The Irish qualify 60 students for Big East at the season opener on December 2nd.
AS A FRESHMAN (Cross Country): Ran in two meets during the cross country season ... Earned a pair of 11th place finishes, finishing the 5K Crusader Invitational (16:22.4) ahead of 42 other runners and the 8K JV race at the National Catholic Championships (26:46.0) ahead of 66 other runners.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Christopher Lawrence Quinn graduated from St. Charles Preparatory School in the spring of 2011 ... lettered four times each in cross country and track and field ... named all- league four times and all-district and all-region three times in cross country ... won the Central Catholic League individual cross country title two times ... qualified for state as a senior ... named all-league four times in track and field ... put together impressive senior campaign that included winning the 1,600-meter run at the district championships, earning all-district accolades in the 1,600 and 3,200-meter runs and the 4x800- meter relay ... also named all-region and all-state in the 1,600 and 4x800 ... finished second in the indoor state 1,600 race and third in the outdoor state 1,600 race ... 4x800 relay team placed second in the outdoor state meet ... won the 1,600 at the Midwest Meet of Champions ... owns the school record in the 1,600, 3,200 and 4x800 ... best times include 4:14 in the 1,600, 9:25 in the 3,200 and 1:54 in a leg of the 4x800 ... participated in the National Honor Society ... honored as the Knights of Columbus Youth of the Year ... born on April 20, 1993, to Kevin and Marie Quinn in Hilliard, Ohio ... has two older brothers, Sean and Brendan, and a younger sister, Margaret ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies.
