Chris Berrian (Atwater HS; Fresno State)

Chris Berrian

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Winton, Calif.

High School:
Atwater HS

Height:
5-8

Event:
Sprints







Fresno State: (2004) Nearly missed out on an NCAA Championship berth, as he ran a 21.17 in the 200-meter finals to take sixth overall and collect three points at NCAA Regionals ... Bulldog's top sprinter, notching personal-best marks in the 200-meter (21.08) and 400-meter (47.74) runs ... both of those performances occurred at the WAC Outdoor Championships, where he finished fifth and third, respectively ... (2003) Member of Fresno State's 4x100-meter relay team that placed seventh overall at NCAA Regionals with a 40.94 ... owned the team's best mark in the 200-meter run with a 21.29, achieved at the WAC Outdoor Championships ... part of the 4x400-meter relay squad that ran a 3:09.08 at the WAC Outdoor Championships ... also ran a season-best 49.19 in the 400-meter run ... Fresno State Scholar-Athlete. (2002) One of the squad's top runners owning top marks in the 200m (21.68) and 400m (48.54) ... part of Fresno State's starting relay team in the 4x100 and 4x400 ... Dean's List.

Atwater HS: Letterwinner in track and field ... achieved personal-best times of 49.00 in the 400 meters and 21.68 in the 200 meters ... finished in first place in the 400 at the National Championships in Knoxville, Tenn.

Personal: Born April 17, 1983 in Torrejan, Spain ... son of Joseph and Sallie Berrian ... has two brothers, Tony and Bernard, and one sister Sharon Lester ... brother Tony runs track at Arizona State, Bernard was an All-America wide receiver for Fresno State ... enjoys playing sports and video games.

Courtesy Fresno State

Keith Conning: There is a U.S. Air Force Base in Torrejan, Spain, where Chris was born. Atwater, Califoria, where Chris went to high school, is the former home of Castle Air Force Base.