Chris Derrick
Neuqua Valley High School
Impact Statement
Derrick was a 14 time NCAA All American at Sanford and won a Bronze medal at the 2017 at the World Championships.
Biography
Derrick was named the Gatorade National Boys Runner of the Year after finishing second in the Foot Locker Boys National Championship in 2007 in a time of 15:03, and leading his team to the championship of the Nike Team Nationals, winning the race in 15:39.8. He set nine course records in a spectacular senior season and won the Class 3A state title by 20 seconds as Neuqua Valley also won the team title. Derrick’s time of 13:52 made him the first Illinois runner in 30 years to break the 14-minute barrier, and he came within 1.4 seconds of the state record set by national standout Craig Virgin of Lebanon High in 1972.
As a junior Derrick finished third in the state meet and added a runner-up finish in the 3,200 in the Class AA track and field state tournament. Also an outstanding student with a 4.57 grade-point average, he will attend Stanford University.
At Stanford, Derrick was a 14 time NCAA All American – four in Cross Country, 5 indoor and 5 in outdoor track and field.
In 2013 Derrick won the Bronze medal with the US Team at the World Championships. In 2017 Derrick was a IAAF World Cross Country Championships team member.
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