| Greg Billington |
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2008:
Top finisher for the Deacons in all five meets competed ... Captured first career individual title at the Lehigh Invitational White Division 8K event that featured a field of 270 runners ... Ran a 25:21 time at that event on Oct. 3 ... Finished sixth overall at the Wake Forest Relays with a combined 2-leg time of 22:53 ... Posted a time of 24:50.9 at the Virginia Tech Invitational on Sept. 19 and finished 14th overall ... Featured on ACC Web site in November and selected in Wake Forest's student newspaper, the Old Gold & Black, as the school's spotlight athlete on Oct. 23.
2007:
Placed first on the team in three races ... Finished with a final time of 24:44.39 at the Greater Louisville Classic and placed second on the team and 28th overall ... Came in first on the team and 10th overall at the Penn State Invitational with a final time of 26:34 ... Posted a time of 24:57.7 at the ACC Championships, placing first on the team and 25th overall ... Completed the season with the top time for the Deacons and 31st overall with a 31:02.5 at the NCAA Southeast Regionals.
Background:
Earned eight varsity letters in cross country and track at Lakenheath High School ... 2007 Canadian and U.S. Under-20 National Triathlon Champion ... Placed 12th at the 2007 World Junior Triathlon Championships in Hamburg, Germany ... 2006 U.S. Junior Olympic Cross Country Champion ... Two-time DoDDs European Cross Country Champion and record holder in the 3,000-meter run ... 2006 Under-20 World Aquathon Champion ... Valedictorian of Lakenheath High School, Presidential Scholar, National Honors Society member and four-year honor roll student ... Major is undeclared ... Born May 30, 1989, in Spokane, Wash. ... Son of Garrett and Karen Billington.
