OUTDOOR: Competed in four meets ... member of the Rebels' distance medley relay that finished first at the Rhodes Open (8:07.98) ... ran personal bests of 2:03.54 in the 800 meters and 4:02.60 in the 1,500 meters at the SEC/Big Ten Challenge ... SEC Academic Honor Roll.
INDOOR: Competed in all five meets for the Rebels ... placed third in the mile with a personal-best time of 4:13:67 at the Auburn Invitational ... finished fourth in the 3,000 meters at the Crimson Tide Indoor Opener with a personal-best time of 8:39.76 ... member of the Rebels' distance medley relay that placed sixth at the SEC Championships with a 10:00.52, which ranks them fifth-best in school history.
2011:
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all six meets for the Rebels ... season-best 8K time of 25:27.49 at the SEC Championships ... season-best 10K time of 34:54.50 at the NCAA South Regional ... claimed a seventh-place finish at the Delaware Invitational with an 8K time of 26:19.97 ... member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
OUTDOOR: Did not compete in track and field and earned a redshirt.
INDOOR: Did not compete in track and field and earned a redshirt.
2010:
CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six meets ... helped Ole Miss to a fifth-place result at the SEC Championships, the school's best finish since 1996 ... season-best 8K time of 26:31.20 at the SEC Championships ... season-best 10K time of 33:57.13 at the NCAA South Regional ... captured fourth place at the Choctaw Open with a season-best 4-mile run of 21:07.92 ... helped Ole Miss finish second at the Crimson Classic and the Arkansas Tech Twilight Run ... SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.
BEFORE OLE MISS: Lettered four years in both track and cross country at Dyersburg High School in Dyersburg, Tenn. ... recorded a personal best of 15:59 in the 5000 meters ... state champion in the 1600 meters, 3200 meters and cross country as a senior ... holds the school record in the 1600 meters (4:22.2), the 3200 meters (9:44) and the 5000 meters (15:59) ... led team to cross country regional championships in 2008 and 2009 ... presented a key to the city of Dyersburg by Mayor John Holden ... Principal's Scholar recipient.
PERSONAL: Born March 26, 1992 ... son of Jim and Marty Newsom ... wants to be an attorney/district attorney.
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