Ross Millington Class: Senior Hometown: Stockport, England High School: Marple Sixth Form College Height: 5-7 Event: Mid-Distance Experience: 3L

NEW MEXICO:

2011 Indoor: Started the season with as runner-up in the mile run at the Indiana University Relays, clocking a sub-four minute mile in 3:59.89...Placed 12th in the 3000m run at the UW Husky Classic, running in 7:54.08...Finished third in the 3000m run at the MWC Indoor Championships, posting a 8:20.20 time...At the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships, Millington finished 11th in the 3000m run, clocking in at 8:08.40.

2011 Outdoor: Opened the outdoor season with a second-place finish in the premier-division 1500m run at the Sun Angel Classic, finishing in 3:42.90...Finished 14th in the 5000m run Invitational Elite at the Mt. SAC Relays, posting a time of 13:44.10...At the MWC Outdoor Championships, placed third in the 1500m run (with a time of 3:58.28) and seventh in the 5000m run (with a time of 14:26.49)...Participated in the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, but did not register a time in finals.

2010 Indoor:Recorded personal bests in both the 1500-meters and the 5,000-meters...Placed 4th in the 1500-meters at the MWC Championships with a time of 3:42.15 for a career best...His time was the third fastest time for a Lobo for the 2010 season...Ran a time of 3:44.37 at the Mt. Sac Relays for 5th...Finished 4th in the 5K at the MWC Championships with a time of 14:52.29 to earn points for his team...Clocked a personal best time of 14:02.86 in the 5K at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational at Stanford.

2010 Outdoor: Notched a 5th-place finish in the 1500m run at the Mt. SAC Relays with a time of 3:44.37...Clocked a 14:02.86 time in the 5K (a season personal best) at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational at Stanford, good for a 5th-place finish...At theMWC Outdoor Championships, Millington registered a pair of fourth-place finish in the 1500m run (finishing in 3:47.48) and the 5K (finishing in 14:52.29).

2009 Indoor: Redshirted his first season with the Lobos.

2009 Outdoor:Raced 6 times in the 1,500 with a career-best and NCAA regional qualifying time of 3:45.04 on April 17 at the Mt. SAC Relays...Time was No. 2 on the team (behind All-American Lee Emanuel) and 6th in the MWC...Was the first UNM freshman since 2005 to qualify for regionals in a men's distance event (No. 6 seed)...finished 15th at the Midwest Regional meet (3:56.98)...10th at the MWC Indoor Championships in the 1500m run, posting a 4:02.23 time...Academic All-MWC.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:

A 2008 graduate of Cheadle & Marple Sixth Form College in Stockport, England...Marple was the equivelant of an American high school or prep school...clocked bests of 3:45.13 in the 1,500 and 1:53.3 in the 800 while in England...his 1,500 time was the 5th fastest by anyone under 17 in the U.K...English Schools meet bronze medalist in the 1,500 and runner-up at the AAA U17 meet in 2006...won the Brussels Lotto U20 cross country meet in `07.

PERSONAL:

Born in Stockport, England...full name is Ross Arthur Millington...son of Martin and Laura Millington...has a sister, Hayley...major is Business Administration.

PERSONAL BESTS:

Indoor
800-meter: 1:54.32
1 mile: 3:59.86
3000-meter: 7:54.08

Outdoor
1,500-meters: 3:42.90
5,000-meters: 13:36.39

TRACK & FIELD HONORS:

• MWC Indoor Champion (DMR - '10)
• Indoor All-MWC (DMR - '10)

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