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Chris Sweeney
 Chris Sweeney
Class:
Graduated

Hometown:
Highlands Ranch, Colo.

High School:
Thunderridge

Position:
Distance

• Oklahoma Program Record Holder -- Indoor DMR (9:31.38)

• 2011 All-Big 12 Outdoor Conference (800-Meter Run)
• 2011 All-Big 12 Indoor Conference (Distance Medley Relay)
• 2010 All-Big 12 Indoor Conference (800-meter run)
• 2009 All-Big 12 Indoor Conference (Distance Medley Relay)

College Bests
Indoor 800-Meter Run: 1:50.16
Outdoor 800-Meter Run: 1:49.75

Personal: Marketing Major ... Named to the 2009 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team.

2011: (Indoor) Clocked a time of 1:52.91 in the 800 at the GaReat Invitational ... Lowered season time in the 800 to 1:52.43 at the Husky Classic ... Took second in the 600-yard run at the Sooner Invitational with a time of 1:12.49 ... Earned All-Big 12 honors as the third leg of the distance medley relay that finished third at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 9:51.42. (Outdoor) Ran the third leg of the 4x800-meter relay that was third at the Texas Relays with a time of 7:29.77 ... Took third in the 800 at the North Carolina Invitational with a time of 1:51.22 ... Clocked a PR of 1:50.15 to finish third in the 800 at the John McDonnell Invitational ... Lowered his 800 PR for a second time witha time of 1:50.13 at the Payton Jordan Invitational ... Took sixth in the 800 with a time of 1:50.60 at the Arkansas Twilight ... Earned All-Big 12 honors by finishing seventh in the 800 at the Big 12 Championships with a PR of 1:50.11 ... Closed out the year by finishing 20th in the 800 (1:49.77) at the NCAA West Preliminary.

2010: (Indoor) Finished fifth in the championship 800-meter run at the Razorback Invitational with a time of 1:52.33 ... Took ninth in the 800 at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational with a time of 1:51.25 ... Clocked an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 1:50.16 in the 800 at the UW Husky Invitational ... Finished seventh in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:52.00 at the Big 12 Championships. (Outdoor) Finished third in the 800 at the John McDonnell Invitational with a time of 1:50.96 ... Took fifth in the 800 at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational, clocking 1:51.64 ... Finished 12th in the 800 with a time of 1:52.07 at the Big 12 Championships.

2009: (Indoor) Recorded an indoor personal best in the 800 at the Razorback Invitational with a time of 1:52.43 ... Improved on PR with the seventh-fastest 800 time in OU history, 1:51.52, at the Meyo Invitational ... Earned All-Big 12 honors as the third leg of the distance medley relay at the Big 12 Championships ... Just missed an NCAA provisional qualifying time with a PR of 1:50.78 in the 800 at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... Ran the 800-meter leg of the DMR that finished 10th at the NCAA Indoor Championships with the second-fastest time in school history, 9:38.70. (Outdoor) Opened the season with a 16th-place finish in the 800 at the Sun Angel Track Classic with a time of 1:51.98 ... Finished eighth in the 800 at the Oregon Relays en route to running a PR in the event, 1:51.67.

2008:(Indoor) In his first action of the year, ran the 800-meter run at the Adidas Classic, finishing 20th with a time of 1:56.62 ... Took fifth in the 800-meter run (1:56.30) at the Sooner Indoor Open ... Ran 1:54.74 to finish 10th in the 800-meter run at the Big 12 Championships ... Recorded a season-best time of 1:54.32 in the 800-meter run at the NCAA Last Chance Qualifier. (Outdoor) Finished sixth in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:54 at the John McDonnell Invitational ... Placed 13th (1:51) at the Arkansas Twilight ... Ended the season with a 13th place finish and a time of 1:53 at the Big 12 Championships.

Summer 2007: Placed 12th overall in the 800-meter run (1:54.11) at the Music City Distance Carnival (June 2) in Nashville, Tenn.

2007: (Indoor) Redshirted. (Outdoor) Redshirted.

High School: Placed third in both the 800- and 1600-meter runs at the 2006 Colorado State High School (Class 5A) Championships ... Ran 1:54.29 in the finals of the 800 and 4:20.57 in the 1600 finals ... An all-state honorable mention by The Denver Post.

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