Come meet Jorge Torres and Nick Willis at Running Central!
Come meet Jorge Torres and
Nick Willis at Running Central!
On Friday, November 7 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 to 6:00
p.m. Jorge Torres and Nick Willis will be signing autographs at
Running Central.
If you can't meet them on Friday, look for them at Detweiller on
Saturday, November 8
as they are watching the state Cross Country finals!
At the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, Nick Willis won the USA a
bronze medal in the Men's 1500m Final!
Nick Willis
Represents: USA
Age: 25 (April 25, 1983)
College: University of Michigan
Hometown: Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Residence: Ann Arbor, Mich.
Affiliation: Reebok
Coach: Ron Warhurst
Events: 1500m (3:32.17 PB)
Mile (3:52.75)
Bronze Medalist, 2008 Olympics, 1500m
Gold Medalist, 2006 Commonwealth Games
National Record 1500m (3:32.17)
2004 Olympic Games 1500m, semifinalist
2005 NCAA Indoor Champion, Mile
2-time NCAA Indoor Champion,
Distance-Medley Relay (2004, 2005)
From Detweiler to Beijing Jorge Torres Comes back to where it all
started for his running career!
Jorge Torres
Represents: USA
Age: 28 (August 22, 1980)
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Hometown: Wheeling, Ill.
Residence: Boulder, Colo.
Affiliation: Reebok
Coach: Steve Jones
Events: 5000m (13:20.57 PB, 2005)
10,000m (27:42.91, 2007)
2008 Olympian 10,000m
2006 USA Champion 10,000m
Ranked #1 in US at 10,000m in 2006, #4 in 2007
2-time USA 8K Road Race Champion (2005, 2008)
Finalist, 2003 World Championships 5000
19th, 2008 World Cross Country Championships 12K, first American
finisher
13th, 2005 World Cross Country Championships 4K, first American
finisher
3-time runner-up, USA Cross Country Championships 12K (2005, 2006,
2008)
2002 NCAA Cross Country Champion
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