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2007-2008 Detroit Men's Track and Field Roster

Sinisa Simic

  • Position:
    Distance/Steeplechase
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Windsor, ON
  • High School:
    Kennedy Collegiate

Summary

Biography

2007 Cross Country: Named the team's Student-Aathlete Award winner...All-Horizon League Second Team selection with his 11th place (26:35) championship finish, part of Titans best finish since 1998...8k PR of 26:16 at Louisville...125th at NCAA regional running 33:51 for 10k.

Outdoor: Won the team's Student-Athlete Award...Horizon League Steeplechase Champion running  a 9:38.22 to qualify for NCAA regional...Also finished 10th in 1500m in PR of 4:02.27...Second Titan male athlete to earn USTFCCCA Academic All-American honors...25th place at NCAA regional running the steeple in 9:38.65...Won the steeple to open the season at George Mason clocked at 9:42.61...Holds the top seven Titan steeple performances.

Indoor: 4:26 anchor carry of third-place Horizon League distance medley unit and took seventh in the 3000m with a career best 8:57.17...Mile PR of 4:32.84 at Silverston Invite.

2006 Cross Country: Top Titan at Michigan Intercollegiate taking 24th running 25:46 for the 7.85k course.

Outdoor: Fourth-place in Horizon League high jump (5'10.75") and 400mH (58.90).

Indoor: Redshirt.

2005 Cross Country: Redshirt.

Outdoor: Won the squad's Student-Athlete Award...Broke the UDM record in the steeplechase, held by Coach Murray with his 9:39.29 at Duke...Lowered it to 9:32.29 at Hillsdale and took sixth at the Horizon League championships with a time of 9:39:09...PR of 4:03.36 for 1500m at the Paddock Invite...3000m PR of 9:08.29 at EMU Open...Ran leg of 7:51.51 4x800m at Duke.

Indoor: Ran 3:10 1200m lead-off on the distance medley relay that claimed fourth at the conference championships.

2004 Cross Country: Selected as the team's Student-Athlete Award...Top Titan at NCAA Regional placing 124th in 10k PR of 33:30...8k PR of 26:51 at Michigan Intercollegiate.

Outdoor: Competed unattached in a redshirt season running a steeplechase PR of 9:39.97 at Michigan State.

Indoor: Ran anchor leg of fifth place place Horizon League distance medley unit...3000m PR of 9:23.71 at EMU...Mile PR of 4:34.55 at BGSU...5000m PR of 16:00.44 at Golden Flash Gala.

2003 Cross Country: His debut at the Running Fit - Detroit Titan Invite of 21:49 for 4-miles placed him 11th on the all-time Titan Cass-Benton list...Missed the next three races with injuries, but rebounded to run an 8k PR at the Bronco Invite of 27:23.

High School: 2002 Ontario High School 2000m steeplechase runner-up...Was a member of the 4x400m relay squad that won the 2003 Canadian Junior Nationals with teammate Ryan Byrne.

Personal: Full name is Sinisa Simic...Born: January 11, 1984 in Yugoslavia...Son of Boro and Mira Simic...Majoring in Architecture with a 3.335 GPA.

Personal Records:
1500m        4:02.27    #12 Titan
3000m        8:57.17    #11 Titan
3000mSC   9:32:29    UDM record holder
XC 8k           26:16

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