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2016 Men's Cross Country Roster

John Baker

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Atlanta, Texas
  • Highschool Atlanta HS

Biography

Collegiate Track PR | 3,000m: 8:50.51; 5,000m: 16:04.76; 10,000m: 33:18.81
Collegiate XC PR | 10K: 32:55.0; 8K: 26:30.2; 6K: 19:07.5
 
2017-18 (Senior): CROSS COUNTRY – Competed in all five meets for the Wildcats … Finished 56th at the Southland Conference Championships with a time of 26:38.6 … Posted two top-10 finishes in head to heads against Stephen F. Austin and Incarnate Word at the Naimadu Classic with a time of 26:46.0 finishing 7th and 9th, respectively … INDOORS … Ran that 5,000m run at the Ted Nelson Invitational finishing in eighth with a time of 16:07.12 … INDOORS … Competed in the 5K and 10K at the Southland Conference Championships … Finished 19th with a time of 33:18.81 (10K) and ran a 16:04.76 in the 5,000. 
 
2016-17 (Junior)CROSS COUNTRY – Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Competed at five meets including the Southland Conference Championships where he placed 80th with a time of 27:54.6 ... Posted a top-20 time of 27:22.9 at the 8K UIW Invitational ... Placed 50th in the four-mile run (24:18.4) at the North Texas Ken Garland Invitational … INDOORS – Did not compete and was granted a redshirt season … OUTDOORS – Ran the 5K and 10K at the Southland Conference Championships with times of 17:15.87 and 34:29.42 … Registered a 5K PR of 16:30.25 to win the 5K at ACU’s Oliver Jackson Twilight Meet.
 
2015-16 (Sophomore)CROSS COUNTRY – Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Competed at all six cross country meets, including the Southland Conference Championships where he placed 78th overall and sixth on the team with an 8K time of 29:12.8 ... Posted fastest 8K of season at Arkansas-Little Rock, finishing 40th in 27:30.7 ... Recorded best finish of 16th vs. Texas Tech, completing that 6K race in 22:26.76 ... Started year with 5K run of 18:00.29 at Abilene's Libby Invitational … INDOORS / OUTDOORS– Missed both seasons due to injury.
 
2014-15 (Freshman)CROSS COUNTRY – Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Competed at all six cross country events, including the Southland Conference Championships where he placed 85th with an 8K time of 28:37.4 ... Fastest 8K of the season (27:43.15) was clocked at the Red Raider Invitational ... Recorded highest team finish of fourth at the Cowboy Jamboree ... Highest overall finish of 16th attained during season opening run at the West Texas College Open … INDOORS – Clocked a season best of 17:08.14 in the 5K to finish 11th at the Texas A&M Team Invitational … OUTDOORS – Ran a PR of 8:50.51 in the 3,000m at Oklahoma’s John Jacobs Invitational to place seventh … Highest finish of sixth place was recorded in the Texas Tech Open 5K (18:11.36).
 
High School: Graduated among top-10 percent of class in 2014 from Atlanta High School ... Two-year letter winner ... Personal records include 4:59 (1600m), 10:57 (3200m), 16:58 (5K) ... First team all-district (fourth place) in 2013 ... Senior-year team placed third at district and fifth at regionals ... Junior-year team was the district runner-up and placed fifth at regionals ... Finished sixth in the 3200m at the 2013 13-3A District track and field meet, and was fifth in this same race in 2014 ... Played junior varsity tennis and soccer in 2011 ... Academic UIL district champion ... Member of school's National Honor Society ... Made honor roll in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
 
Personal: Given name is Everett John Baker ... Born 11 December 1995 in Texarkana, Texas ... Resides in Atlanta, Texas ... Son of John and Catherine Baker ... Accounting major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

    6'1"
  • 2015Sophomore

    6'1"
  • 2016Junior

    6'1"