Fresno State Athletics
2008-09 Track and Field Roster
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Battles, Eric
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Pole Vault
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Eric Battles
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Fresno, Calif.
- High School:
- Clovis West HS
Bio
Last updated on June 13, 2012 Fresno State: 2011 Cross Country (Senior): One of the top men[apos]s competitors in the distance events for the `Dogs ... Earned second team All- Conference honors, with a 13th place finish at the WAC Championships ... Marked his 8K season best of 24:53 at the Santa Clara Invitational. 2011 Track (Junior): Competed at nine meets ... named Bulldog Male Student-Athlete of the Year ... recorded a personal best in the 1,500 meter with a time 3:50.50 at the Mt. SAC Relays ... ran a season-best 1:54.13 in the 800 meters at the Bulldog Invitational. 2010 Cross Country (Junior): Strong junior season for the Bulldogs...ran the Nevada Twilight 6K in 20:32 and finished 6th overall...at the Asics Invitational 8K he placed 17th overall with a time of 25:36...season-best time came at the Bronco Invitational 8K with a time of 24:42.4...named Academic All-WAC. 2010 Track (Sophomore): Topped both of his personal bests in middles distances during his third Bulldog Track and Field season...clocked an 800-meter PR of 1:55.56 at the Last Chance Meet...set a PR in the 1500-meter at WAC Championships with a time of 3:51.27 for a strong third place finish...Academic All-WAC award winner. 2009 Cross Country (Sophomore): A solid sophomore campaign racing in four of the season[apos]s five meets ... marked an 8K season-best of 25:30 at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational, just three seconds off his career-best set at the same meet in 2008 ... named an Emerging Scholar by the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. 2009 Track (Freshman): Ran the middle distances in his first track season for the Bulldogs ... was the team[apos]s second-best 1,500-meter runner behind two-time WAC Champion Frank Sanders ... in the 1,500, timed a personal-best of 3:53.50 and took seventh at the WAC Championships ... also ran the 800, clocking a career-best 1:56.89. 2008 Cross Country (Freshman): Solid freshman campaign, earning second-team All-WAC honors with a 12th place finish at the WAC Championships ... was among the team[apos]s top 3 finishers in six of the team[apos]s seven meets ... at the NCAA West Regional timed a 10K-best 32:32.12 ... 2008 Academic All-WAC. Prior to Fresno State: Four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track ... earned All-Valley and all-conference cross country honors ... named Clovis West Athlete of the Year in 2008 ... a scholar-athlete ... awarded all-city honors by the Fresno Bee ... served as captain for both the cross country and track and field teams ... had a best 5K time of 15:29 at Stanford. Personal: Born Nov. 21, 1989 in Fresno, Calif. ... parents are Gary and Marian, both school teachers ... has one younger sister, Samantha ... enjoys the outdoors: biking, fishing, skiing and camping ... most admires his parents for their support and encouragement in athletics and life in general.
| Battles[apos] Records | Best Marks | Meet, Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1,500-meters | 3:51.27 | WAC Championships, 5/12/10 |
| 800-meters | 1:55.56 | Last Chance Meet, 5/1/10 |
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