Joseph McCellon
	Class: Senior Hometown: Alvin, Texas High School: Alvin Event: Distance Experience: 3L

2004 INDOOR: Competed in the 800, mile, 3,000m and DMR … 800m … ran a time of 1:59.51 at the Red Raider Classic … MILE … finished in fourth at the Red Raider Invitational with a time of 4:32.56 … with a seventh-place finish, ran a time of 4:27.58 at the Texas Tech Quad … 3000m … at the Big 12 Championships, ran a prelim time of 8:35.36, a personal best … finished third at both the Texas Tech Quad and Red Raider Invitational with times of 8:37.19 and 9:11.26, respectively … DMR … made one appearance, a second-place finish at the Red Raider Classic with a time of 11:09.88.

2003 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all meets for the season including competing as an individual at the Mountain Regional (10K) ... best finish was third at the UT-Arlington Invite (4 miles) with a time of 20:44 ... turned in a 23rd-place finish with a time of 25:58 at the Lobo Invitational (8K) ... ran a time of 25:53 at the Roy Griak Invitational (8K) ... ran a 25:03 at the Cowboy Jamboree (8K) for a season best time on an 8000m course, finishing in 27th place ... turned in a 19th-place finish at the Chili Pepper Invite (10K) with a time of 30:25 ... finished in 37th at the Big 12 Championships (8K) with a time of 26:05 ... closed season with a 39th place finish at the Midwest Regional (10K) running the course in 32:17.

2002 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished in the top 20 in three meets on the season ... ran a 28:54 at the Texas Tech Open (8K) for a second- place finish ... finished in third at the Kachina Classic (7,500m) with a time of 23:52 ... best time of the season in the 8000 was a 25:15 at the Big 12 Championships for a 41st place finish ... finished third for Tech at the Mountain Regional (10K) with a time of 33:53, placing 90th.

2002 OUTDOOR: Ran a 3:59.82 1500 at the Texas Tech Open to finish fourth...claimed a second-place victory in the 5K with a time of 15:04.31, personal best, at the Michael Johnson/SW Bell Classic ... placed second in the 1500m with a time of 3:55.05, a personal best, at the UTEP Invitational ...turned in a time of 3:57.35 to earn a fourth-place finish in the 1500m at the Longhorn Invitational.

2002 INDOOR: Ran a 2:27.74 1000 at the Big 12 Championships ...placed third in the mile with a time of 4:13.39 at the Texas Tech Open ...one of five Red Raiders to place in the top six in the mile at the Texas Tech Early Bird as he posted a fourth-place time of 4:17.03.

2001 CROSS COUNTRY: Took fifth at Red Raider Open (8K) with a time of 27:04…took third at the Kachina Classic (7,500m) with a time of 23:50…posted a mark of 25:38 at Cowboy Jamboree (8K).

2001 OUTDOOR: Took second in 5000m at Red Raider Open with a time of 14:21.37, personal best …took second in 1500m at Tech vs. Oklahoma with a time of 4:03.58…took first in 1500m at ACU T&F Classic posting a time of 4:01.82…posted a time of 15:27.33 in the 5000m at the Big 12 Championships.

2001 INDOOR: Redshirted.

2000 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished ninth at season-opening ACU Classic (4 miles) with time of 22:14.71…posted a 10th-place showing at Red Raider Open (8K) with mark of 27:21…finished first at Sundodger Invitational (8K) with time of 25:43.30…posted mark of 26:38 at Cowboy Jamboree (8K) …finished Pre-National Meet (10K) with time of 33:19.8…posted time of 27:03 at Big 12 Championships (8K) …finished NCAA Mountain Regionals (10K) in time of 33:09.6.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2000 graduate of Alvin High School in Alvin, Texas...teams won five district titles...squad posted regional championship senior year, and finished sixth at state...five-time MVP, three for cross country and twice for track...named to Greater Houston Area first team... best time in three-mile is 14:55, 5,000 is 15:26, two-mile is 9:30, and mile is 4:22 ... three-time state champion in TAAF summer track, twice in two-mile and once in mile...member of track, cross country and football teams.

PERSONAL: Born October 4, 1981, in Brownfield, Texas...son of Kenneth, Jr., and Kelli McCellon...exercise sports science major with minor in mathematics.