2008 Cross Country: Competed in five events on the season … Registered a 15th-place finish in the ACC Championships and helped the Hokies to a third-place finish as a team … Covered the 8k Tech Cross Country Course in 24:55.9 at the Virginia Tech Invitational … Ran for Tech at the NCAA Southeast Regional, placing 61st with a time of 32:27.2.

High School: Was a Foot Locker Finalist honoree in 2007 … Named all-district and all-region two times … Holds personal bests of 4:16 in the 1,600-meters and 9:19 in the 3,200-meters … Earned 10 letters in cross country and track and field combined for coach Stan Morgan … Member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Nov. 7, 1989 in Houston, Texas … Son of Tom and Marianna Hammond … Has two brothers, Stephen (20) and Brian (12) … Brother Stephen runs cross country and track for Western Carolina … Went to same high school as teammate Billy Berlin and women’s cross country runners Sammy Dow and Erin Stehle … Psychology major.