2014 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
2013: Started season with a 28:41 8K in Eye Opener…Recorded a 28:32 8K at the Royal XC Challenge…In the SAC championship meet, he ran a 29:14 8K…
2012: In first 8K race of season, finished seventh in Broughton Invitational with a time of 29:58…Top 8K time was 27:59 at Winthrop Invitational…Claimed 30th place at SAC championship meet with 8K time of 28:31…
2011: Made his first appearance at the Wingate XC facility a memorable one, finishing seventh in Bulldog Stampede with an 8K time of 27:48…Ran a 27:36 8K the previous week at Winthrop Invitational…Posted a 17:34 5K to claim eighth place at Wingate’s Pre-SAC Invitational…
Personal: Phillips was a member of the Wingate intramural basketball championship team as a freshman. He participates in Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai during his spare time.
High School: Phillips was a four-year letter winner in cross country at Lake Norman Charter. He was the team captain his junior and senior years, as well as the MVP. He was also the Lake Norman Area Runner of the Year in his senior year.
His senior year honors include All-Region, All-County, All-State and All-County first team honors, as well as earning the runner-up spot in the Mid-West Regional meet. As a junior, Phillips was an All-Region selection. He was PAC champion his sophomore and senior years, as well as earning regional champion laurels as a senior. Phillips holds the 5K school record with a time of 16:24. Jordan is the son of Brad and Page Phillips.
Full name is Jordan Bradley Phillips...Born July 28, 1993 in Hamilton, OH...Daughter of Brad and Page Phillips...Majoring in Community and Commercial Recreation with a minor in Sports Management ...Wants to be an event manager in motorsports after...Favorite class at Wingate: CCR 478/479 Internship...Favorite athlete: Chris Weidman...Favorite sports team: Kentucky Wildcats...Favorite movie: Warrior...Favorite TV Show: The Ultimate Fighter...Favorite Food: Peanut Butter...Favorite Sport to play other than cross country: Basketball...Jordan can't imagine a week without: Peanut butter...Most thrilling sports moment: Finally breaking 16 in the 5k at UNCC sophomore year...People Jordan most admires: My dad and mom...How Jordan gets ready for a meet: Listening to Music, and just talking with teammates, relaxing...Something people don't know about Jordan: I drove on the NASCAR Dodge Weekly race circuit...Favorite quote: "It’s not the fastest person that wins the race, it’s the one that refuses to lose." - Ralph Earnhardt
Why Jordan chose Wingate: The Cross Country team was a great group of guys and I wasn’t scared to choose D2.
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