2015-16 Track Roster
Crawford, Graham
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Thursday, November 30
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Thursday, June 15
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Wednesday, March 09
Graham Crawford
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Burlington, N.C.
- High School:
- Williams
Bio
Track:
2016 USATF Olympic Trials Qualifier (1,500m)
2015 Second-Team All American (1,500m)
2015 NCAA Championships Appearance (1,500m)
3x NCAA Outdoor East Regional Qualifier-1,500m, 5,000m (2013-15)
3x Outdoor All-ACC-1,500m (2013-14, 16)
2016 Indoor All-ACC Team (Mile)
Cross Country:
2012, 2013, 2014 All-NCAA Southeast Region
2012, 2013, 2014 All-ACC
Personal Bests:
Indoor
Mile: 4:00.56
400m: 51.57
3,000m: 7:55.89
1,000m: 2:28.01
DMR: 9:48.27
Outdoor
Mile: 4:00.05
800m: 1:50.49
1,500m: 3:38.49
5,000m: 13:42.55
4x400: 3:22.79
Post-Collegiate Racing
2016 USATF Olympic Trials Qualifier (1,500m)
2015 Second-Team All American (1,500m)
2015 NCAA Championships Appearance (1,500m)
3x NCAA Outdoor East Regional Qualifier-1,500m, 5,000m (2013-15)
3x Outdoor All-ACC-1,500m (2013-14, 16)
2016 Indoor All-ACC Team (Mile)
Cross Country:
2012, 2013, 2014 All-NCAA Southeast Region
2012, 2013, 2014 All-ACC
Personal Bests:
Indoor
Mile: 4:00.56
400m: 51.57
3,000m: 7:55.89
1,000m: 2:28.01
DMR: 9:48.27
Outdoor
Mile: 4:00.05
800m: 1:50.49
1,500m: 3:38.49
5,000m: 13:42.55
4x400: 3:22.79
Post-Collegiate Racing
- Won the 2016 Atlanta Dream Mile with a time of 3:58.45, it was his first professional race and his first time running a sub four-minute mile
- Advanced to the semifinals of the Olympic Trials 1,500m race after finishing 5th in the first round
- Finished 15th overall in the 1,500m USATF Olympic Trials
- Qualified for the Olympic Trials at the Princeton Qualifier with a 3:37.08 1,500m – a lifetime best mark
- Set the second fastest time in school history in the 5,000m race at the Stanford Invitational, running 13:42.55
- Scored points for the men’s team in the 1,500m and 5,000m at the ACC Championships, which helped the squad finish second overall
- Earned All-ACC honors in the 1,500m, finishing fifth overall in the ACC finals with a time of 3:41.44
- Posted a 3:40.69 in the Virginia Challenge 1,500m for his fastest time of the regular season - ranked 13th in the nation
- Finished the year ranked 29th in the nation in the mile with a time of 4:02.72
- Earned All-ACC Second Team honors and scored points for the men’s team with a fourth place finish in the mile
- Took 3rd in the mile in the Camel City Elite race with a time of 4:02.72
- Set his 3,000m season best of 8:04.72 at the Husky Classic, crossing the finish line in 8:04.72
- Did not compete
- Earned his first All-America honor as he finished 10th in the 1,500m at the NCAA Championships
- Recorded a new PR of 3:38.49 in the 1,500m at the Portland Twilight
- Competed in the 1,500m and 5,000m at the NCAA East Regional
- Advanced to the NCAA East Regional with the fifth-best time in the 1,500m and the 9th-best time in the 5,000m.
- Earned 11 top-10 finishes on the year
- Finished 2nd in the 5,000m at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 13:52.05
- Finished 6th in the 1,500m at the Payton Jordan with a time of 3:40.67
- Ran a leg on the 4x400 team at the Duke Invitational that finished 6th with a time of 3:22.79
- Competed in five races during the season
- Slashed almost 14 seconds off his 3,000m PR during the season
- Took fifth in the 3,000m at the prestigious Milrose Games with a time of 7:55.89
- His 3,000m mark was ranked 30th in national standings
- Finished 9th in the mile at the Camel City Elite with a time of 4:04.48
- Ran on the DMR team that finished 7th at the ACC Championships
- Finished 9th in the 3,000m at the ACC Championships with a time of 8:09.92
- Earned All-NCAA Southeast Region honors for third consecutive year
- Earned All-ACC honors for third consecutive year
- Took second place in the team standings in all five of his races
- Helped lead the team to a 2nd-place finish at the ACC Championships
- Took third at the Wolfpack Challenge with a time 14:42.7
- Finished fifth at the ACc Championships with a time of 23.26.7
- Took 15th at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a time of 30:39.0
- Earned All-ACC honors for the second consecutive year with a second place finish in the 1,500m at the ACC Outdoor Championships.
