The University of Akron Athletics
2008 Cross Country
Mike Baraona
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Avon Lake, Ohio
- High School:
- Avon Lake HS
Personal records
800m(Indoor) 1:54.32
Mile(Indoor) 4:21.21
800m(Outdoor) 1:54.09
1500m(Outdoor) 4:12.71
3000m(Outdoor) 9:03.00
as a Senior (2008 Cross Country):
• Named 2008 CrossCountry Most Improved Runner.
as a Junior (2007-08):
• Named AcademicAll-MAC for both the indoor and outdoor seasons, with his 3.53 GPA inmechanical engineering.
• Earned Akron’s Scholar Ballerhonor for posting at least a 3.0 GPA for the academic year.
• Owned the Zips’best time in the 800m, both indoor (1:55.38) and outdoor (1:54.09).
• Won the 800m at theannual Campbell/Wright Invitational (1:54.09).
as a Sophomore (2006-07):
• Named Most ImprovedRunner on the cross country team in the fall of 2006.
• Earned Akron’s Scholar Ballerhonor for posting at least a 3.0 GPA for the academic year.
• Turned in a PR of1:54.32 in the indoor 800 in the Akron-Kent State Dual meet.
as a Redshirt Freshman (2005-06):
• Scored at the MACIndoors, placing fifth in the 800 meters with a time of 1:54.65.
• Established a PR atthe 2006 MAC Outdoors with a time of 1:56.15 in the 800m.
as a Freshman (2004-05):Redshirted.
at Avon Lake High School:
• 2003 cross countrychampion.
• 2004 regionalqualifier in the 800 meters.
