| Chris Horel |
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Junior
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| Hometown:
Belford, N.J.
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| High School:
Christian Brothers Academy
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| Height:
6-0
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Horel's Career Honors:
2006 Patriot League Rookie of the Year
Cantello on Horel:
"Traditionally among our top-seven scorers, Chris needs to be more sanguine. If this is a place that spawns leaders, now is his time."
2007:
Saw action in seven meets as a sophomore ... finished among the scoring five in five races and displaced in the other two ... placed among the overall top 20 runners three times ... finished 20th at the Fordham Invitational round out the scoring five (27:16) ... crossed the finish line 17th overall in the Navy Invitational (25:02.7) ... produced the team's third-best time - 26th overall - at the Iona Meet of Champions (26:09.1) ... completed the team's scoring group at each of the next-two meets - the Roy Griak Invitational and Army-Navy Star Meet ... landed in 23rd place at the Patriot League Championship (27:01.6).
2006:
Ran in all-eight races during his freshman year ... finished among team's top-six runners in each meet, scoring seven times ... totaled five top 20 efforts ... opened the year with a second-place finish at the Sea Gull Opener (25:43) ... placed 12th out of 180 runners at the Fordham Invitational (26:45) ... followed with an 11th-place showing in the Navy Invitational (25:50.13) ... recorded team's third-fastest time at the Notre Dame Invitational (25:25) ... came in 18th place at the Patriot League Championship (26:54.1), the highest finish by a freshman runner in the league ... boasted squad's second-fastest time, 48th overall, at the 10k NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Championship (32:01.4).
At Navy:
Participates on the track & field team ... raced between 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters last year ... finished 12th in the 5,000-meter run at the Patriot League Indoor Championship.
High School:
Attended Christian Brothers Academy ... lettered in both cross country and track and field ... named to the All-New Jersey Team during his junior and senior years in cross country.
Personal:
Son of Steven and Terea Horel ... born May 5, 1988, in Red Bank, N.J. ... majoring in ocean engineering.
