Chris Givens

Height:
6-null
Weight:
200
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Wylie, TX
High School:
Wylie
Deals:
RS

Givens[apos] Personal Bests
60m: 7.12
2011 Outdoor
Did not compete during the outdoor season. 2011 Indoor
Raced in one meet during the season, the Liberty Quad, where he turned in a time of 7.12 in the preliminary rounds of the 60-meter dash, good enough to qualify for the finals...Finished fifth overall in the finals, crossing the line in 7.14. Background
Won the District 9-5A 100 meter title in 2007...Placed third in the district meet in 2007 in the 200 meters with a 22.29 clocking and a member of the district champion 800 meter relay team...Ran a 10.44 100m (electronic) at the Jesuit-Sheaner Relays in 2007...In late January, 2008, just 15 weeks after ACL surgery, clocked a 10.7 in the 100 meters...Also ran a 10.62 100m during the 2008 Region 2-5A meet...Ranked as high as the fourth in the 100 meters throughout Texas high schools...Also an outstanding football player who suffered a torn ACL in his left knee in September 2007 to bring an early close to his high school football career ... Rushed for 247 yards and four touchdowns on 30 carries against Hebron in the second game of the 2007 season ... Injured his knee the following week in the first quarter against Richardson Berkner ... Ripped off a 63-yard touchdown run vs. Hebron ... Rushed for 93 yards in the 2007 season-opening win over Mesquite Poteet with scoring runs of 17 and 45 yards ... Suffered a torn ACL in the first game of his junior season as well ... Played for head coach Bill Howard...An Honor Roll student. Personal
A wide receiver on the Wake Forest football team...Majoring in psychology...Son of Nicole Givens...Born Dec. 6, 1989, in Jackson, Mississippi...Chose Wake Forest over offers from Wisconsin, UNLV, and Utah. Up Close with Chris
My biggest inspiration is...My mother.
My favorite food is...Really good Southern BBQ.
One place I would like to visit is...Africa.
My dream job is...Playing in the NFL.
If I could invite any three people, deceased or living, to dinner, I would choose...Percy Harvin, Jay-Z, and MLK.
My secret addiction is...Chewy candy (Laffy Taffy, Jolly Rancher Fruit Chews, etc.).
A weird fact not many people know about me is...I tore both of my ACL[apos]s in high school.
If I could appear on the cover of any magazine, it would be...ESPN.
The hardest class I have taken so far at Wake Forest is...Research Methods 311 in Psychology.
The best book I have ever read is...the Bible.
My most memorable track moment was...Running a 10.09 in the 100 meters at the district track meet during my senior year of high school.
My favorite professional athlete is...Percy Harvin.
My celebrity crush is...Keri Hilson.
My two favorite quotes are...'You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way...they don[apos]t exist.' and 'If you desire success, you must be committed. A commitment is a contract with yourself to give your absolute all. Please commit yourself.'
If I could have any superpower, it would be...Superman[apos]s powers.