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WilliamRussell
- position Distance/XC
- class Sophomore
- Hometown Columbus, Indiana
- High school Columbus North
- Previous School Xavier
- Major Marketing
Personal Bests
- Mile – 4:17.11
- 5000m – 15:19.18
- 8000m (XC) – 25:45.7
- 10000m (XC) – 32:40.7
2023-2024 (Freshman @ Xavier)
- Competed at the 2024 Big East Indoor Track and Field Championships, finishing seventh in the 4x800m Relay and 16th in the Mile
- Competed at the 2023 NCAA Great Lakes Regional Cross Country Championships, finishing 153rd
- Competed at the 2023 Big East Cross Country Championships, finishing 53rd
High School
- 2020 Indiana State Cross Country Champion -Team
- 2022 Regional Champion – Cross Country
- 2023 Conference and Sectional Champion – 1600m
- 2023 Conference Champion – 3200m
- All-Conference – Cross Country
Personal
- Son of Brian and Erin Russell
- Has two siblings, Maggie and Sam
- Was Student Body President during his senior year of high school
- Member of National Honor Society, Key Club, Student Council, and Student Assembly in high school
- Volunteer at Soup Kitchen and Dance Marathon
- Brother, Sam, was a member of triathlon team at United States Naval Academy