| Robert Wetzel |
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Junior
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| Hometown:
Crofton, Md.
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| High School:
Archbishop Spalding
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| Height / Weight:
5-10 / 137
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| Experience:
3rd
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| EXPERIENCE |
| Cross Country |
Junior |
| Indoor |
Junior |
| Outdoor |
Junior |
| CAREER BESTS |
| Indoor Mile |
4:25.59 |
| Indoor 3,000m |
8:39.33 |
| Indoor 5,000m |
14:46.38 |
| Outdoor 1,500m |
4:01.34 |
| Outdoor 3,000m Steeplechase |
9:02.38 |
• Two-time Academic All-Big 12
2008-09
OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
• Finished 14th in the Steeplechase at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a time of 9:18.22
• Placed 11th in the Steeplechase at the Big 12 Championships in 9:30.27
• Posted a personal-best 9:02.38 to finish 12th in the Steeplechase at the Cardinal Invitational
• Took third in the Steeplechase (9:15.84) at the Texas Twilight
• Clocked a 9:32.66 to finish second in the Steeplechase at the Texas Relays
INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
• Ran the 3,000 meters in a personal-best 8:39.33 for a 32nd place finish at the New Balance College Invitational
• Finished fifth at the UT vs. Texas A&M Dual Meet in the 5,000 meters in a personal-best time of 14:46.38
CROSS COUNTRY (SOPHOMORE)
• Finished 61st at the Big 12 Championships in 26:07.1 (8K)
• Was UT's fifth finisher at the Pre-NCAA Meet in 25:58.3 (8K)
• Placed 12th at the Texas State Invitational in 26:31.5 (five miles)
2007-08
OUTDOOR (FRESHMAN)
• Placed 13th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:35.18) at the Big 12 Championships
• Captured second place in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:31.42) at the Houston Invitational
• Finished fourth with a time of 9:38.49 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Texas Twilight
• Posted a 4:01.34 in the 1,500 meters to take seventh at Texas Relays
INDOOR (FRESHMAN)
• Finished 13th in the mile (4:25.59) and 29th in the 800 meters (2:06.04) at the Leonard Hilton Memorial
• Placed 14th in the 3,000 meters (8:58.35) at the Houston Indoor
CROSS COUNTRY (FRESHMAN)
• Was UT's ninth finisher at the Big 12 Championships (27:24.89)
• Ran five miles in 27:21.52 for 10th place at the Texas State Invitational
• Placed 45th overall, running a 25:49 at the Blue Ridge Open
• Clocked 23:06 at the ASU vs. Texas "B" 5K meet, finishing eighth overall and fourth for UT
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year cross country and track and field letterwinner and a 2007 graduate of Archbishop Spalding
• Two-time team captain who earned numerous region accolades in standout four-year career for the Cavaliers
• Helped win the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A (MIAA-A) Conference cross country championships as a sophomore in 2005
• Four-time MIAA-A conference two-mile champion
• Named to the Baltimore Sun All-Metro (twice) and the Washington Post All-Metro cross country teams
• Garnered All-County, All-Conference and All-State honors as a sophomore, junior and senior
• Fastest 1,600-meter time (4:19.20) of his prep career came at the Southern Maryland Track Classic
• Also set prep bests of 9:20 in the 3,200-meter run and 15:03 in the 5K
PERSONAL
Born in Annapolis, Md. ... son of John and Angela Wetzel ... has two siblings, J.J. and Grace ... studying physical culture and sports ... a second-team Academic All-Big 12 performer ... a two-time member of UT's Athletics Director's Honor Roll.
