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Reed Connor

	Class: Junior
	Hometown: Houston, Texas
	High School: The Woodlands

	Height: 6-1
	Event: Distance

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Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Junior/Junior

Notables
• 2011 Big Ten champion (outdoor 5,000 meters)
• 2011 Big Ten Freshman of the Year - Outdoor
• 2011 Second-team All-American (indoor 3,000 meters / outdoor 5,000 meters)
• 2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships Preliminary Round qualifier (1500 meters)

At Wisconsin
2013 Outdoor: At the Wisconsin Open (5/4), won the 1500 meters in 3:44.52 ... won the 1500 meters at the Musco Twilight Invitational (4/20) in 3:53.41 ... at the Sea Ray Relays (4/13), helped his team win the 4x1500-meter relay in 15:35.83 and the distance medley relay in 9:50.68 ... finished seventh in the 10,000 meters in 29:33.88 at the Stanford Invitational (3/29)

2012 Indoor: Finished fourth in the 3000 meters at the Big Ten championships (2/24) with a time of 8:03.61 ... took second in the 5000 meters at the American Milers Club (6/16) with a time of 14:04.04 ... also took sixth in the 5000 meters with a run of 13:53.55 ... finished third in the mile at the Frank Sevigne Invitational (2/4) by clocking in at 4:09.38 ... took second with a time of 8:02.54 in the 3000 meters at the Alex Wilson Invitational (3/3)

2012 Outdoor: Recorded the No. 10 all-time UW mark in the 1500 meters by clocking in at 3:40.46 to finish sixth at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational (4/29) ... finished sixth in the 1500 meters at the Big Ten championships (5/13) with a time of 3:44.04 ... placed 23rd in the first round of the 1500 meters by clocking in at 3:50.55 at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/24) and went on to finish 20th in the quarterfinal of the event with a time of 3:57.34 ... runner-up in the 1500 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/20) with a time of 3:42.15 ... finished third in the 1500 meters with a time of 3:47.51 at the Stanford Invitational (4/6)

2011 Indoor: Placed 10th in the 3000 meters at the NCAA championships (3/12) in a time of 8:07.07, earning second-team All-America honors ... earned a third-place finish in the 3000 meters in 7:57.49 at the Big Ten championships (2/27) ... also finished fourth in the 5000 meters in 13:52.39 at the Big Ten meet ... won the 3000 meters at the Wisconsin NCAA Qualifier (3/4) in a personal-best 7:53.88 to earn automatic NCAA qualifying mark ... finished third in the mile at the Wisconsin Elite Invitational (1/29) in a personal-best 4:03.21... took third in the 3000 meters at the GaREAT Invitational (2/5) in 7:56.77

2011 Outdoor: 2012 Big Ten Freshman of the Year ... won 5000 meters title at Big Ten championships (5/15), finishing in time of 14:02.72 ... earned second-team All-America honors with 16th-place finish in 5000 meters at NCAA championships (6/11) in 14:00.49 ... finished sixth at NCAA West Preliminary Round, running a personal-best time of 13:48.59 ... ran on winning 4x1600-meter relay team at Drake Relays (4/29), clocking in at 16:32.76 ... finished third in the 1500 meters at the Mt SAC Relays (4/14) in 3:44.52

2010 Indoor: Placed fourth in the 3000 meters at the Big Ten championships in a time of 8:10.75 ... finished second in the 3000 meters at the Wisconsin Elite Invite in an NCAA provisional-qualifying time of 8:05.06

2010 Outdoor: Redshirt season

High School
Named Gatorade National Cross Country Runner of the Year in 2008-09 ... was the individual champion of the 2008 Nike Cross Country National Championship with a course record time of 15:13.60 ... won the 2008 Chile Pepper Festival at Arkansas, becoming the third prep runner to ever run a sub-15:00 at the meet ... set a course record at the Nike Cross Nationals South Regional final with a time of 14:56.8 ... won the Texas state cross country championship with a time of 14:47.20, the second-fastest time in state meet history ... helped team win three consecutive Texas state team championships from 2006-08, leading the school to fourth-place finishes at the national meet in 2007 and 2008 and 12th in 2006 ... earned Texas 5A All-Region honors in cross country three consecutive years (2006-08) ... regional cross country champion as a senior and runner up as a junior ... two-time district cross country champion ... member of two-time national champion 4xmile relay team in 2008 and 2009 ... took home runner-up honors in the Texas state track meet in the 3,200 meters and 1,600 meters as a senior after winning district and regional titles in both events ... placed second in the 3,200 and third in the 1,600 at the Texas state track meet as a junior ... regional and district champion in the 3,200 in 2008 and runner-up in the 1,600 at both meets ... claimed third place at the state meet in the 3,200 as a sophomore ... high school coach: Dan Green ... pre-collegiate bests: 1600 meters (4:10.69); mile (4:11.26); 3200 meters (8:55.25); 3 mile (14:27.20)

Personal
Parents are Tom and Karla Connor ... has three siblings: Bailey, Kasey and Holly ... served on school's Principals Leadership Council ... earned rank of Eagle Scout ... four-time academic letterwinner ... intended major is business

Personal Bests
Indoor			Outdoor
Mile	4:03.21	1-29-11	1500 Meters	3:40.46	4-29-12
3000 Meters	7:53.88	3-4-11	5000 Meters	13:48.59	5-28-11
5000 Meters	13:52.39	2-27-11	10,000 Meters	29:33.88	3-29-13