| Eric Garner |
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Junior
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| Hometown:
Kelso, WA
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| High School:
Kelso
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| Birthdate:
01/26/1981
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| Experience:
2V
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| Birthplace:
Longview, WA
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2001-02: Ran in every meet during the cross-country season, ranking as high as second on the team ... had season-best 10th-place finish in team victory at the Emerald City Invitational ... was second on the team, 90th overall, at the elite Roy Griak Invitational in Minnesota, leading the team to a 19th-place finish ... ran fourth among Huskies, 25th overall, at the Pac-10 Championships ... had season-best 8000m time of 24:50 in an 11th-place finish at the Sundodger Invitational ... was the Huskies' fifth runner at the NCAA Regional meet, finishing 41st in 32:39 ... notched one of the most impressive indoor seasons in Husky history ... set an indoor school record of 3:58.93 in the mile at the UW Indoor Qualifier, becoming the first Husky ever to post a four-minute mile on Washington soil ... also established an indoor school record at 3000m with a mark of 8:02.56 at the UW Invitational ... was an NCAA qualifier in both events ... clocked 4:07.06 in the mile at the NCAAs, finishing 13th ... won five of six regular-season races indoors ... outdoors, notched the sixth-fastest 1500m time ever at UW, with a mark of 3:43.40 at the Oregon Dual ... earned Pac-10 Track and Field Athlete of the Week honors for his efforts at Oregon ... was ninth in the 1500m at the 2002 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, finishing in a career-best 3:43.21 ... notched a pair of top-five finishes at the 2002 Pac-10 Championships ... was fifth in the conference at 1500m, finishing in 3:47.61, and fourth at 800m, in 1:51.18 ... an NCAA provisional qualifier in the 1500m ... earned six victories during the regular season. 2000-01: Competed in all six races for the Huskies during the cross-country season, including the Pac-10 and West Regional meets ... was among the UW top-five in all but one meet ... was the runner-up at the Emerald City Invitational to open the season ... recorded season-best 8000m time (24:46) at the Sundodger Invitational ... finished 15th at the Sundodger and Big Cross invitationals, 32nd at the Wolverine Interregional, 34th at the Pac-10s and 57th at the West Regional ... ran every distance from 800m to the 3000m steeplechase outdoors … won the steeplechase title at the Salzman Invitational and the 1500m title at the UC Davis Quad meet … season-best 800m time (1:54.47) ranked him third on the team … also ranked third on the UW squad in the steeplechase (9:09.39), placing 13th in the event at the Pac-10 Championships … recorded best 1500m mark of the season (3:49.65) at the Stanford Invitational … best 3000m time (8:43.41) came at the UC Davis Quad … during indoor track, won the mile at the McDonald's II meet … recorded best mile time of the year (4:12.87aa) at the Mountain Pacific Championships, which ranked him second among Huskies in the event … only 3000m mark of the indoor season (8:43.29) came at the Vandal Invitational. 1999-2000: Sat out the 1999 cross country and 2000 track campaigns to preserve a year of eligibility.
High School and Personal: Born Jan. 26, 1981 in Longview, Wash. ... parents are Janet Seaberg and Jerry Garner ... has two older sisters, Jennife and Kirsten ... named cross country MVP all three years and track MVP his junior and senior seasons ... named to the All-State team for both cross country and track in both his kunior and senior seasons ... won two Most Inspirational awards for his accomplishments as a senior ... boasted personal records of 4:17.22 in the 1600m, 9:22 in the 3200m and 1:57 in the 800m ... was a member of the National Honor Society with a 3.55 GPA.
