Chris Derrick (Neuqua Valley High School, Naperville, IL; Stanford)

Chris Derrick

Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Naperville, IL

High School:
Neuqua Valley

Event:
Distances

**All-American**

At Stanford: Burst onto the collegiate scene with a strong cross country season that resulted in his first All-America honor after a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships...a talented long distance runner who should be contribute immediately in track.

High School: Ran 13:55.96 for 5,000 meters, the fastest time ever in an all-high school race...as a junior ran 8:54.64 in the 3,200 meters - one of the fastest times ever by a high school junior...as a senior improved his 3,200-meter time to 8:48.90...the 2007 Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year...led Neuqua Valley to a national team championship with his first-place finish at the 2007 Nike Team Nationals...finished second at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships.

Cardinal Catalogue: Undeclared major with in an interest in law...parents are Richard and Janet.

Courtesy Stanford University