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George Collier (Cross Country/Track, 1979-84)

6/23/2003 2:06:00 PM

One of only four Shockers to earn All-America status in cross country.
 
  • Placed 27th in the 1982 NCAA Cross Country Championships at Bloomington, Indiana .
  • Toured the 10,000-meter course in a time of 30:56.6 .
  • Placed first in the 1982 Missouri Valley Conference Cross Country Championship .
  • Ran the 5-mile test in a time of 24.58.8 .
  • His WSU cross country records for 4 miles (19:04.0) and 5 miles (23:48.4) still stood at the time of his induction .
  • Established four WSU distance records in track .
  • Set the indoor marks for the 3,000-meter run (8:14.40) and the 3-mile run (14.12.23) and the 10,000-meter run (29.43.3) .
  • One of 15 Americans chosen to participate in the 1983 Hapoel Games in Israel .
  • Placed third in the 5,000-meter run.
 
 
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