Andy Knapp

Height:
6-0
Weight:
160
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Shelby, Ohio
High School:
Shelby Senior HS

PERSONAL RECORDS
800m (Indoor): 2:02.02 – Akron Opener (Jan. 8, 2010)
Mile (Indoor): 4:22.13 – Kent Duals (Jan. 20, 2012)
3,000m (Indoor): 8:46.52 – Zips Invitational (Feb. 17, 2012)
800m (Outdoor): 2:00.17 – Northeast Ohio Quad (Apr. 14, 2012)
1,500m (Outdoor): 4:01.13 – Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 5, 2012)
3,000m (Outdoor): 8:56.08 – Campbell/Wright Open (May 7, 2010)
Steeplechase (Outdoor): 9:31.95 – MAC Outdoor Championships (May 11, 2012)
5,000m (Outdoor): 14:50.69 – Ashland Alumni Open (Apr. 28, 2012)

as a Junior (2012 Track)
• Recorded a fourth-place finish in the 5,000-meters at the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 11) with a time of 15:15.90
• Also scored in the steeplechase by logging a seventh-place finish with a personal-record time of 9:31.95
• Finished first in the 5,000-meters at the Ashland Alumni Open (Apr. 28) with a career-best time of 14:50.69
• Won the 3,000-meters at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 17) with a personal-record mark of 8:46.52

as a Sophomore (2010 Track)
• Competed in tihe 800, mile and 3000 during the indoor season
• Ran the Zips' sixth-fastest time in the 3000 (8:48.84) at the Akron Quad
• Posted the team's second-best in the 3000 during the outdoor season (8:56.08) with a second-place finish at the Campbell/Wright Open
• Ran the anchor leg of the 4x400 relay team (3:33.47) at the Duke Invitational

as a Freshman (2009 Track)
• Won the mile at the Akron Quad with a personal-record time of 4:22.48

as a Senior (2011 Cross Country)
• Competed in all six meets
• Was the Zips' second runner at the Salty Dog Invitational with a time of 25:24.06 (8k)
• Finished 17th overall at the All-Ohio Championships with a mark of 25:42.16
• Placed 24th at the MAC Championships with a time of 25:10.2

as a Junior (2010 Cross Country)
• Earned All-MAC status after posting a 10th-place finish (25:05.3) at the MAC Championships
• Was also named to the Academic All-MAC Team
• Placed second overall at the Buffalo Stampede with a time of 25:34 (8k)
• Finished fifth at the Tommy Evans Invitational, clocking 20:21
• Ran 33:01.6 at the Great Lakes Regional Championship

as a Sophomore (2009 Cross Country)
• Turned in a ninth-place finish at the Buffalo Stampede (26:15).
• Placed 55th at the MAC Championships and was the team's fourth-highest finisher at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional

as a Freshman (2008 Cross Country)
• Completed in all six team events, being Akron's top finisher in each of the team's first three meets
• Ran 21:04 to place second in his first collegiate meet, the Tommy Evans Invitational
• Placed 11th in his second collegiate meet, the Buffalo Stampede, with a time of 26.22.
• Completed the trifecta, placing 43rd at the prestigious Notre Dame Invitational (26:00)

Prior to Akron
• Personal records include 51.0 in the 400m, 2:00.0 in the 800m, 4:29.0 in the 1600m and 9:45.1 in the 3200m
• Three-time Academic All-Ohio and team cross country MVP at Shelby Senior High School
• Placed 18th at the 2007 Ohio state cross country meet as a senior
• Was a Northern Ohio League (NOL) cross country runner-up as a junior and placed third at the NOL meet as a sophomore
• Four-time All-NOL in cross country, including three first team honors. Four-time regional qualifier in cross country and three-time state qualifier
• Four-time, All-NOL, twice in the 1600m and 3200m each. Was the district 3200 champion in 2006
• Also played basketball, earning second team All-NOL and All-District honors