Track & Field

WilliamRussell

  • position Distance/XC
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Columbus, Indiana
  • High school Columbus North
  • Previous School Xavier
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Personal Bests

Cross Country:

  • 8000m – 25:10.5
  • 10000m – 32:40.7

Indoor:

  • Mile – 4:17.11
  • 5000m – 15:19.18

2024-25 (Sophomore)

Cross Country

  • Placed 10th in the White 8k at the Bradley Pink Classic in a time of 25:28.3
  • Placed 175th in the 8k at the Gans Creek Classic in a personal best time of 25:10.5
  • Made Kentucky debut at Southern Showcase, placing 78th in the 8k in a personal best time of 25:23.3

2023-20 (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
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