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2010 & 2011 Letterman 300 Mile Club in 2010, 400 Mile Club in 2011 2010 Personal Best Time 17:49 (17:40*) 2011 Personal Best Time 16:43 (16:35*) Fastest Top 10 Freshman Times List for the Charleston, Springfield, Eureka FS, East Peoria, U-High, and Metamora Invitational. Fastest Top 10 Sophomore Times for the Charleston, Springfield, Peoria ND, East Peoria, U-High, and Metamora Invitational. 2010 Medalist at the Charleston Invitational and the Springfield Invitational. 2010 Medalist at the Charleston Invitational and the Eureka FS Invitational. 2011 Medalist at the Springfield Invitational. 2010 Freshmen Meet Champions at the Springfield Inviational. 2010 Meet Champions at the Eureka FS Inviational. 2011 Meet Champions at the Charleston Invitational. 2011 Meet Champions at the Springfield Invitational. 2010 News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in September, October, & November. 2011 News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List in September, October, & November. |
Chris Carlton - Sophomore Chris is a
second
year high school cross country runner. and returning letterman.
Son of Brian and Michaela Carlton.
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As a freshman, Chris comes to our team with jr. high cross country
experience
under his belt. Chris ran at the State meet as an 8th grade
runner.
He earned his way onto our team's 10 fastest freshman lists for
the
Charleston Invitational, the Springfield Invitational, the Eureka FS
Invitational,
the East Peoria Invitational, the U-High Invitational, and the Metamora
Invitational.
In his first high school race, he earned a medal at the Charleston
Invitational
by placing 2nd with a time of 18:05. He was our 8th fastest
runner
at the Charleston Invitational. He
earned his way onto our highest open finishes at the Charleston
Invitational
by placing 2nd. Chris earned a medal at
the
Springfield Invitational by placing 6th in the freshman race. He was a member of the
freshman
meet championship team at the Springfield Invitational freshmen
race. He earned a medal at the
Eureka
FS Invitational by placing 11th and running another season personal
best.
He was part of the Eureka FS Invitational meet champion
team.
Chris went on to run a 3 mile personal best at the Peoria Notre Dame
Invitational.
He continued to run season best at the East Peoria Invitational where
he
ran a 17:40. Chris placed 18th at the U-High Invitational earning
him a spot on our top 10 highest open places. Chris ran a solid
time at Metamora and earned his way onto our top ten fastest freshman
times at this meet. Chris made it onto our Regional roster his
freshman year.
He earned his way onto the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders List
in September, October, & November. As a sophomore, Christ ran 400 miles in the summer. Chris opened the season by placing in the top 7 for our team and helping his team win the Charleston Invitational. He really stepped it up as a sophomore stepping into the top 7 spot in early practices and in our first invitational. He earned his letter for the second year in a row in cross country. At Chris' second meet, he ran a lifetime personal best on a very challenging Springfield course. He and his teammate led his team to winning the Open race as a team for the first time in the history of our program. Chris earned a medal by placing 4th which is the 2nd highest finish our team has ever had at the Springfield Invitational. Chris led his fresh/soph team at the Peoria Notre Dame invitational. He broke into the 16s for the first time with an impressive 16:43 which was a 49 second improvement from his previous lifetime best. Chris ran another lifetime personal best at the East Peoria Invitational with a second time in the 16s. Chris made his way onto the News-Gazette prep cross country leaders in September. Chris earned his way onto the top ten fastest sophomore list for the U-High invitational with a time of 17:23. He went on to earn his way onto the top times list for the Metamora list by running 17:09. He worked his way onto the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders list for October. Chris placed 4th in the open race at our Conference meet with our team's 7th fastest time for the day. His 16:53 earned him a spot on our regional team. Chris ran the Regional race and helped his team win the Regional title. He worked his way onto the News-Gazette Prep Cross Country Leaders list for November. |