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Chris Garrity

Chris Garrity

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Glenolden, PA
  • Highschool:
    Cardinal O'Hara
  • Major:
    Finance

Summary

Biography

As a Junior in 2013-14: Finished 42nd at the Paul Short Classic with a time of 26:20…Won the individual title at the MAC Championships, earning his third straight all-league honor...  Competed at the NCAA Mideast Regionals… Won the mile race for the second straight year at the MAC Indoor Championships…  Won both the 1,500-meter run and steeplechase at the MAC Outdoor Championships…  Competed at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships… 2014 Men’s Field Athlete of the Year… Named to the Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-District…Named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team for both fall and spring semesters… Named to the inaugural Middle Atlantic Conference All-Academic Team.

As a Sophomore in 2012-13: NCAA All-American after placing eighth in the 1500-meters… MAC outdoor champion in both the 1500 and steeplechase… MAC indoors champion in the mile… Set the school record in the 1500 with a time of 3:49.30 at the 2013 Widener Invitational… Voted MAC Track Athlete of the Year… Ninth place finish in the Dickinson Long and Short Invitational… Finished 17th at the MAC XC Championships with a time of 27:33.56 helping Widener to a third place finish in the conference… Named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team for both XC and Track & Field.

As a Freshman in 2012: Finished 28th at the Haverford Invitational (10/21) with a time of 21:03. Helped the Cross Country team finish in fourth at the MAC Championships (10/29) and, after finishing ninth with a time of 28:17.50, made first team All-Conference as well as being named Rookie of the Year... Finished second in the 1,000-meter run in 2:32.91 at the Thompson Invitational (1/28). Finished third in the mile in 4:22.11 and was part of the 4x800-meter relay that finished second in 8:00.01 at the MAC Indoor Championships (2/25)... Finished 15th in the 1,500-meter run on day one of the NCAA Outdoor Championships (5/25).

High School: Attended Cardinal O'Hara High School... 2010 PIAA State Medalist in Cross Country (First in Cardinal O'Hara History)... Captain of the Cross Country Team that finished 3rd as a team in 2010 PIAA State Championships... 2010 Philadelphia Catholic League Champion in Cross Country... 2010 Delaware County Champion in Cross Country... 2010 Daily Times Cross Country Runner of the Year... 2011 Delaware County Indoor 3000m Champion... 2011 Delaware County American Division Outdoor 1600m Champion... 2009 and 2010 MVP of the Cross Country Team... Member of Student Council for four years... 2011 US Marine Corps Scholar Athlete Award Winner
 
Personal: Son of Michael and Karen Garrity...Brother Michael became an NCAA All-American in the 2011 outdoor 1500m representing Widener...Sister Kaitlyn participates in Track and Field at Cardinal O'Hara High School... Majoring in Finance... Letter winner in Track and Cross Country.

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