| Michael Kiter |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Spokane, Wash.
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| High School:
Shadle Park
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| Birthdate:
07/09/1983
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| Experience:
1V
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2001-02: Competed in four of six events for the Huskies ... missed the season's first two meets while nursing an injury ... made his UW debut at the elite Roy Griak Invitational, running fifth on the squad ... finished 108th overall at the meet in season-best 5000m time of 25:27 ... was third on the squad, 51st overall, at the Pre-National meet in Greenville, S.C., finishing in 25:37 ... placed 70th at the NCAA West Regional meet in 33:50 ... on the track, competed at distances from 800m to 5000m ... was a Pac-10 qualifier in the 5000m, placing 24th in 15:51.96 ... also bettered the Pac-10 qualifying standard in the 1500m, clocking 3:49.26 at the Ken Foreman Invitational ... was eighth in the 5000m in 14:38.75 at the Drake Relays ... top 5000m time of 14:32.76 earned a 10th-place finish at the Stanford Invite ... also competed once each in the 800m, 3000m and 4x800m relay ... indoors, ran Washington's sixth-fastest 5000m mark in school history, finishing in 14:42.02 at the UW Indoor Qualifier ... also competed in the mile, 3000m and distance medley relay.
High School and Personal: Born July 9, 1983 in England ... parents are Deborah and Danny ... has a younger brother, Ryne ... earned prep All-American honors in 2000-2001 ... one of the fastest prep runners in the Western Region ... the reigning two-time Washington Class 4A state cross country champion ... finished the 5000m course in a personal-best 15:18 to capture the state cross-country title in 1999 ... also captured a pair of state track titles in 2001 ... won the 1600m in a time of 4:08, two seconds slower than his personal best ... captured the 3200m title in a personal-best 8:55, the fastest time in the state in 2001 ... the 2000 NIKE Border Clash champion ... placed sixth at the Footlocker West Regional and 23rd at the Footlocker National Championships in 2000 ... on the track oval, was the 2000 state runner-up in the 3200m with a personal best 9:06.46 ... also placed fourth in the 1600m in 2000 with another personal best mark of 4:13.85 ... carried a 3.5 GPA.
