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John Krell
John Krell
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Farmington, CT
  • High School:
    Farmington
  • Position:
    DISTANCE

Bio

Collegiate Personal Bests:
1,500 Meter Run: 4:07.80
One Mile Run: 4:24.45
3,000 Meter Run: 8:42.00
5,000 Meter Run: 14:49.15
10,000 Meter Run: 30:53.31
Javelin: 12.55m

2013 Outdoor Track: Named NEC Track Athlete of the Week on April 30...Performed well at the NEC Outdoor Championships, placing third in the 10,000m run and ninth in the 5,000m run with times of 32:14.71 and 15:18.38, respectively...Placed fifth in the 5,000m at the UMASS Invitational with his time of 15:07.00...Ran a career-best 4:07.80 in the 1,500m run at the AIC Yellow Jacket Invitational on April 6...Finished 25th in the 10,000m run at the Penn Relays with a career-best time of 30:53.31.

2013 Indoor Track: Placed 10th at the NEC Indoor Championships in the 5,000m run with a time of 15:22.17...Also finished 10th in the 5,000m at the New England Indoor Championships, crossing the finish line in 14:54.07...Earned eighth out of 37 competitors in the one mile at the Army Crowell Open with a time of 4:32.89...Placed ninth in the 3,000m at the Great Dane Classic on Jan. 18 (8:43.06).

2012 Outdoor Track: Placed 7th in the 5,000 meter run at the Northeast Conference Outdoor Championships with a time of 15:09.75...Crossed the finish line in 33:00.53 in the 10,000 meter run at the NECs for eighth place...Also competed in the 10,000 meter run at the NEICAAA Outdoor Championships where he finished in 31:52.37 for sixth place.

2012 Indoor Track: Finished 11th in the 5,000 meter run at the NEC Indoor Championships, crossing the finish line in 15:21.78...Placed 10th in the 5,000 meter run at the NEICAAA Indoor Championships with a new career-best time of 14:49.15...Completed the one mile run with a career-best 4:24.45 at the Yale Collegiate Invitational on Jan. 14 for 14th place...Earned a career-best time of 8:42.00 in the 3,000 meter run at the 2012 Great Dane Classic on Jan. 20 for 21st place.

2011 Outdoor Track: Completed the 1,500 meter run in a career-best time of 4:08.08 at the UCONN Husky Invitational on April 7 for 23rd place...Also placed 23rd in the 10,000 meter run at the Bison Outdoor Classic on April 15, crossing the finish line in 31:15.02.

2011 Indoor Track: Placed fifth in the one mile run at the Army Carleton Crowell Open on Jan. 8, crossing the finish line in 4:33.43...Finished 23rd in the 3,000 meter run at the Albany Great Dane Classic on Jan. 21 with a time of 9:00.27...Competed in the 5,000 meter run at the NEICAAA Indoor Championships where he crossed the finish line in 15:11.74 for 18th place.

2011 Cross Country: Participated in seven out of eight meets for the Blue Devils…Named Northeast Conference Athlete of the Week on Sept. 7…Came out with an impressive first place victory with a time of 26:32 at the Blue Devil Invitational on Sept. 2…Earned third place at the Monmouth Invitational with a time of 26:31.80 out of 143 participants...Took eighth place out of 80 at the CCSU Mini Meet…Performed well at the Northeast Conference Championships with a time of 27:46.40 for 22nd place…Ran a 33:16.70 for 82nd place in the 2011 NCAA Division I Northeast Regional Cross Country Championships…Finished 119th with a time of 26:46 at the 2011 New England Cross Country Championships on Oct. 8…Completed the season with a time of 25:47 for 32nd place at the IC4A/ECAC Cross Country Championships on Nov. 19.

2010 Outdoor Track: Placed fifth in the 10,000 meter run at the UMASS Spring Meet on April 10 with a time of 32:24.29...Finished the 1,500 meter run in eighth at the Holy Cross Quad Meet on April 18, crossing the finish line in 4:14.94...Ran the 5,000 meter event at the UCONN Invitational where he placed 14th in 15:57.40.

2010 Indoor Track: Placed 17th in the one mile run at the URI Sorlien Invitational on Jan. 16 with a time of 4:46.87...Finished the 5,000 meter run in 16:04.10 at the NEC Indoor Championships for 19th place...Placed 20th in the 3,000 meter run at the Yale Collegiate Invitational on Jan. 9 with a time of 9:10.42.

2010 Cross Country: Named All-Northeast Coneference…Placed 14th at 2010 NEC Championships…Placed seventh at the Ted Owen Invitational…Finished 55th at the New England Intercollegiate Championships…Placed fifth at the CCSU Mini Meet.

Before Central: Two-time Cross Country Team MVP at Farmington...Captained cross country and outdoor track as a senior...Two-time All-Herald honoree...Named all-conference twice...Placed 41st at the Connecticut State Open in cross country...School Record holder in the 4x800 meter relay which also was named All-State in 2009.