- Set personal-bests in the 1,500m (3:42.23) and the mile (4:00.05) at the Blue Shoes Elite.His 1,500m time of 3:42.23 ranks fourth all-time in program history, while his time of 4:00.05 in the mile is tied for fifth-best.
- Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the 1,500m and the 5,000m, the only student-athlete on the men's side to qualify for multiple events at the Regional.
- Set a personal-best mark of 13:49.27 in the 5,000m at Raleigh Relays, his first outdoor event of the season.
- Competed in seven events for the Wolfpack, tallying three first-place finishes.
- Ran a team-best 4:00.56 in the mile at the Alex Wilson Invitational, the third-fastest time in the indoor mile in program history.
- Set a personal-best of 8:09.28 in the 3,000m at the Hokie Invitational
- Teamed with Brian Davis, John Wolfe and Craig Engels to establish a team-best mark of 9:51.60 in the Distance Medley Relay event, garnering two first-place finishes and one sixth-place result.
- Finished ninth at the ACC Championships with a time of 24:17.4 to earn his second straight All-ACC honor
- Captured second consecutive All-Region award at NCAA Southeast Regional with 12th place result after finishing 8k course in 29:23.3
- Opened the year with a fourth-place finish in the Wolfpack Invitationa
- Finished 49th at the Roy Griak Invitational with showing of 25:15.7
- Recorded either the best or second-best time among Wolfpack runners in six races he competed in
- Along with Sam Parsons, competed in a team-high six races on the year
- Earned All-ACC honors with a third-place finish in the 1,500m at ACC's
- Qualified for NCAA East prelims in the 1,500m and 5,000m events
- Ran a season-best 3:43.30 in the 1,500m at Stanford's Payton Jordan Invitational
- That 1,500m time was the sixth-fastest in school history
- Clocked a 1:50.49 mark in the 800m at the Wolfpack Last Chance Meet
- Ran a season-best 14:06.14 in the 5,000m at the Raleigh Relays
- Won the men's mile in 4:16 at the season-opening JDL Kick-Off
- Placed third in the men's 3,000-meter run in 9:16.74 at the Dick Taylor Invitational at UNC
- Made five appearances for NC State on the season
- Completed the 10K course at the NCAA Championships in 31:16.1
- Recorded a 16th place finish (30:31.24) at the NCAA Southeast Regional in Charlotte, N.C. to earn All-Region honors
- Finished 14th (24:16.9) in the 8K race at the ACC Championships to earn All-ACC honors
- Redshirted
- Competed unattached in the 800m and 1,500m during the outdoor season
- Ran a time of 3:49.16 in the 1,500m at the Wolfpack Last Chance meet
- Redshirted the season
- Competed unattached at the Virginia Tech Elite meet, running a time of 4:11.50 for the mile
- Redshirted
- Ran unattached at the season-opening adidas Cross Country Challenge and finished 12th in a time of 15:21.1 over the 5K course
- Participated unattached at the Tribe Open and finished third, taking the 8K course in 25:21
- Won the Three Stripe Red Shirt Invitational while running unattached, covering the 5K course in 14:55
- Was an all-state runner as a junior and senior for coach Brian Smith at Burlington Williams High School?
- Won the North Carolina 3A cross country championship as a senior in 2010
- Earned all-conference all four years in high school, and all-state as a sophomore, junior and senior
- Also was a four-time all-conference performer in track and field, and holds or shares four school records
- 2011 NCHSAA 3A 800m state runner-up
- 2011 NCHSAA 3A state team runner-up
- Two-time runner-up in the indoor 1,600m
- Math Honor Society
- Enrolled in First Year College