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January 31, 2001 | Men's Track
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Rob Cloutier
Freshman, 800/1500
5-8 135
Ballston Lake, N.Y.
2000- Redshirted
Cross Country 2000- Notched one of Tennessee's top three times at each of the three race distances (5K, 8K and 10K) during the 2000 season...Competed in every race of the season...His third-place finish at the Tennessee Intercollegiate (5K, 15:23) marked the second-best finish by a Vol last season...Led the Tennesseans at the UT Invitational with his eighth-place, 26:04.24 finish...Ninth-place effort of 25:52 was the second-best Vol finish at the Greensboro Invitational...Clocked a 35th-place, 26:17 effort at the Wolverine Interregional Invitational to post the second-fastest Tennessee time...Broke the tape in 27:56.32 to stand 51st at the SEC Championships...Was the third Vol scorer at the NCAA South Regionals by finishing the 10K race 32nd in 32:35.24.
Cross Country 1999- Finished 15th at the Tennessee Intercollegiates with an 8K time of 27:02...Took 25th at the Furman Invitational after running an 8K 26:17...Held down 10th in 26:29.12 at the UT Invitational...Raced to a mark of 19:23 and 17th place at the 6K Catamount Classic.
HIGH SCHOOL- Earned All-State honors in cross country...Ran the anchor leg on two national championship relays his senior year (1998) -- the distance medley relay and the 4x800...The indoor DMR championship relay time was just .67 off the national record at the time...Helped Shenendehowa High to the state cross country title and a national second-place finish in 1998...Anchored the state champion indoor and outdoor 4x800M relay team in 1998...Holds his school's record in the 1600M...High school best times are 4:14 in the 1600M run and 1:53.8 in the 800M run.
