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2011-12 Men's Track and Field Roster

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Russell Farris

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Elizabeth, IN
  • Highschool South Central Jr.-Sr.
  • Major Physical Education (Teaching)

Biography

2012
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD:
Finished fifth in the heptathlon at the GLVC Championships and was ninth in the heptathlon at the Gladstein Invitational...competed in several events throughout the season, including the shot put, pole vault, 55-meter hurdles, 60 meters, and the 200 meters...also competed on USI's 4x400-meter relay team. OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Finished sixth in the decathlon at the GLVC Championships and 16th in the decathlon at the Washington Invitational...surpassed the 5,000-point barrier in the decathlon once during the outdoor season...also competed in the javelin, shot put, 100 meters, and the 4x400-meter relay...was USI's top performer in the shot put and posted USI's second-fastest 100-meter time of the season.

2011
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD:
Finished ninth in the heptathlon at the GLVC Championships and was fourth in the heptathlon at the Gladstein Invitational...also competed on USI's 4x400-meter relay team that finished second at the Hoosier Invitational...competed in various other events associated with the heptathlon throughout the indoor season. OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Finished fifth in the decathlon at the GLVC Championships and fifth in the decathlon at the Washington Invitational...surpassed the 5,000-point barrier in the decathlon twice during the outdoor season...finished first in the javelin at the Billy Smith Open and was USI's top performer in the javelin and discus.

2010
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD:
Competed in three meets and five events (55 meters, 60 meters, long jump, 4x400-meter relay, and distance medley relay)...did not compete at the GLVC Championships. OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Finished eighth in the decathlon at the GLVC Championships with 4,852 points, ranking him third all-time at USI in the event...had a win in the shot put competition of the decathlon at the GLVC Championships...also competed in the 4x100-meter relay, the shot put, discus, and javelin...was USI's top competitor in the discus and the javelin...moved into second place on USI's all-time performance list in the discus with a season-best throw of 114'00.00".

2009
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD:
Did not compete. OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Did not compete.

2008
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD:
Ran the 55 meters in 7.07 seconds at the Tiger Invitational...posted a season-best 60-meter time of 7.49 seconds at the Friday Night Special...finished the 200 meters in a season-best time of 24.06 seconds at the DePauw Invitational...helped USI's 4x200-meter relay team to a sixth-place finish and season-best time of 1:35.16 at the GLVC Championships...also helped USI's 4x400-meter relay team to a seventh-place finish at the GLVC Championships and a season-best time of 3:33.74 at the DePauw Classic. OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Ran the 100 meters in a season-best 11.72 seconds at the SIU Edwardsville Twilight and the 200 meters in a season-best 23.53 seconds at the Little State Championships...helped USI's 4x100-meter relay team to a fifth-place finish and season-best time of 43.84 seconds at the GLVC Championships...also helped USI's 4x400-meter relay team to an 11th-place finish and time of 3:32.92 at the SEMOtion Relays.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from South Central High School where he was a regional finalist in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, and 4x400-meter relay...earned 10 varsity letters in track and baseball.

Historical Player Information

  • 2007-2008Freshman

  • 2009-2010Sophomore

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  • 2010-2011Junior

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  • 2011-2012Senior

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