81°At The Virginia Tech Airport
  • Track & Field NCAA East Preliminaries Today - Jacksonville, Fla. LiveStats
  • Track & Field NCAA East Preliminaries May 26 - Jacksonville, Fla. LiveStats
  • Golf NCAA Golf Championship Host: USC May 29 - Riviera C.C. Pacific Palisades, CA
  • Golf NCAA Golf Championship Host: USC May 30 - Riviera C.C. Pacific Palisades, CA
  • Golf NCAA Golf Championship Host: USC May 31 - Riviera C.C. Pacific Palisades, CA

Chris Walizer Event: Distance
Class: Freshman
High School: Hershey
Hometown: Hershey, Pa.
 
photo 2007 Cross Country: Did not compete.

High School: Member of school record 4x800m relay (7:56) ... Three-time state qualifier in track & field ... Ran a personal best of 4:35 in the 1600m during senior year ... Posted personal bests of 1:56 in the 800m and 50.8 in the 400m in high school ... Captain of football, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field teams ... Team MVP in both indoor and outdoor track & field for last three seasons ... Team won Mid Penn Keystone Division championship three times ... All-conference football player as a junior ... Member of National Honor Society ... Distinguished Honor Roll ... President's Education Award ... Earned Pennyslvania Certificate of Distinction for PSSA Reading and PSSA Mathematics.

Personal: Born January 11, 1989 in Harrisburg, Pa. ... Son of Curtis and Rebecca Walizer ... Finance major.