The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Victor Gras
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 145
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Paris, France
- High School:
- Belmont
Career Bests: Indoor 3,000m (8:04), Outdoor 1,500m (3:45.18), Outdoor 5,000m (14:18.83)
2008-09
Cross Country (Junior)
· Placed 26th and was UT[apos]s third finisher at the NCAA South Central Region Championships in 31:56.2 (10K)
· Was UT[apos]s top finisher, placing 24th overall, at the Big 12 Championships in 25:09.4 (8K)
· Finished second for UT at the Pre-NCAA Meet in 24:57.6 (8K)
Prior to Texas
2005-08
· Placed fifth in the 5,000 meters (14:18.83) at the 2007 Big Ten Outdoor Championships
· Earned a fifth-place finish in the 3,000 meters (8:14.38) at the 2006 Big Ten Indoor Championships
· Placed ninth in the 1,500 meters (3:47.81) at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Mideast Regional
· Clocked a 3:52.67 in the prelims of the 1,500 meters at the 2005 Big Ten Outdoor Championships
· Finished 119th (10K, 31:30.00) at the 2007 NCAA Cross Country Championships
· Earned a 19th-place finish (10K, 31:23.70) at the 2007 Great Lakes Regional, earning all-region honors
· Claimed 44th place (8K, 25:02.85) at the 2007 Big Ten Cross Country Championships
· Finished 18th (8K, 25:01) at the 2006 Big Ten Cross Country Championships
· Placed 20th (8K, 25:03.03) at the 2005 Big Ten Cross Country Championships
· Placed 5th in the 3k at the Big Ten Championships
· Missed most of his freshman season due to injury and earned medical redshirt
High School
· Represented France in the 1,500m at the 2004 World Junior Championships
· Claimed ninth at the 2003 Footlocker Cross Country Championships and second at the Northeast regional
· Placed 28th at the 2002 Footlocker national meet and eighth in the Northeast regional
· Recorded the top national high school time in the 1,500m (3:45.19) in 2004
· Runner-up in the mile at the 2004 adidas Outdoor Championships
· Placed fifth in the mile at the 2003 adidas outdoor meet
· Two-time Massachusetts state cross country champion (2003, [apos]04)
· Three-time Massachusetts state champion in outdoor mile (2002, [apos]03, [apos]04)
· 2004 Massachusetts state indoor champion in the 1,000m
· Set meet record (12:17.1) at the 2003 Manhattan Invitational
Personal
Born in Paris, France ... son of Christian and Pascale Cras ... has three siblings, Gautier, Astrid and Sidonie ... was the secretary of the Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) at Michigan ... tabbed an indoor Academic All-American in 2006 ... working on his master[apos]s degree in sports management.
