Updated July 19, 2006
* USATF Junior All-American (2006, 5000m)
* MSHSAA Champion
PERSONAL BESTS:
CROSS COUNTRY
8k, 25:12, Notre Dame Invite '05
10k, 32:12, NCAA Regionals '05
INDOOR
Mile, 4:16.50, Mo Invite '06
3000m, 8:22.33, Meyo Invite '06
OUTDOOR
800m, 1:54, HS
1500m, 3:51.47, Cardinal Invite '06
3000m, 8:25.93, Tom Botts '06
5000m, 14:23.95, Stanford Invite '06
PROGRESSION
5000m
2006, 14:23.95, Stanford Invite
2006:
Outdoor: Nearly grabbed All-Big 12 honors his freshman year with a ninth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships at 5000 meters ... nearly broke into Mizzou's all-time top five with season best 5k clocking of 14:23.95 at the Stanford Invite ... was part of fifth-place 4x1600 relay team at Drake Relays ... earned USATF Junior All-America honors, placing third at the Junior National Championships at 5000 meters .
Indoor: Ran at 3000 meters almost exclusively ... placed second in the event at the MU-KU-KSU Triangular ... 26th at the Big 12 Indoor.
2005:
Cross Country: Had a standout year in his freshman season, coming thru with big performances as the team's second scorer at both the Big 12 Championships and NCAA Regional ... placed 37th overall at the Big 12 Championships, clocking 25:17 ... was 33rd overall at the NCAA Regionals, timing 32:12 ... had season-best 8k time at the Notre Dame Invite with 25:12 mark ... was fifth overall at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge.
High School:
Runner-up at the Missouri Class 4 State Cross Country meet ... on the track, was a state champion in the 3,200-meter run ... competing in the two-mile run, he earned his first of seven all-state titles, three in the two-mile run, two in the mile and two in the 4x800-meter relay ... a 2005 graduate of Marquette High School, Jeffries and the Mustang track team finished third at the state championships in 2004 ... named the St. Louis Post Dispatch Runner of the Year in 2004 ... named to the St. Louis Post Dispatch All-Metro cross country first team and All-Metro track first team ... coached by Mike Ebert (cross country) and Tony Edwards (track) ... academically, was a member of the National Honor Society and received scholar athlete recognition as well as Winner's Circle and Student of the Day while maintaining a 4.0 grade-point average all four years of high school.
Personal:
Son of Ken & Mindy Jeffries ... majoring in business management ... born July 20, 1987 in Salt Lake City, Utah
