John Black

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
High School:
Brother Rice
Position:
Distance

Senior/Junior (2009)...Academic All-Big Ten ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ... Outdoor... turned in a season-best time of 14:59.06 in the 5,000-meter run at the Jesse Owens Classic (May 1) ... finished ninth in the 3,000-meter run with a season-best time of 9:05.69 at Ohio State (April 11).

Junior/Sophomore (2008)...Outdoor...Placed seventh in the 10,000-meter run (31.03.55) at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships ... Indoor... Ran a personal-best 4:20.56 in the Mile run at the Akron Open (Feb.2) ... Finished sixth in the 3,000-meter run with a personal-best time of 8:41.97 against Ohio State (Jan. 19).

Sophomore/Freshman (2007)...Outdoor...Took sixth in the 10,000-meter run with a career-best time of 30:54.81 at the Big Ten Championships (May 11-13) ... Placed 13th in the open 5,000-meter run with a career-best time of 14:38.25 at the Penn Relays (April 26-28) ... Indoor...Did not compete.

Freshman (2006)...redshirted indoor and outdoor seasons.

Prep...Brother Rice High School (2005) ... BRHS Academic Honor Roll ... Detroit Free Press Scholar Athlete ... Academic all-state selection ... Won the 3,200-meter title at the 2005 Michigan state meet (9:14.59) ... Also competed in cross country ... Claimed 21st place at the 2004 Footlocker Cross Country Championships and fourth in the midwest regional ... Three-time all-state selection (2002, '03, '04) ... Michigan cross country state runner-up as senior (2004).

Personal...Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... Majoring in history ... Born on October 7, 1987 ... Son of David and Beth Black.

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