switzer
Waterford Kettering WI jr
15:26

• 3rd state XC meet
• 4:18 1600m on track as soph
• National Honor Society and Student Council
• basketball

1. Ben True
Greely ME sr
15:23

• 9th 2002 FL finals
• state XC champ in CR time
• 2nd New England Championships
• 4:12.28 1600m track

2. Victor Gras
Belmont MA sr
15:25

• 4:06.93 mile on track, #3 US returnee
• All American indoor and outdoor mile

3. Gavin Coombs
Griswold CT sr
15:28

College: N. Carolina State

• 3rd New England Championships
• state open champ by 1 second over Ahmed Haji
• 4:10.54 mile on track, US#3 returnee

4.Josh McDougal
Peru NY sr
15:29

College: Liberty

• Van Cortlandt Park 5k record (15:08)
• 3:49.77 1500m, US#3 returnee

5. Cory Thorne
Portsmouth NH jr
15:30

• 3 time state XC champ
• basketball

6. Lopez Lomong
Tully Central NY sr
15:30

• NY Federation state champ
• 1:53 800m and 4:18 1600m on track

7. Jon Anderson
Cinnaminson NJ sr
15:31

• state Group 2 XC champ
• Penn Relays 3000m champ
• wrestling

8. Ahmed Haji
Conard CT sr
15:31

College: Providence

• 8th 2002 FL finals
• 1st New England Championships (over Ben True)

1. Brian Sullivan
The Woodlands TX sr
14:46

• state champ XC and 1600m
• 4:08.87 1600m
• National Honor Society
• Principal's Leadership Committee

2. Erik Stanley
Klein TX sr
14:48

College: Texas

• 4:03.77 1600m, US#1 returnee
• 2nd state XC meet

3. James Strang
Signal Mtn TN sr
14:51

• 3rd state XC (behind Bumbalough)
• editor, school newspaper

4. Scott MacPherson
Plano TX jr
14:56

• state XC champ
• 9:06.19 3200m, US#3 soph
• junior class president
• lacrosse

5. Andrew Bumbalough
Brentwood Academy TN jr
14:58

• 2 time state XC champ
• Academic Honor Roll

6. Eric Mack
North Forsyth NC sr
14:59

• 2 time all-state XC
• 2 time All American indoor track

7. Nick Hutchins
Millbrook Raleigh NC sr
15:02

• state 4A XC champ
• 3rd, Penn Relays 3000m

8. Kyle Miller
Cinco Ranch Katy TX sr
15:02

photo coming

• state champ 3200m track
• 5 time regional champion in XC and track
• 4:09.06 1600m on track

1. Shadrack Kiptoo
Albuquerque NM sr
15:32

College: New Mexico

• 5A state champ
• HS homecoming king
• metric miler sub-4 equivalent (3:41.32) at altitude

2. Mohamed Trafeh
Duarte CA sr
15:35

College: Arizona

• 2 time state champ
• 8:55.87 3200m
• soccer

3. Galen Rupp
Portland OR sr
15:37

• 7th World Youth Championships 3000m
• 8:10.42 3000m US junior class record
• state champ in track and XC in CR times
• BorderClash champ
• soccer

4. Stuart Eagon
Beaverton OR sr
15:38

• 4th AOC Raleigh 2 mile ( 9:00.98)
• school newspaper

5. Evan Garber
Mead Spokane WA sr
15:42

• state champ XC and track
• 4:14 1600m and 9:07.88 3200m on track
• from perennial powerhouse school

6. Mark Matusak
Loyola CA jr
15:44

• state Div 2 champ
• 4:11.24 1600m last year on track, US#3 soph

7. Alex Dunn
San Lorenzo Valley CA sr
15:45

College: Cal Poly SLO

• state Div 3 champ 2002
• 4:12.16 1600m track
• basketball

8. Tom Wyatt
Wright Academy WA sr
15:46

• state Class A champ
• 3rd BorderClash
• 4:16 1600m and 9:14 3200m track