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AT ILLINOIS...
2002: Ran in five meets for the Illini …Came on strong at the end of the season, scoring fourth twice and fifth once …Established a new career-best in the 10K while helping the Illini to a third-place finish at regionals …Was the Illini’s fifth scorer at the Big Ten Championship
2001: Ran in all six meets for the Illini ... Scored in every meet for the Illini on the year ... Opened the year with a tenth-place finish at the Purdue Meet of Champions ... Ran to three top-three team finishes ... Had a personal-best 8,000m time of 25:23.7 at the Big Ten Championships ... Established a personal-best 10K time of 32:05 at the Arkansas Chile Pepper Invitational where he finished third on the team.
2000: Participated in the first-three events of the season for Illinois, finishing a career-best 11th at the Illinois Invitational (9/15/00) ... Ran a personal-best 25:31.88 at the Invite ... Finished fifth among Illini runners at the Murray Keating Meet of Champions (9/9/00) with a time of 27:07.50.
HIGH SCHOOL... Lettered in track and cross country for Elmhurst York High ... Helped to lead York to the state crown his senior year ... All-state selection as a senior, finishing fifth at the Illinois Class AA State Championship with a time of 14:34 ... Finished 42nd in the state meet as a junior ... Two-time all conference selection for Elmhurst York High.
PERSONAL... Son of Bonita Palumbo ... Major is Liberal Arts … High school coach was Joe Newton.
PERSONAL BEST TIMES
8,000 meters: 25:04.0, Illinois Invitational (9/22/01)
10,000 meters: 31:06.11, Regional meet (10/13/01)
