2008-09 Track & Field Roster
Roster

Isaiah Shirlen
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Old Fort, N.C.
- High School:
- McDowell HS
2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran a personal-best 8K time of 25:37.4 to finish 187th at the ISU Pre-Nationals … Recorded a season-best seventh-place finish at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge with an 8K time of 27:18.80 … Placed 19th at the Bob Timmons Classic in an 8K time of 27:09.3 … Finished 52nd at the Big 12 Championships after running the 8K race in 26:04.68 … Competed in the 10K NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, clocking in at 33:06.50 and placing 78th … Posted a 154th-place finish at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree after running an 8K time of 27:43. AT CHARLOTTE: Competed for the Charlotte 49ers as a freshman … Ran a personal-best 8K time of 25:55 … Placed eighth at the Charlotte Relay … Competed in Pre-Nationals, the George Mason Invitational and the Winthrop Invitational … Finished 72nd out of a 146-man field at the Atlantic 10 Championships. HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in cross country and two years in basketball … A two-time all-state performer in indoor track … Placed third in the state in the 3,200-meter run (2005) … Earned all-state honors in the 3,200-meter run in the 2005 outdoor season … Conference cross country champion as a senior in 2005 … Five-time all-conference performer in track and three-time cross country all-conference runner … 2005 NW 4A Conference Runner of the Year … Twice was named all-region in track …Three-time all-region selection in cross country (2003-2005) … Named freshman of the year in 2002. PERSONAL: Son of Vaughn and Linda Shirlen … Born in Old Fort, N.C. … Majoring in history, political science.