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January 31, 2001 | Men's Track
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John Dickson
Senior, 800/1500
5-10 150
Kingsport, Tenn.
2000-Outdoor- Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll...Received the Dr. Jack Chesney Senior Academic Award at the team banquet...Ran season-best time of 1:53.85 in the 800M run at the Sea Ray Relays (April 14)...Missed the 800M run finals at the National Invitational Team Championships after running a 1:55.41 in the preliminary heat...Finished eighth in the 800M run at the Knoxville Invitational...Also contributed to the Vol relay effort by running anchor on Tennessee's best 4x800M relay time (7:52.21, third) of the season at the Clemson Relays.
1999- Named to SEC Good Works Team...Competed indoors at the 3000M run at the IKON Invitational in Johnson City clocking a 9:16.84...Outdoors, Dickson took fifth in the 800M run at the Miami Invitational...Member of the 4x800 relay team that captured third at the Penn Relays...Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
1998- Ran a solid 1:51.54 in the 800M run at Gatorades in placing fifth...Set career-best time in 1500M at Sea Rays...Member of the 4x400 relay team...Set career-best 800M time at Tennessee Twilight Invitational...Finished fourth in mile run at Virginia Tech Invite...Ran a 4:21 mile at Cannon IV Classic...Earned SEC Academic Honor Roll status...Set personal-best for 1000M at Virginia Tech.
1997- Competed primarily in the 800 and 1500 meter runs and was joined by twin brother, Joe, on the Vol track squad...Posted season-best 800M mark during the indoor season, a 1:54.85 at the SEC Championships.
Cross Country 2000- Squad member.
Cross Country 1998- Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL- He and his brother were both members of the 4x1600M relay team that holds the 1996 Florida Relays meet record...Key participant of the 1995 Tennessee Cross Country State Championship team...Posted a third-place finish in the 800M run in the championship race...High school team finished second in the state in 1994...Member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club and Key Club...AIM Scholar.
