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Events and Results

2011 Men's Cross Country Roster

Michael Colven

  • Class Freshman
  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 143
  • Hometown Waxhaw, N.C.
  • Highschool Marvin Ridge

Biography

See also: Track & Field Bio

2011: In his collegiate debut, placed 69th with a time of 27:58.4 at the Blue Ridge Open on Sept. 2 … Placed 39th in 27:45 at the Big South Preview Meet on Sept. 17 … Placed 14th in a season-best 27:37 at the Hagan Stone Classic … Finished 15th in the open race with a time of 27:55.6 at the Blue Ridge Open on Oct. 14.

Prep: Three-time All-State, All-County and All-Conference honoree at Marvin Ridge ... Ran a career-best 1:56.77 to place eighth in the 800-meter and on the third-place 4x800 relay at the North Carolina 3A championship in 2011 ... Prep-best of 4:30.14 in the 1,600-meter, which he set while winning the 2011 Union County title ... Helped Marvin Ridge to an outdoor state title in 2009 as well as runner-up finishes in indoor track in 2010 and 2011 and a runner-up finish in cross country in 2010.

Personal: Plans to major in Exercise Science at HPU ... Son of William and Claudia Colven ... Has one brother, Preston ... Born May 31, 1993.