| Justin Ireland |
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Junior
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| Hometown:
Issaquah, Washington
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| High School:
Skyline High
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| Height:
5-10
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| Event:
Middle Distance
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| Birthdate:
05/12/1983
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WSU CAREER. SOPHOMORE (2002-03): Cross Country - At Pac-10 Championships finished 68th overall, seventh on team…reached 79th place (fifth on team) at NCAA West Regional Meet…Indoor - WSU leader in mile with time of 4:10.72i (3/1/03, Seattle)…also had top time in 800m of 1:53.53…finished seventh in 800m at MPSF Championships…Outdoor - Ran PR time in 1500m of 3:53.38 (5/3/03, Seattle)…struggled at Pac-10 Champs and finished 17th in 1500m.
FRESHMAN (2001-02): Cross Country - Ran to a 68th place finish (seventh on team) at the Pac-10 Championships and 79th (fifth on team) at the West Regional championships…Indoor - Ran top 800m time of 1:53.40i at Vandal Indoor (2/15/02, Moscow)…lead runner on the freshman school record distance medley relay with time of 10:05.44i at McDonald’s Last Chance (3/2/02, Moscow)…Outdoor - Best time in 800m outdoor was 1:53.86…best time in 1500m is 4:01.93.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. Earned four letters each in cross country and track at Skyline High…coached by Brendan Hyland…MVP…qualified for cross country districts every year…senior year, qualified for state…All-King county selection…team captain and MVP…as a junior, lowered 5k time by more than a minute, to 16:07.0…placed sixth at state…selected as All-KINGCO and All-State…qualified for Nike Border Clash Meet…was XC team MVP and captain…in track, lowered times again to 1:57.1 in 800, 4:18.1 in 1600, and 9:34.3 in 3200…placed second at State in 1600…also ran anchor leg of 4x400 at state…All-KINGCO…team sophomore year was sixth at districts in 1600, ninth in 3200…selected to KINGCO second Team…finished sixth in 1600 and 3200 at KINGCO meet as a freshman…member of Cascade Striders for three years, coached by Jim Beebe…was 16th in 1999 Cross Country Championships earning All-American honors…team placed fourth…on track was eighth in 3000m and qualified for finals in 1500m…at 2000 Regionals was first in both 1500 and 5000…also spent one year as a member of the Federal Way Track Club coached by Darryl Genest, where he placed fifth at nationals as anchor of 4x800m.
PERSONAL. Justin David Ireland was born 5/12/83 in Syracuse, NY…father David is in facility management…mother Denise is a CPA assistant…siblings Keith and Michelle…father and two uncles graduated from WSU…pursuing engineering degree at WSU…also interested in Chemistry and Computer Science.
IRELAND’S WSU BESTS
800m - 1:53.40i (2002)
Mile - 4:10.72i (2003)
1500m - 3:53.38 (2003)
