| Chase Eckard |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Granite Falls, N.C.
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| High School:
South Caldwell
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| Event:
Distance
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| Birthdate:
03/31/1987
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Cross Country - 2006: Finished eighth in the 3k at the Charlotte Relays with a time of 15:56...Finished 11th at the 5k at Winthrop with a time of 26:35...Finished 25th in the A-10 Championship with a time of 26:22.7. 2005: Did not compete.
Indoor 2007: 800m @ Notre Dame LC with school-record time of 1:52.43, Mile @ A-10 4:15.26, Distance Medley Relay @ Clemson Invite 10:15.64, and 4x800m @ A-10 with school-record time of 7:50.63 --2006: 800m @ A-10 1:56.05, mile @ Notre Dame Meyo 4:16.37, part of Distance Medley Relay @ Clemson Inv. 10:14.91, and part of record holding 4x800m @ 2005 A-10 Championships 7:51.90
Outdoor: Had a time of 7:32.48 in the 4x800 at the A-10 Championship...Ran a time of 1:52.70 in the 800 at Georgia Tech...Ran the 1500m in 3:53.77 at the A-10 Championship...Finished the steeplechase in 6:05.72 at the 49er Classic...Ran the 3000m steeplechase in 9:45.43 at Aggie Relays...Ran the 5000m at Duke in 15:31.90.
Prep: Finished 12th at 2004 state 4A cross country meet ... First-team All-Charlotte Observer and All-Piedmont ... 2004 North Carolina outdoor 1,600 meter champion with a time of 4:15.52 ... State indoor 1,600 champion in 2005 ... Runner-up in indoor 1,600 in 2004 ... 24th in the mile at the 2004 adidas Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... seventh-fastest non-senior at the national event ... 14th in the mile at the 2004 Nike Indoor Classic ... Eighth-fastest indoor 1,600 time in North Carolina prep history (4:21.02), according to NCPrepTrack.com.
Personal: Son of Rita and Rick Eckard ... Intends to major in sports medicine ... Born March 31, 1987.
