John Compton

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Matthews, N.C.
High School:
Providence Day School

2008 Indoor
Finished 5th at the Clemson Invite (1-18-08) in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:45.35 ... Ran a season-best 15:03.53 in the 5,000-meter run at the Akron Open (2-1-08) and finished 13th at the ACC Championships in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:12.87.

Outdoor: 2007:
Placed 15th at the Wake Forest Open in the 10,000m run with a time of 31:27.11. 2006:
Finished 18th in the 5,000-meter run at the ACC Championships in a seasonal-best time of 14:58.76 ... Competed in the 5,000m at the Duke Invitational running a time of 15:01. Cross Country: 2007:
Placed 8th in the Raleigh Invitational with a time of 16:13, helping the team to a 2nd place overall finish. Ran in the Penn State National Invite where he placed 56th overall and posted a time of 27:24. Finished second for Wake and 34th overall at the ACC Championships with a time of 25:14.4. Finished 46th overall at the NCAA Southeast Regionals with a time of 31:27.75. 2006:
Finished 28th overall at the ACC Championships ... Was the team[apos]s top finisher at both the conference and regional championships ... Ran a time of 32:37.10 at the NCAA Southeast Regionals. 2005:
Placed 12th individually at the Wake Forest Relays ... Teamed with Chris Catton to come in fifth as a pair ... Recorded a 10th place finish at the Raleigh Invitational ... Placed 51st at the ACC Championship ... Finished 62nd at the NCAA Southeast Regional.

2004:
Competed in six events for the Deacons ... Finished eighth at the East Carolina Invitational ... Recorded a 12th place finish at the Wake Forest Relays ... Earned a 17th place spot at the Wake Forest Invitational ... Placed 40th at the ACC Championship. Background:
A four-year letterwinner in cross country and track ... Holds the school record in the 3200m and the 5k ... Named the Charlotte Observer Runner of the Year twice ... Earned the Citizenship Award ... Earned the Sportsmanship award at Providence Day School ... National Scholastic Academic All-American for Indoor Track in 200 ... Born July 20, 1985 ... Son of Kenn and Joanne Compton.