The Oakland men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Spartan Invitational in East Lansing, Mich. on Friday
Cross Country
2012: ▪ Placed top four on the team in five races
▪ Finished third at the IPFW Invitational (Sept. 8)
▪ Earned seventh-place finish at the Golden Grizzly Open (Aug. 31)
▪ Ran season-best 26:27 in the 8K event at the Bradley Classic (Oct. 12)
2011: ▪Ran in one race
2010: ▪ Ran in two races before his season was ended by injury ▪ Ran a career best 8K of 25:47.31 to place 19th at the IPFW Invitational (Sept. 11)
2009: ▪ Finished among the top five on the team in all six races he ran ▪ Ran 26:20.10 (8K) to place 14th and earn all-league second team honors at The Summit League Championship (Oct. 31) ▪ Finished among the top 10 overall at the Golden Grizzly Open (Sept. 5) and IPFW Invitational (Sept. 12)
Track and Field
2011 Outdoor: ▪ Redshirt
2011 Indoor: ▪ Redshirt
2010 Outdoor: ▪ Was third in the 5000 at the Central Collegiates (April 17)
2010 Indoor: ▪ Was third in the mile at the EMU Open (Jan. 9) ▪ Had two top 10 finishes
High School ▪Earned four letters for coach Joe Bill Dixon ▪ As a senior, he placed third to earn all-state honors helping his team win the Class 3 State Championship after three straight runner-up finishes ▪ Earned all-state honors three times ▪ Ran a leg on the state champion 4x800 relay team in 2008
Personal Parent: Elizabeth Palomino ▪ Older brother Mario ran cross country and track and cousins Beth, Ellen and Jim Surowiec swam, all for Oakland