The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2011 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Will Nation
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 155
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Spring, Texas
- High School:
- Klein Oak
• 2014 USTFCCCA All-South Central Region (Cross Country)
• 2014, 2013, 2011 Academic All-Big 12 (Cross Country)
• 2012 Academic All-Big 12 First Team (Track and Field)
CAREER BESTS
Outdoor
1,500m: 3:58.20
3,000m: 8:31.56
5,000m: 14:20.96
10,000m : 29:33.66
Indoor:
3,000m: 8:13.80
5,000m: 14:06.26
2014
Cross Country:
• Finished 40th at Big 12 Championships to help team finish 4th.
• Took 15th place at NCAA South Central Regional Championships to earn USTFCCCA All-Region and help team finish 2nd and advance to NCAA Championships.
• Finished 176th at NCAA Championships.
2013-14
Outdoor:
• Finished in ninth place in 5,000m at Big 12 Championships with time of 14:55.09 and claimed 12th in 10,000m clocking 31:01.41
• Took sixth place in 5,000m at Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays in 14:36.77
• Finished 20th in 10,000m at Stanford Invitational
Indoor:
• Finished sixth in 5,000m at Big 12 Championships, clocking 14:18.26
• Ran 14:20.73 to finish 23rd at Iowa State Classic
• Finished 15th in 3,000m at Razorback Invitational in 8:22.68
Cross Country:
• Participated in three meets
• Completed the course at the Big 12 Championships in 24:24.8 to finish 38th overall (eighth among UT competitors)
• First-team Academic All-Big 12 selection
• Placed 182nd overall (24:49) at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational
• Opened his season at the Bear Twilight Invitational, running the race in a season-best 18:24.6 (2nd)
2012-13
Outdoor:
• Did not compete
Indoor:
• Earned all-league honors in the 5,000m with a seventh-place finish (14:12.45) at the Big 12 Championships
• Also ran the 3,000m in 8:24.42 to take 21st at the conference meet
• Was 14th (14:11.27) in the 5,000m at the Husky Classic
• Took seventh at the Razorback Team Invitational in the 3,000m with a time of 8:14.10
• Placed fourth (8:23.89) in the 3,000m at the Arkansas Dual Meet
Cross Country:
• Did not compete
2011-12
Outdoor:
• Posted a 10,000m time of 30:52.01 to finish 19th in the NCAA West Regional Prelims
• Crossed the 5,000m finish line in 14:20.96 to finish 12th at the Big 12 Championships
• First team Academic All-Big 12 choice
• Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
• Set a 10,000m personal best of 29:33.66 at the Stanford Invitational
• Clocked a 1,500m time of 3:58.53 to finish 11th at the Longhorn Invitational
Indoor:
• Placed ninth in the 5000m at the Big 12 Championships with a personal-best time of 14:06.26
• Ran to a fourth-place finish in the 3,000m at the Razorback invitational with a personal-best time of 8:13.80
• Finished third in the 5000m at the SPIRE Invitational in 14:18.35
• Posted a time of 8:21.27 to place third in the 3000m at the Arkansas Dual
Cross Country:
• Crossed the Big 12 Championships finish line ninth for UT and 52nd overall (25:11.0)
• Second team Academic All-Big 12 selection
• Completed the Wisconsin adidas Invitational in 25:15.2, placing 166th overall
2010-11
Outdoor:
• Clocked a 10K time of 30:29.40 to finish 11th at the Big 12 Championships
• Posted a 5,000-meter time of 14:26.50, finishing 16th in the `Open C' division at the Mt. SAC Relays
• Finished sixth in section `B' of the 1,500 meters at the Texas Relays in a personal-best time of 3:58.20
• Clocked 8:31.56 in the 3,000 meters to finish fourth at the UT/Arkansas/UCLA tri meet ... finished fourth in the 10,000m (30:49.39) at the USA Junior Championships
Indoor:
• Redshirted
Cross Country:
• Finished the Big 12 Championships in 25:53.50 (50th place)
• Won his first collegiate race at the Texas State Dual Meet in a time of 25:32.4
• Placed 23rd at the Princeton Invitational in 25:07.1
PRIOR TO TEXAS
• Placed sixth in the 3,200m at the Region 2-5A Meet in a personal-best time of 9:15.60
• Finished second in the 3,200m (9:20.71) and third in the 1,600m (4:17.99) at the district meet
• Ran the 3,200m in 9:25.88 at the Texas Relays
• Clocked 16:09.50 in the 5K at the Texas Cross Country State Championship
• Three year letterman in track and cross country
PERSONAL
• Born in Spring, Texas
• Parents are Jean and Joe Nation
• Brother, John graduated from UT in 2010
• A member of NHS
• Graduated in the top 10 percent of high school class
• Selected to academic all-state team
• Majoring in computer science
• Six-time member of the Big 12 Commissioners Honor Roll (spring 2011; fall 2011; spring 2012; fall 2012; spring 2013; fall 2013)
