CHRIS SOLINSKY
Events: Middle Distance
Height: 6'1''
Weight: 165
PRs: 1,500 3:37.27 (2007), 3,000m - 7:36.90 (2007), 5,000m 13:12.24
Birthday: December 5, 1984
Current Residence: Madison, Wis.
High School: Stevens Point (Wis.) Area Senior High (SPASH), 2003
College: University of Wisconsin, 2007
Coach: Jerry Schumacher
Agent: Tom Ratcliffe
Club: Nike

Career Highlights: 2009 USA Outdoor Champs 5,000m runner up; Runner-up at 3,000m at the 2008 USA Indoor Champs; 2006 & 2007 NCAA Outdoor 5,000m champion

Solinsky qualified for his inaugural trip to a World Outdoor Championships with his runner-up finish in the 5,000 meters at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships. A five-time NCAA champion, Solinsky enjoyed a banner season in 2007 when he set personal bests in the 1,500m, 3,000m and 5,000m and won the 5,000m gold medal at the Pan American Games. Won NCAA Division I cross country state titles as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Solinsky was the 2002 Foot Locker Cross Country champion while attending high school in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He won the race  by 20seconds, tying the largest margin of victory in race history ... Wisconsin HS state champion in the 3,200 as a sophomore, junior and senior, breaking the state record as a junior in 8:58.39 ... won state title in 1,600 meters as both a junior and senior… other SPASH graduates include Olympians Suzy Hamilton and Curt Clausen…a history major while at Wisconsin.

2009: Runner-up at USA Outdoors (13:20.82)...3rd at Mt. SAC (13:18.41)...
2008: 5th at Olympic Trials in 5,000m (13:32.17)…4th in two mile at Nike Prefontaine Classic (8:15.77)…Runner-up at NCAA Indoors 3,000m (8:03.80)...ranked #4 in U.S. by T&FN...best of 13:18.51.
2007: NCAA 5,000m champ (13:35.12)…7th at USA Outdoor Champs (13:39.83)…1st at Oordegem (3:37.27PR)…3rd at Sheffield (7:36.90PR)…4th at Heusden (13:12.24PR)…bests of 3:37.27PR, 7:36.90PR, 13:12.24PR
2006: NCAA Outdoor 1,500m champ (14:11.71)…12th at USA Outdoor Champs (13:47.24)…ranked #10 in U.S. at 5,000m by T&FN…bests of 13:27.94, 7:54.73i.
2005: 10th at USA Outdoors (13:37.35)… 8th at NCAA Outdoors (13:51.36)…bests of 13:37.35, 7:53.14.
2004: dnf at NCAA Outdoors…best of 13:42.44.

 

07/2/09