Carrie Verdon
Height: 5'2"
Year: Junior
Hometown: Moraga, Calif.
High School: Campolindo
Experience: 1 Letter
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COLLEGE – 2012: Verdon made an immediate impact during her freshman campaign and was CU’s No. 2 scorer in four of five races. The only race she didn’t lead the Buffs in was at the Rocky Mountain Shootout where she was the team leader, crossing the finish third. Two weeks after that she recorded a 37th-place finish at pre-nats. Verdon continued to do well and took 16th at the Pac-12 Championships. She followed up the performance with a seventh-place run at regionals; earning her first all-region honor in the process. Verdon finished the campaign at nationals by placing 136th overall. At the USA Junior Cross Country Championships, she placed third and went on to compete at the IAAF World Junior Championships where she was the top placing American at 20th overall.
HIGH SCHOOL: Verdon was a two-time state champion in cross country as a junior and senior and helped her high school team to the state title in 2010, en route to one of her state titles. The Cougars also won the North Coast Section championships the same seasons. In 2010, Verdon place fourth at FootLocker West Regionals to earn a spot at nationals where she finished 19th overall. She was ninth at the state championships as a sophomore and in her freshman season she placed 11th. Verdon was also successful on the track, placing third in the 3,200-meter at the state meet with a Campolindo High School record (10:22.5).
HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 1,600-meters: 4:57; 3,200-meters: 10:22.5
IN THE CLASSROOM: Verdon is majoring in integrative physiology and has a GPA greater than 3.00.
PERSONAL: Carrie Sophie Verdon was born on March 8, 1994 in Torrance, Calif. She is the daughter of Wayne and Lisa Verdon of Moraga, Calif. and has one brother. She enjoys hiking and art and wants to pursue a career in physical therapy after graduation.
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