Jon Russell

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Ann Arbor, Mich.
High School:
Skyline

Last Updated: Sept. 18, 2015

Freshman (2015)
• Ran 26:48 for 76th place while competing unattached at the 8,000-meter Spartan Invitational (Sept. 18)
• Finished 30th (15:58.8) competing unattached in the 5,000-meter event at the EMU Celebration (Sept. 5).

Prep ... Graduated from Skyline High School (2015) with Honors ... National Honor Society ... Three-time Academic All-State (2013-15) honoree ... Broke the program record in the 3,200m run (10:29) as a freshman and improved the mark to 9:18 later in his career ... Cross Country ... Owns program record at the 5,000m distance (15:27) ... Academic All-State (2013) ... All-State and Conference Runner-up (2014) ... Regional Champion (2014) ... Three-year Team Captain (2012-14) ... Rookie of the Year (2012) and two-time Most Valuable Runner (2012-13) ... Three-time First team All-Conference honoree (2012-14) ... Track and Field... AOwns school records in the 3,200m race (9:18) and as a member of the 4x800m relay (8:05) ... Regional Runner-up (2014) in the 3,200m ... Three-year Team Captain (2013-15) ... Most Valuable Distance Runner (2013).

Personal... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, & the Arts ... undecided major ... Born November 29, 1996 ... Son of Mark and Beth Russell ... Brother, Will, cheered at U-M from 2011-13 ... Father, Mark, was a member of Cornell's rowing team (1981-85) ... Other Sports ... Also competed on the swim team, where he was a captain as a senior (2015) ... Two-time Second Team All-State in the 500m Freestyle (2014-15) ... Won the Team Spirit (2012) and Hardest Worker Awards (2013), qualifying for the State Meet on four occasions in the 200m (2015) and 500m Freestyles (2013-15).