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Cal Poly Pomona Athletics

2014 Men's Track and Field Roster

John Carrell

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  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Westminster, Calif.
  • High School La Quinta High School
  • Previous School Cal State Fullerton

Biography

In 2013 Cross Country: Guided the Broncos to an eighth-place finish at nationals for the program's top performance since 1997... He placed 38th individually at the D-II National Championships, becoming the program's 17th All-American and his time of 31.14.3 marked the 11th-fastest mark in school history... Posted a season-best time of 24.47.9 at the UC Riverside Invite... He also raced in the CCAA Championships and finished the 8,000-meter race with a time of 25.01.7 to place seventh and earn All-CCAA honors.

In 2013 Track and Field: Competed in three different events in the 2013 season... Turned in the team’s top 1500-meter time with a mark of 3:56.42 in April at Pomona Pitzer... Finished with the team’s top two times in both the 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter races.

At Cal State Fullerton: Served as the captain of CSUF's cross country team in 2011 and earned the program's Runner of the Year honor... Finished the 2011 NCAA Division I West Region Championships with a 31:40 mark through the 10,000-meter course... Placed 23rd at the 2011 Big West Conference Championships with a time of 24:45.3, the top mark for the Titans' squad... Also competed in track and field, setting a new 5,000-meter personal best at 14:31.

High School: A 2009 graduate of La Quinta High School... Set the program's three-mile record at 14:58... In both 2007 and 2008, he advanced as a CIF State Championship Individual Qualifier and also captured Garden Grove League Cross Country titles... Collected All-Orange County First Team recognition in 2008... Become the Garden Grove League record holder for the 1,600-meter event in 2007.

Personal: Son of Holly and Richard Carrell... His twin brother Ryan also competes on the Broncos' cross country and track and field teams... Has an older sister named Claire... Kinesiology major... Enjoys listening to EDM with friends in his free time... Favorite pro athlete is German Fernandez... Favorite pro team is the Los Angeles Clippers... Aspires to be a coach.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013Senior

  • 2014Senior