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Junior Year: Consistent top five finisher during the season • Placed third on the team at the ACC Championships • Finished fourth on the squad with a fourth place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll for the third consecutive season. Sophomore Year: Finished eighth at the Coastal Carolina Classic his highest finish of the year • His 25:57.33 time was his fastest time at Carolina • Placed 16th at the Furman Invitational • Also scored points for UNC at the ACC Championships taking home 61st place • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll. Freshman Year: Finished 19th in the 8K Carolina Challenge, running a 27:44 for his best place of the year • Combined with Tristram Thomas to claim 13th place at the Wake Forest Relays • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll. Prep: Tennessee state runner-up in the 3,200 as a senior • All-state in cross country in 2002 and 2004 • Member of state team runner-up in 2005 • Captain of cross country and track teams as a senior • Valedictorian of his high school class. Personal: Majoring in biology and Spanish with future plans to attend medical school • Lists "Lord of the Rings" as his favorite book and "Chariots of Fire" as his favorite movie • Hobbies include reading and playing ultimate Frisbee • Lists Roger Bannister as the athlete he most admires • Mother was a varsity tennis player at Mississippi State • Brock Robert Baker is the son of Brock and Mary Baker • Born November 25, 1986 in Nashville, Tenn. |
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