The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2013-14 Track & Field / Cross Country: Men Roster
Roster
Chris Galvin
- Position:
- Distance/XC
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Austin, Texas
- High School:
- Cedar Park
CAREER BESTS
Indoor 3,000m: 8:20.38
Indoor 5,000m: 14:14.20
Outdoor 10,000m: 29:34.31
AT-A-GLANCE
In his first season with the team after transferring from the U.S. Naval Academy ... earned 2013 USTFCCCA All-South Central Region Cross Country honors ... qualified for the 2013 NCAA East preliminary round with the Midshipmen.
2013-14
Cross Country:
Competed in four meets … ran a 10K time of 31:54.5 at the NCAA Championships, placing fifth for UT and 163rd overall … earned an USTFCCCA All-South Central Region honor by placing seventh at the regional meet in 30:14.3 … finished 26th overall (24:02.0) at the Big 12 Championships … member of USTFCCCA All-Academic team ... placed 85th at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational crossing the finish line in 24:15.
2012-13 (AT NAVY)
NCAA East Regional qualifier in the 10,000 meters ... narrowly missed a trip to the NCAA Championships by finishing 13th in 30:03.37 (top 12 advanced) ... won the 10,000m at Patriot League Outdoor Championships in a meet record time of 29:57.26 ... a member of the CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team ... also an Academic All-District II First Team selection ... named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ... the Patriot League Outdoor Track Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... also named to the Patriot League Outdoor Track and Field All-Academic Team ... an IC4A All-East selection (5,000m - indoor) ... Patriot League Indoor Track Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... also a member of the Patriot League Indoor Track and Field All-Academic Team ... earned all-region honors by placing 23rd at the NCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Cross Country Region Championship ... Navy’s top finisher in three races ... posted four top 10 finishes ... the Patriot League Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... member of the Patriot League Cross Country All-Academic Team.
2011-12 (AT NAVY)
Clocked a 14:36.08 to win the 5,000m at the Princeton Dual with an IC4A-qualifying time ... placed 10th at the Wesley Brown Invitational in the 5,000m at 14:46.57 ... ran an 8:31.80 in the 3,000m to place second in the Navy Quad Meet ... competed in seven races during the cross country season ... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2010-11 (AT NAVY)
Scored and placed fourth at the Patriot League Outdoor Championship in the 10,000m with an IC4A-qualifying time (30:56.12) ... took first place in the 10,000m at the Widener Invite with a time of 30:59.00 ... competed in three meets during cross country the season.
2009-10 (AT NAVY)
Did not see action.
PRIOR TO NAVY/TEXAS
Lettered three years in cross country and track and field at Cedar Park High School ... served as team captain of the cross country team during his senior year.
PERSONAL
Parents are David and Cindy Galvin ... majored in mechanical engineering at Navy ... served as the secretary of Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society) ... was also a member of Pi Tau Sigma (Mechanical Engineering Honor Society) and the American Nuclear Society Club ... a Trident Scholar at USNA ... named to the Superintendent’s List seven times and the Commandant’s List seven times ... ranked first in Overall Order of Merit among 1,080 classmates ... ranked first in Academic Order of Merit with a 4.00 GPA and first in Military Order of Merit ... 2013 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipient ... enrolled in the UT mechanical engineering graduate program ... member of the fall 2013 Big 12 Commissioners Honor Roll.
