Player Bio: Adam Shimer - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
April 18, 2013 | Cross Country
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A consistent top-seven performer throughout the past two cross country seasons ... has twice appeared at the USA Cross Country Championships ... has been limited by injury throughout his track career.
2006-07: Led UW men to 12th at the NCAA Championships with a 179th-place individual effort, fifth among Huskies ... was also UW's No.5 runner at Pac-10s (38th overall) and Regionals (50th) ... clocked 8K cross country PR of 24:41 at Pac-10s, 15 seconds faster than his previous best ... also ran with the varsity at the Sundodger and Dellinger Invites, and was in the open race at Pre-Nationals ... earned Academic All-Pac-10 honorable mention ... competed just once indoors, placing 17th in the 5000m at the Last Chance Qualifier ... ran the 3000m, 5000m, and 10000m during the outdoor season, with a second-place finish at the Ken Shannon Invite at 5000m.
2005-06: Helped UW to fourth at the Pac-10 meet with a 30th-place finish, fourth-best by a UW runner ... was the team's first alternate runner at both Regionals and NCAAs ... was No. 6 UW runner, in 26th overall, at the season-opening Sundodger Invitational ... also ran 27th in an unattached performance at Willamette ... earned Academic All-Pac-10 honorable mention for cross country ... did not compete during the 2006 track season.
2004-05: Ran at the Emerald City and Sundodger Invites in the fall, placing second and 20th, respectively ... earned top-10 finishes in his only two outdoor track appearances, both at 5000m ... ran indoors in the mile and 3000m.
2003-04: Redshirted the cross country and track seasons ... was among the Huskies' highest-finishing redshirts at all four cross country meets in which he competed ... ran in the Emerald City, Sundodger and Geoduck Invitationals, and in the open race at the Pac-10 Championships ... placed eighth at the Geoduck ... in March, ran a career-best 8000m cross country time of 25:40 to place 18th at the U.S. Junior Nationals ... competed four times unattached during the track season, including twice each indoors and out ... won first-career outdoor 5K race with a time of 14:52.86 at the Ken Shannon Invite ... also attempted the 10000m.
High School and Personal: Both parents, Kaya and Mike, attended UW ... has a younger sister, Shirley ... took second at the 2002 state cross country meet, and was the eighth-place state finisher in 2001 ... earned All-State cross country honors both years ... a first-team All-WesCo cross country selection each of his last two seasons ... won league cross country title in 2002, and was third at the regional meet ... earned fourth at the 2001 WesCo cross country meet ... led Meadowdale to a seventh-place state cross country finish in 2002 ... won district cross country titles in 2001 and 2003, and district two-mile crowns in 2002 and 2003 ... a 10-time prep letterwinner, served three years as captain ... named prep athlete of the month three times ... also lettered in swimming.
Collegiate Best Marks:
Mile.......4:20.87i
3000m.......8:42.84
5000m.......14:52.86
10000m.......31:28.61
XC: 8000m....... 24:55
