Marcus Dillon

Weight:
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Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
High School:
R.S. McLaughlin C.V.I.

2011 All-ACC Academic Outdoor Track & Field team
Dillon[apos]s Personal Bests
3,000m Steeplechase: 8:55.50
1500m, Outdoor: 3:54.14
3,000m, Indoor: 8:22.52
2011 Outdoor
Turned in a strong senior season for the Deacs ... Made the first trip of his career to the NCAA Regionals, where he finished 16th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in a personal-best time of 8:55.50 ... Finishes his career ranked third all-time on the Wake Forest steeplechase charts .... Placed fourth at the ACC Championships in the event with a then-personal best time of 8:58.02 ... Also placed fourth at the Duke Invitational in a time of 9:02.12 ... Competed in the 1500m once during the season, finishing first in 3:54.14 ... Named to the All-ACC Academic team for the second time of his career. 2011 Indoor
A strong and experienced distance runner...Member of the Distance Medley Relay team that placed fifth at the ACC Indoor Championship in a time of 9:48.92...Also crossed the finish line in 8:22.52 to place 18th in the 3,000-meter run at the same meet...Top mile time of the season came at the Liberty Quad meet, where he turned in a mark of 4:14.93 to finish in second place. 2010 Outdoor
Ran a season-best time of 3:57.89 in the 1500m at the Tiger Track Classic ... Placed fifth in the 3000m Steeplechase at the ACC Outdoor Championships in a season-best time of 9:04.94 ... Earned first place in the 3000m Steeplechase at the Wake Forest Open ... Placed second in the 3000m Steeplechase at the Oregon Twilight Meet 2010 Indoor
Ran in one race on the season, recording a time of 8:26.46 in the 3000m run at the ACC Indoor Championship. 2009 Indoor
Finished fifth in the mile run with a time of 4:22.74 at the Niswonger Invite ... Was also a member of the DMR relay that took fourth at the Niswonger in 10:25.93. 2008 Outdoor
Participated in the 1,500-meter run at the Spec Towns Invite (4-12-08) where he finished 11th at 4:07.04 ... Finished 12th in the steeplechase at the ACC Championships (4-19-08) with a time of 9:26.58. 2007 Indoor
Finished 2nd in the 3000m at the Clemson Invitational with a time of 8:26.35. Won the 3000m at the Carolina Classic with a time of 8:26.30. Background
Male Athlete of the Year in 2005-2006 ... Outstanding Male Athlete in 2006... Won the Track and Field Award in 2004 and 2006 ... Won the Cross Country award in 2005 and 2006 ... Earned a total of eight varsity letters ... Was the first Canadian at the 2006 IAAF World Junior Cross Country Championships in Fukuoka, Japan ... Competed in the 3000m Steeple Chase at the 2006 World Junior Track and Field Championships in Beijing, China. Born Nov. 8, 1987 in Oshawa, Canada... son of Kevin and Barbara Dillon...Double majoring in biology and french...Plans to attend graduate school for biology after graduating from Wake Forest. Up Close with Marcus
My favorite food is...Chicken Wings.
If I could travel anywhere in the world, I would visit...Australia.
If I could have one superpower, it would be...The ability to teleport.
My dream job is to be...A professional hockey player.
My favorite reality television series is...Jersey Shore.
If I could invite any three people in the world to dinner, I would choose...J.P. Losman, Matt Bruce, and Matt Hughes.
My biggest source of inspiration is...My parents because they were also both distance runners.
If I could spend three hours doing anything, I would...Play beach volleyball.
My best off-the-track moment at Wake Forest was...Watching the football team win the ACC Championship in 2006.
A weird fact not many people know about me is...I have fake front teeth because I knocked them out playing road hockey.
My celebrity crush is...Kristen Stewart.