2008 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
2008 Recorded three top-10 finishes and was named All-Conference after finishing ninth at the Big West Championship on November 1 ... His time of 24:42.10 at the Big West Championship was his fastest-ever time in an 8k race ... Ran the 10k NCAA West Regional in a career-best time of 31:27.91 ...
2007 Posted two top-10 finishes on the year ... His time of 24:49.00 in the 8k UC Riverside Invitational bested his first 8k effort from 2005 by more than three minutes ...
2006 Recorded his first-ever top-10 finish at the UCR Season Opener on September 1 establishing his career-best time in the 6k (18:29.00) in the process ...
2005 Improved his 8k time by more than two minutes from season’s beginning (28:05.40) to season’s end (25:59.30) ... Finished first on the squad at Craig Regional Park on September 3 ...
2004 Took a medical redshirt ...
High School Was a four-year letter winner in track and a three-year letter winner in cross country at Los Angeles Baptist High School under Coach Greg Hart ... Was the first runner on the first cross country team in school history to reach the CIF State Championships ... Named the Alpha League Most Valuable Distance Runner in track as a senior in 2003 ... Won the Alpha League 800m, mile and two mile races as a senior ...
Personal Michael Anthony Buell is the son of Michael Buell and Toni Trenda ... Majoring in film and visual culture and art with a concentration in film and visual media art ... Would like to become a film editor or music video editor ... Roots for the Washington Redskins, Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Dodgers ... Favorite athletes are Steve Prefontaine, Allyson Felix and Shawn White ... Favorite foods are pizza, pasta, fish and steak ... Favorite films are “Without Limits” and “Rocky” ... Listens to the Killers, Panic! at the Disco, The Academy Is ..., and hellogoodbye ... His hobbies are working on his 1970 Chevy Nova, playing video games and skimboarding ...
Career Collegiate Performances
|
Meet |
Date |
Overall |
Scoring |
Team |
Time |
Dist |
|
Nevada Twilight Invitational |
Aug. 29, 2008 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
21:20.00 |
6k |
|
UC Riverside Invitational |
Sept. 27, 2008 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
24:45.30 |
8k |
|
Pre-Nationals |
Oct. 18, 2008 |
134 |
134 |
2 |
25:08.60 |
8k |
|
Big West Championship |
Nov. 1, 2008 |
9 |
9 |
1 |
24:42.10 |
8k |
|
NCAA West Regional |
Nov. 15, 2008 |
79 |
77 |
2 |
31:27.91 |
10k |
|
|
|
Nevada Twilight Invitational |
Aug. 29, 2007 |
19 |
14 |
6 |
20:52.00 |
6k |
|
UC Riverside Invitational |
Sept. 29, 2007 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
24:49.00 |
8k |
|
Cal Poly Invitational |
Oct. 14, 2007 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
26:32.20 |
8k |
|
Big West Championship |
Oct. 27, 2007 |
17 |
16 |
3 |
26:07.00 |
8k |
|
NCAA West Regional |
Nov. 10, 2007 |
103 |
99 |
5 |
32:40.80 |
10k |
|
|
|
UCR Season Opener |
Sept. 1, 2006
|
10
|
10
|
5
|
18:29.00
|
6k
|
|
Sundodger Invitational |
Sept. 16, 2006
|
61
|
52
|
7
|
25:38.00
|
8k
|
|
UC Riverside Invitational |
Sept. 30, 2006
|
26
|
25
|
4
|
25:40.60
|
8k
|
|
Chili Pepper Invitational |
Oct. 14, 2006
|
133
|
133
|
4
|
32:27.80
|
10k
|
|
Big West Championship |
Oct. 28, 2006
|
36
|
32
|
3
|
28:13.50
|
8k
|
|
NCAA West Regional |
Nov. 11, 2006
|
89
|
88
|
2
|
32:57.21
|
10k
|
|
|
|
Craig Regional Park |
Sept. 3, 2005
|
38
|
38
|
1
|
28:05.40
|
8k
|
|
Stanford Course |
Sept. 24, 2005
|
156
|
141
|
4
|
26:48.00
|
8k
|
|
UC Riverside Invitational |
Oct. 1, 2005
|
35
|
35
|
6
|
26:25.90
|
8k
|
|
Jim Drews |
Oct. 15, 2005
|
105 |
84 |
5 |
26:20.00 |
8k |
|
Big West Championship |
Oct. 29, 2005
|
39 |
35 |
6 |
25:59.00 |
8k |
|
NCAA West Regional |
Nov. 12, 2005
|
117 |
115 |
6 |
33:37.70 |
10k |
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