Billy Berlin
Class: Freshman
High School: Midlothian
Hometown: Midlothian, Va.
High School: Three-year letterwinner in track and two-year letterman in cross country at Midlothian High School under Coach Stan Morgan ... Named cross country team MVP and led team to the 2003 state championship title ... Earned all-district, all-region, all-state and all-south cross country honors ... Named team MVP and captain for track ... Was only athlete in Virginia to earn all-state honors in all five distance events (800m, 1,000m, 1,600m, 3,200m and 5,000m) in 2004 ... Finished third in the outdoor 1,500m with a pr time of 4:03.87 at the 2004 Victor Cahoo Track Classic ... Had an outdoor 1,600m best of 4:21.36 for third place at the 2004 Central Region meet ... At the 2004 Gar-Field Invite, clocked 1:55.86 for third place in the outdoor 800m ... Was the 2004 central region indoor 4x800 and 1,000m (2:34.23) champion ... Finished third in the indoor 1,000m with a personal best time of 2:31.17 at the 2004 VHSL AAA state meet ... Midlothian, Dominion District, Central Region and Ashe Center record holder in the 1,000m ... Was a two-time national champion in the 4xmile at NIC ... Was 18th of 211 runners with 4:29.77 in the indoor 1,600m at the 2004 Microtel Invitational ... SCA Representative and named to the Distinguished Honor Roll.
Personal: Born on April 7, 1986 in Richmond, Va. ... Son of Russell and Beverly Berlin ... Business information technology major ... His grandfather is Harold Robert Berlin, Lehigh University's record holder in cross country two mile ... Don Berlin, Billy's uncle, was the Virginia state champion in the backstroke.
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