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Indoor -- 2002: Posted the 49ers’ top time of the year in the mile run to finish fifth at the C-USA Championships ... Had three other top-10 finishes in the mile ... 2001: Ran in the mile and 3,000 meters ... 2000: Competed in the mile and 3,000-meter run for the 49ers.
Outdoor -- 2002: Had the school’s best times of the year in the 800- and 1,500-meter run ... Ran a time of 1:54.09 in the prelims of the conference championships ... Posted a time of 3:52.59 in the 1,500 at Stanford ... 2001: Helped the Niners set a school record in the 4x800-meter relay at the Raleigh Relays, placing ninth with a time of 7:42.59 ... Ran a season-best time of 3:55.72 in the 1,500 at the Belk Invitational ... Had his fastest 3,000-meter run time at the 49ers Classic with 8:36.69 ... 2000: Did not compete.
Cross Country -- 2002: An All-Southeast Region and All-Conference USA selection as a senior ... Finished ninth at regionals with a 10K time of 30:27.5 ... Finished sixth at the C-USA Championships with a time of 25:11.10 ... Helped the team earn its first league championship ... Also had a top 10 finish at the Clemson Invitational ... 2001: Had his best time of the season at the C-USA Championships ... Ran a 25:11.1 to finish 32nd ... The team’s number four runner in three of four meets ... 2000: Ran in six of seven meets as a sophomore ... Earned all-conference honors with a ninth-place finish at the C-USA Championship in St. Louis, where he posted a season-best time of 25:17.08 ... 1999: Ran in all six of the 49ers’ meets as a freshman ... Posted his best time at the C-USA Championships, where he was 27th with a time of 25:36.9.
Prep: Ran cross country and track for Rob Ford at Freedom ... Finished second at the North Carolina 4-A State Cross Country Championships for Freedom in 1997 ... Duplicated his feat at the Foot Locker South Regional Championships to earn All-America accolades ... Named the Northwestern 4-A Conference Athlete of the Year in '97 ... Also won the conference title that year ... Finished second in the conference and region in 1998 ... Helped Freedom finish as high as sixth in the state during his career.
Personal: Is the son of Aaron and Rhonda Baker ... Majoring in philosophy ... Born Dec. 11, 1980.
