Will Ficklen

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Griffin, Ga.
High School:
Spalding

2009 Cross Country
Competed in five meets during freshman season ... Only Demon Deacon from the men[apos]s team to compete in the Hokie Open on Nov. 6 ... Finished course with a time of 20:15.6 and 12th overall ... Placed second on the team and 21st overall at the Hagan Stone Park Classic with a time of 27:41.5 ... In the Blue Ridge Open, recorded a fourth-place finish on the team and 25th overall in the Open Division after a time of 27:55.36 ... Posted a time of 26:39.7 at the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational for eighth on the squad and 66th overall ... Started season with a 10th-place team finish and 23rd overall with a combined time of 24:07.

Background
Team Georgia cross country member in 2009 ... Eleven-time varsity letterwinner, including four letters in cross country ... 2009 state champion in 1600-meter run ... 2009 Wendy[apos]s Heisman State winner ... Won 2007 National Long-Course Triathlon ... Coach was Delores Owens ... Beta Club President and member of the National Honors Society ... Born Nov. 3, 1990, in Atlanta, Ga. ... Son of Judd and Gina Ficklen ... Full name is William Juddson Ficklen.