The 28th-ranked Notre Dame Men's Cross Country team finished in 16th position in the 2009 Notre Dame Invitational
AS A SENIOR (Cross Country): Ran in five meets during final cross country season ... earned all-region accolades at the Great Lakes Regional after finishing the 10K course first for the Irish in 10th place out of 211 runners (30:37.9) ... finished 34th out of 123 runners at the 8K BIG EAST Championships (24:28.9) ... also ran at the NCAA Championships, the Notre Dame Invitational and the Wisconsin Invitational.
AS A JUNIOR: Competed as a distance runner for the Irish, racing with both the cross country and track teams ... earned a monogram in track ... earned strongest cross country finish at the Great Lakes Regional meet, placing 22nd in 30:51.3 to claim all-region honors in the process ... earned another pair of top-40 finishes on the cross country season, placing 31st at the Pre- National meet (24:19.1) and 39th at the National Catholic Invite (26:14) ... concluded with a 108th-place showing at the NCAA Championships, crossing in 31:28 ... competed in the 800m, 1,000m, 1,500m, 1 mile and 3,000m during the track portion of the season ... competed in the 3,000m run at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships, finishing second with a mark of 8:20.52 to earn all-BIG EAST accolades ... best finish in the 800m came at the Texas Roadhouse Border Battle, finishing sixth overall in 1:52.17, becoming one of four Irish runners to place in the top six ... finished runner-up to teammate Jeremy Rae in the 1,000m at the Notre Dame Invitational with a time of 2:23.92, his best time in the event on the season ... finished eighth in his finals heat and 37th overall at the Mt. SAC Relays in the 1,500m after crossing in 3:48.58 ... best time in the mile run came at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational, finishing in 4:03.39 and placing fourth overall.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Finished fifth in 25:24.1 for fifth place at the National Catholic Championship... finished in 26:09.6 (187th place) at the Pre-NCAA meet ... finished 49th in 26:59 at the BIG EAST Championship...first-place finish (9:53.24)in the distance medley relay, running the first leg (1,200) at the Indiana Relays ... opened the indoor season running the 3,000in 8:21.70 (third place)at the Blue and Gold Invitational ...ran the 1,600 in 4:06.92 to take secondat the Notre Dame Invitational ... ran the 1,600 in 4:13.53 (second place) at the Meyo Invitational ... ran the 1,600 in 4:10.12 (second place) at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships ... ran the 3,000 in 8:31.44 for 16th place at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships ... ran anchor (1,600) of the distance medley relay in 9:40.30 (13th place) at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... ran the 1,500in 3:48.25 (fifth place)at the Stanford Invitational ... ran the 800 in 1:55.55 for seventh placeat the Mike Poehlein Invitational... finished fourth in the 1,500in 3:45.68at the Border Battle ... finished third in the 1,500 in 3:46.43 at the Mount SAC Relays ... ran the first leg of the 4x1,600 relay, finishing second overall in 16:25.57 at the
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Relays ... finished sixth in the 1,500 in 3:57.84 at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships ... finished the 800 in 1:51.88 (sixth place)at the Cardinal Classic... ran the the 1,500 in 3:49.21 for a 16th-place finish at the NCAA Regionals.
AS A FRESHMAN: Focused primarily on cross country ... made his Irish debut at the National Catholic Championship, finishing 39th ... placed 45th at the BIG EAST Cross Country Championships, helping the Irish to a second-place finish ... won the 1,600 in his first track meet at Notre Dame, recording a 4:16.25 at the Blue and Gold Invitational ... finished second in the 1,000in 2:25.59at the Notre Dame Indoor Opener ... placed third(4:08.19)in the 1,600 at the Notre Dame Invitational ... ran the 1,600 in 4:07.03 (second place) at the Meyo Invitational ... finished sixth in the 1,600 at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships ... posted a 4:06.74 in the 1,600 at the Alex Wilson Invitational, finishing 18th ... ran on Notre Dame's 4x1,600 relay at the Drake Relays for a third-place finish ... placed 14th in the 1,500 at the NCAA Regionals.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Eleven-time letterwinner in cross country, track and hockey at Rosemount (Minn.) ... earned All-America honors after finishing third in the 1,600 at the Nike Outdoor Nationals in 4:07 ... conference champion in the 800 and 4x800 relay as a sophomore, junior and senior ... 4x400 relay team won the regional championship during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... also won the 800 regional title as a sophomore ... holds school records in the 4x400 relay, distance medley relay, 4x800 relay, 4x400 relay, 1,600 and 3,200 ... also holds the conference record in the 800 run ... from same area as current Irish soccer player Chris Sutton and current Irish football player Michael Floyd ... member of the German National Honor Society ... born December 21, 1989, in St. Paul, Minn. ... son of Jeffrey and Christine Carlson ... has two brothers ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters ... majoring in psychology and working towards a second major in computer applications.
