2023 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
2023: Competed in the Lehigh Paul Short Run 8K (9/30), running a 30:11.1 and finishing in 275th… had the best 5K race of his junior season at Roanoke's Rooney Invitational (10/13), finishing in 18:10.9 to place 22nd.
2022-23: Ran season-bests in 5K (18:20.2) … 8K (28:41.4)
2021-22: Ran season-bests in 4K (14:30.4) … 8K (31:00.1)
High School: 2021 graduate of Nansemond River in Suffolk … 4-year letterwinner … named Most Valuable Runner in 2021 … member of the honor roll
Personal: Son of Keir S. Ballinger and Julia Burgess … has one brother (Ben) and one sister (Leah) … majoring in social studies education … favorite movies are The Hitman’s Bodyguard and Bullet Train … favorite sports figure is Kylian Mbappé … greatest personal sports moment was winning the Dismal Swamp Stomp 5K with a PR
Why Roanoke: “The coaching staff reached out and were very personal.”
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