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Conner Ballew
Conner Ballew

Class:
RS Freshman

Hometown:
Everett, Wash.

High School:
Archbishop Murphy

Experience:
RS

07/19/2012

Cross Country Charts Course For 2012

The UW women return six of seven runners from their NCAA runner-up squad.

11/07/2011

Eclectic Freshman Class Energizes Husky Men

Nearly half of Washington's roster are true freshmen who have

2011-12: Redshirted the fall and did not compete unattached ... (Track): Redshirted his first track season ... did not compete unattached.

High School and Personal: Born in Everett, Washington ... parents are Diana and David Ballew ... has two older brothers, Jason and Sean ... his brother Sean attends UW, and his father attended Washington as well, studying psychology ... cousin Brady Ballew plays soccer for Seattle U. ... competed a combined five times at Washington 2A State Championships in track and cross country ... on the trails, he took third as a senior at the 2010 2A state cross country meet, running a 5k cross PR of 15:42 ... junior year, he finished 14th at the state cross country championships, and as a sophomore he placed 35th overall ... ran at the Washington-Oregon BorderClash meet his senior year, finishing top-20 ... best event on the track was the 3,200-meters, where he reached state as a junior and senior ... took sixth at the 2010 2A State Track Championships in 9:32.33 ... ran a career-best 9:22.84 in the 3200m as a senior at the Shoreline Invite ... 12th at state in the 3200m as a senior in 2011 ... earned Everett Herald Athlete of the Week honors as a junior and senior and was a three-time cross country MVP ... graduated with a 3.9 grade point average and earned a U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar-Athlete Award.

Personal Best Marks
1600m.......4:23.18
3200m.......9:22.84

Go Huskies!