2014 Cross Country Roster
Will Templeton
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
- Prev School:
- Hardin Valley Academy
Cross Country Personal Bests
8K: 24:39.9
Oct. 12, 2012 – Royal Cross Country Challenge
Charlotte, N.C.
10K: 32:18.69
Nov. 9, 2012 - NCAA Southeast Regional Championship
Charlotte, N.C.
Big South Cross Country Championship (8K)
2012 (Rock Hill, S.C.): 7th place, 25:10.14 (All-Big South)
2014 (Boiling Springs, N.C.): 16th place, 26:08.4
NCAA Southeast Regional Championship (10K)
2012 (Charlotte, N.C.): 94th place, 32:18.69
2014 (Louisville, Ky.): 127th place, 32:45.2
Top Track Times at Liberty
1,500: 4:11.09
5K: 15:55.88
2014 Outdoor Track & Field (R-Fr.)
• Made his collegiate track debut at the Raleigh Relays, clocking 4:11.09 for 1,500 meters
• Placed 22nd in the 1,500-meter heats at the Big South meet
• Closed his year with a 15:55.88 effort in the Liberty Twilight Qualifier 5K
2013-14 Indoor Track & Field (R-Fr.)
• Did not compete in any races for Liberty
2013 Cross Country (So.)
• Did not compete in any races for Liberty and was redshirted
2013 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Big South Presidential Honor Roll
• Did not compete in any races and was redshirted
2012-13 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Did not compete in any races and was redshirted
2012 Cross Country (Fr.)
• Earned All-Big South recognition by finishing seventh at the conference meet and second to teammate Ngetich Kipchirchir among Big South freshmen
• Ran an 8K personal-best time of 24:39.9 to place 10th at the Royal Cross Country Challenge
• Liberty's No. 5 finisher and 94th place overall at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championship in a 10K time of 32:18.69
Prep
• Graduated from Hardin Valley Academy
• Won back-to-back Tennessee Class AAA state cross country titles in 2010 and 2011
• Helped his team win its first state cross country championship in 2010
• Top track times included 9:25.84 (3,200) and 15:27.65 (5K)
Personal
• Son of Norman and Wendy Templeton
• Younger brother Aaron runs cross country and track & field at Furman
• Aeronautics major
• Birthday is Jan. 5
