Nick Putnam

Class:
Junior
Major:
Middle Grades Education
Height:
6-1
Hometown:
Columbia, S.C.
High School:
Dreher High School

PUTNAM ON TFRRS

Junior (2015/16): Cross Country - Competed in six meets for the Cougars ... Started the season strong, but a medley of ailments hampered him for the final two thirds of the season ... Finished in the Top 5 on four occasions, highlighted by his fourth place overall finish at the CofC Invitational (26:48.6), crossing the line second among his teammates ... Set a personal best 5K time at the WCU Invitational (16:22.73), finishing 13th overall

Sophomore (2014/15): Cross Country - Competed in all seven meets for the Cougars over the course of the season ... Achieved a top-four finish against his teammates on six different occasions ... Steadily improved his 8k time over the course of the season, culminating with a time of 26:34.51 at the CAA Championships to cross the finish line 30th overall ... Had a strong showing at the NCAA Southeast Regional Meet in Louisville, Kentucky with a time of 33:26.2 in the 10k meet to finish 157th, third among his teammates ... Outdoor T&F - Appeared in five meets for the Cougars, competing in the 3000m, 5000m, and the steeplechase ... Shaved over 16 seconds off his 3000m PR at the Shamrock Invitational with a time of 8:55.82 to finish 12th ... Snagged a pair of third place finishes on the year, including a personal best performance of 10:10.34 in the steeplechase at the UNF Spring Break Invitational ... Improved his PR in the 5000m by nearly 12 second, running 15:25.71 at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational

Freshman (2013/14): Made his first mark on the Collegiate Cross Country scene at the Mountaineer Open, an 8K event in Boone, N.C., where he finished 39^th overall with a time of 27:44.82…Posted a fourth place team finish (33^rd overall) at the CAA Championships with an 8K time of 28:34.40…

High School: Two time all-State selection…USATF Cross Country All-American…National Honor Society member….High School Academic All-State….Member of the Environmental Club.

Personal: Son of Greg and Christina

Putnam's CofC Personal Bests
XC
5k: 16:22.73 - Western Carolina Invitational (Sep 5, 2015)
8k: 26:34.5 - CAA Championship (Nov 1, 2014)
10k: 33:26.2 - NCAA Southeast Regional (Nov 14, 2014)
Outdoor
800m: 2:00.59 - Shamrock Invitational (Mar 20, 2014)
Mile: 4:28.33 - Shamrock Invitational (Mar 20, 2014)
3000m: 8:55.82 - XIX Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational (Mar 19, 2015)
5000m: 15:25.71 - UNCW Seahawk Invitational (Mar 14, 2015)
Steeplechase: 10:10.34 - UNF Spring Break Invitational (Mar 27, 2015)