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NEW MEXICO:Veteran middle distance runner, who is projected to redshirt the 2008 cross country season after enjoying his best long distance campaign in the fall of '07...when healthy he is one of the premier 800m runners in the Mountain West Conference...indoor/outdoor finalist in the event his first two years, earning the silver medal outdoors as a true freshman in '07...7 career XC races, scoring 3 times...31 career races on the track...has indoor and outdoor redshirt seasons available as well.2007-08: (outdoor) Ranked 3rd on the team and 10th in the MWC in the 800 with a top time of 1:52.33 in the MWC Championship prelims...finished 8th in the MWC finals (1:53.04)...No. 4 on the team (16th MWC) in the 1,500 with a top time of 3:53.75 at Stanford...7 races on the season...(indoor) Ranked 3rd on the team in the 800m and 1,500m...top 800 time of 1:53.40 (10th MWC) at Notre Dame...career-best 1,500 time of 4:13.70 (11th MWC) at Washington...7th in the 800m finals at the MWC Championships and helped the 4x400m relay finish 6th...raced 8 times, including 5 800m races...(cross country) Appeared in 4 meets, scoring twice...turned in the best XC race of his young career at the MWC Championships, placing 13th (25:25) as the Lobos' No. 4 runner to earn second team all-conference honors and help UNM earn its best-ever MWC finish (2nd)...blew by 4 runners down the final straight to improve 32 spots on his finish at the '06 MWC Championships...6th on the team (75th overall) at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships (33:27)...was the Lobos' No. 3 man (63rd overall) and clocked a career-best 8K time of 24:44 at Oregon. 2006-07: (outdoor) Outstanding rookie season, leading the team in both the 800 and 1,500...clocked a season-best time of 1:50.78 in a runner-up finish at the MWC Championship meet...time was just 0.12 seconds behind the winner and 0.38 shy of the NCAA regional qualifying standard...won the 800 at Arizona and the university/open section of the Mt. SAC Relays, and won the 1,500 at home in the Don Kirby Invite...ranked 8th in the MWC with a season-best time of 3:50.67 in the 1,500, recorded at UCSD...(indoor) Overcame a slow start to finish the season as one of the top 800 men in the MWC...clocked a season and team-best (altitude adjusted) time of 1:52.70 en route to a 6th place finish in the conference meet finals in Albuquerque...improved on his prelim time and previous season best by almost 2 seconds...won the 800 at the TCR Race Productions Invite...9 races in 4 meets, including 3 DMR competitions...(cross country) Made 3 meet appearances before being slowed by injury...ran 4th on the team (22nd overall) in his first career race at the Lobo Invite...ran 7th on the team at Stanford, clocking a season-best 8K of 26:24...45th at the MWC Championships (27:08.9). HIGH SCHOOL:A 2006 graduate of Hardin (Mont.) HS...Gatorade Male Track Athlete of the Year for Montana as a senior...won state titles in the 800 and 1,600 in '06...state record time of 1:53.4 in the 800...personal records of 1:52.9 (800m), 4:20.09 (1,600m), 9:36.7 (3,200m) and 15:37 (cross country 5K)...helped the Bulldogs finish third at the state cross country meet his last three years.PERSONAL:Born in Crow Agency, Mont....son of Robin and Theresa Vallie...has three brothers: Joe, James and Kevin...major is Exercise Science. |
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