Wofford College Athletics

Cross Country Career

2012
Ran in three meets… At the Charlotte Duals, he finished with a time of 18:11.00 which was good enough for 32nd place… Finished in 16th at the UNC Asheville/ACA Combine CC Meet with a time of 28:04.50… Finished in 86th place with a time of 28:33.64 at the SoCon Championships…

2011
Finished in 31st place with a time of 17:03.56 at the Charlotte Duals… At the Charlotte Invitational, he ran 27:51.88 8K for a 166th place finish… At the Gene Mullin Cross Country Meet, finished in 28th place with a time of 27:53.00… Finished in 129th place at the Penn State Nationals with a time of 31:19.00… At the SoCon Championships, crossed the finish line at 27:09.40 for a 74th place finish…

Track & Field Career

2013 Outdoor
Competed in four competitions and participated in six events… At the Charlotte 49er Classic, he crossed the finish line in 68th place (17:03.99) in the 800m… Finished in 18th (2:08.13) in the 800m at the Winthrop University Invitational… At the Wofford Invitational, he finished in 8th place in the distance medley relay with a time of 11:11.87, and 10th in the 4x800m (8:36.55)…

2012-13 Indoor
Was a part of five total meets and competed in six events… At the Tiger Challenge, he finished 4th in the 4x400m (3:20.24) and 14th in the 800m (2:11.56)… At the ETSU Niswonger Invitational, he finished 41st (4:46.75) in the mile run… He competed in the 800m at the Hilton Garden Invitational but did not finish… Ran the 800m at the Tiger Paw finishing in 67th place (2:11.40)… At the Southern Conference Championship, he finished 21st in the 800m with a time of 2:06.45…

2012 Outdoor
Competed in five meets on the year, and participated in 12 total events… During the Charlotte 49er Classic, he finished 17th in the 4x400m (3:30.00), 56th in the 800m (2:01.00), and 81st in the 1500m (4:28.15)… Finished in 7th place in the 4x400m (3:36.60), and 17th in the 800m (2:03.47) at the Beynon Sports Surfaces Catamount Classic... At the Winthrop Invitational, he finished 10th in the 4x400m with a time of 3:46.73, and 17th in the 1500m with a time of 4:16.76… While competing in the Terrier Relays, finished 3rd in the 4x800m race (8:12.00), 9th in the 4x400m (3:48.67), and 6th in the 1600 SMR (3:58.26)… At the Southern Conference Championship, he finished 22nd in the 800m (1:59.86) and crossed the finish line at 4:29.23 for a 21st place finish in the 1500m…

2011-12 Indoor
Competed in four meets, entering into nine total events as a freshman… At the Clemson Invitational, he crossed the finish line in the 4x400m at 3:34.85 for a 3rd place finish, and finished 12th in the mile run with a time of 4:40.50… At the Kent Taylor Invitational, he finished in 10th place running the 4x400m with a final time of 3:37.66, and 17th in the 800m with a time of 2:05.50… While competing at the JDL Fast Track Collegiate Invitational, he finished in 4th place in the distance medley relay (11:16.13), and 16th in the 4x400m (3:36.37)… At the Southern Conference Championship, finished 6th in the 4x400m (3:31.68), 9th in the DMR (10:48.26), and 18th in the mile run (4:43.41)…

Honors and Awards

2012-13 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2012 Fall Academic All-Conference
2011-12 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll

High School

Four-year letter winner in cross country… Team finished third in the state in 2009… Team won state championship in 2010… Three-year letter winner in track… All-County in 2010-11… Holds school record in 800m, 4x400m and 4x800m… Finished fifth at state in 8000m… Carried a 4.0 GPA in high school…

Personal

Born on June 18, 1993 in Atlanta, Ga. … Son of Ray and Lauren Whitaker… Majoring in physics…