Chris Demetra Hometown: Oak Brook, Ill. High School: Hinsdale Central HS Event: Distance Birthdate: 04/11/1980

PERSONAL RECORDS
3,000m 8:46.10
5,000m 15:19.43
10,000m 32:13.10

2001-2002
Outdoor: Finished sixth in the 3,000m at the Charlotte Invitational with a time of 8:48.25 ... Placed ninth in the 3,000m at the Wake Forest Invitational ... Ran a 15:23.81 in the 5,000m at the 49er Classic ... Posted a 32:19.42 in the 10,000m at the Raleigh Relays
Indoor: Won the 5,000m at the Maryland Invitational with a time of 15:33 ... Finished 17th in the 5,000m at the ACC Championships in 15:15.37 ... Ran the mile in 4:34.33 for 7th place at the North Carolina Invitational
Cross Country: Finished 47th at Mountaineer Open

2000-2001
Outdoor: Had a breakout season, setting PRs in three different events … Finished 12th in 10,000m at the ACC Championships with PR 32:13.10 … Won the 5,000m at the Wake Forest Relays with a previous PR 15:36.00 … Placed 4th in 3,000m at the Charlotte Invitational with PR 8:46.10 …
Indoor: Set PR in the 3,000m at the Valentine Invitational, running a 8:57.41 … Competed in the 3,000m at the ACC Championships
Cross Country: Did not compete

1999-2000
Outdoor: Placed ninth in the 5,000m at the 49er Invitational ... Took fifth place in the 3,000 steeplechase at the Charlotte Invitational ... Notched a pair of top 10 finishes
Cross Country: Posted a 26:50 on the 8,000m NC Intercollegiate course in 1999 ... Ran in three events

1998-1999
Outdoor: Finished eighth in the 5,000m at the Charlotte Invitational
Cross Country: Competed in the NCAA Regional

BACKGROUND
Wendy's High School Heisman nominee ... Four-time all-conference selection ... Named cross country team's MVP ... Earned all-state honors on school's math team ... Creator of the Demetra Computer Rankings, a weekly cross country poll that ranks the top 31 men's and women's teams in the NCAA with an algorithm that compares head-to-head matchups with other teams, strength of schedule and other variables ... Math major ... Born Apr. 11, 1980 in Hinsdale, Ill. ... Parents are John and Alice Demetra