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Baker's PR's
•3,000 - 8:34.19
• 5,000 - 14:44.91
•10,000 - 30:33.25
• 8K - 25:19
2008 Cross Country Season: Top finisher at the ACC Championships with a 30th place finish • Scored at the NCAA Southeast Regional • Finished 15th at the Blue Ridge Open.
Junior Year: Competed in the 5,000 and 10,000 during the outdoor season • Finished with the top 5,000 time on the team • Set a new personal best in the event at the Wake Forest Open where he finished fifth • Placed 10th in the 5,000 at the ACC Indoor Championships • Also competed in the 3,000 during the indoor season • Consistent top five finisher for the cross country team • Placed third on the team at the ACC Championships • Finished fourth on the squad with a fourth place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional • Named to the All-ACC Academic Team.
Sophomore Year: Scored at ACC Championships and NCAA Regionals in cross country • Ran the 3,000 and 5,000 during the indoor season • Competed in the 1,500, 5,000 and 10,000 during the outdoor season • Placed 20th at the ACC Outdoor Championships in the 10,000 • Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Freshman Year: Competed in cross country in the fall • Ran the 3,000 and the 5,000 during the indoor season and the 5,000 during the outdoor season • Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Prep: Tennessee state runner-up in the 3200 as a senior • All-state in cross country in 2002 and 2004 • Member of state team runner-up in 2005 • Captain of cross country and track teams as a senior • Valedictorian of his high school class.
Personal: Biology and Spanish major • "Lord of the Rings" is his favorite book and "Chariots of Fire" is his favorite movie • Hobbies include reading and playing Ultimate Frisbee • Mother, Mary, played tennis at Mississippi State • Brock Robert Baker is the son of Brock and Mary Baker • Born November 25, 1986, in Nashville, Tenn.
