Greg Billington

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Six Mile Bottom, England
High School:
Lakenheath

2009 Cross Country
Ran in one cross country meet during the season ... Raced in the Lehigh Invitational on Oct. 2, finishing fifth on the team and 203rd overall ... Represented the United States at the 2009 Gold Coast ITU Triathlon World Championships in the U23 event ... Finished first on the squad and 13th overall with a time of 1:48:05 in the Olympic-distance course.

2008 Indoor
Ran his best mile of 4:16.70 at the Clemson Invite (1-18-08) to finish 3rd ... Finished 10th at the ACC Championships in the 3,000-meter run with a season-best time of 8:25.42 ... Also finished 9th in the 5,000-meter run at the ACC Championships with a time of 14:43.99.

2008 Cross Country
Finished first for Wake Forest in each of five meets raced ... Captured first individual title in field of 270 runners at Lehigh[apos]s 8K White Division Brooks Paul Run with a time of 25:21.0 ... Also placed sixth overall at the Wake Forest Relays with a combined two-leg time of 22:53 in the 7-kilometer event.

2007 Cross Country:
Made his college debut at the Greater Louisville Classic where he placed 28th overall with a time of 24:44.39, lifting the team to a 6th place overall finish ... Finished 10th overall and first among Deacs at the Penn State National Invite with a time of 26:34, giving the team a 10th place finish ... Again finished first among Deacs at the 2007 ACC Championships where he finished 25th overall with a time of 24:57 ... Led the Deacs for the third meet in a row at the NCAA Southeast Regionals, where he finished 31st overall with a time of 31:02.5.

Background:
Earned eight varsity letters in cross country and track at Lakenheath High School ... 2007 Canadian and U.S. Under-20 National Triathlon Champion ... Placed 12th at the 2007 World Junior Triathlon Championships in Hamburg, Germany ... 2006 U.S. Junior Olympic Cross Country Champion ... two-time DoDDs European Cross Country Champion and record holder in the 3,000m ... 2006 under 20 World Aquathon Champion ... The Lakenheath High School Valedictorian, a Presidential Scholar, National Honors Society member and four-year honor roll student ... Undecided on a major ... Born May 30, 1989 in Spokane, WA... son of Garrett and Karen Billington.