2016-17 (M) Track and Field Roster

Chris Anderson

  • Position CC, Distance
  • Class True Freshman
  • Hometown Greensboro, N.C.
  • High School Westchester Country Day

Biography

PR's:

Cross Country: 6.4K - 20:24.19 ... 8K - 25:01.81 ... 10K - 31:42.90

Indoor: Mile – 4:24.36 … 3,000m – 8:30.92 ... 5,000m - 14:46.63

Outdoor: 800m - 2:06.36...1,500m - 4:00.44...Mile - 4:21.18...5,000m - 14:43.13 ... 10,000m - 31:14.03


2015-16

Cross Country:

• Competed at the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the 8K and placed 22nd with a time of 26:41.60
• Set a PR  of 21:02.50 in the 6.4K at the Covered Bridge Open CC Meet and finished 23rd
• Finished 14th at the 32nd Winthrop/ADIDAS XC Invitational running the 8K in 26:18.00
• Crossed the finish line in 26:22.90 in the 8K at the Upstate Invitational and finished 14th

Indoor:

• Finished ninth in the 5,000 meters with a time of 15:05.66 and seventh in the 3,000 meters setting a PR of 8:30.92 at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships
• Placed fourth in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:31.28 at the Chipotle Marshall Invitational
• Won the 5,000-meter race in 15:02.75 and finished 15th in the mile running a PR of 4:24.36 at the Buccaneer Invitational
• Ran a time of 8:43.08 in the 3,000 meters to place 17th at the Kentucky Invitational

Outdoor:

• Placed 11th in the 10,000 meters with a time of 32:15.43 and finished ninth in the 5,000 meters crossing the finish line at 15:12.52 at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships
• Set a PR of 4:00.44 in the 1,500 meters at the Mountaineer Outdoor Open Meet
• Ran a lifetime-best of 14:43.13 in the 5,000 meters at the Charlotte Invitational and won the event
• Competed at Raleigh Relays and set a PR of 31:36.77 in the 10,000 meters

2014-15

Cross Country:

• Personal best or the 8K came at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with a time of 25:13.1 (11th place)
• Finished in the top 25 in four of the five events he competed in
• Best placing of the season came at the Winthrop Invite when he finished in ninth (26:14)
• Third-team all-conference
• Owns the ninth-best 10K-time ever run by a sophomore in App State history (31:43.00)

Indoor:

Competed in the 5,000m race three times with the best placing being ninth that came at the Hokie Invitational (15:48.78)
His best time of those three was 15:07.52 (15th place/PR) at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships

2013-14

Indoor:

• ran a personal best in the 3,000m at the 2014 Liberty Quad and placed second
• took fourth place at the SoCon Indoor Championships

Outdoor:

• ran a personal best in the outdoor 5,000m at the Florida Relays while placing 12th
• ran a personal best 10,000m at the SoCon Outdoor Championships and placed ninth

2012-13 at Charlotte

Cross Country:

• Competed in every race as a constant top-five finisher
• Finished second on the team at the Southeast Regional with a time of 33:18.42

Indoor:

• Did not compete

Outdoor:

• Recorded a personal record in the 5k at the Charlotte 49ers Classic
• Posted a personal best in the 1,500m at the Virginia Invitational

High School

• MVP for cross country 2010-2012
• MVP for track and field 2012
• 2012 Male student athlete of the year
• 2011 NC champ in 1600 meters
• Three time Triad Athletic Conference selection in cross country and twice in track and field.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Sophomore

    CC, Distance
  • 2014-15Junior

    CC, Distance
  • 2015-16Senior

    CC, Distance
  • 2016-17True Freshman

    CC, Distance