Craig Forys
Colts Neck High School
Impact Statement
Forys has been breaking state and national records since he began his high school career.
Biography
Forys has been breaking state and national records since he began his high school career when he established national indoor freshman records in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters. He has won six Meet of Champions individual state titles – three indoor and three outdoor – and as a junior became only the second runner ever to win both the 1,600 and 3,200 in the outdoor Meet of Champions, scoring a double title in the indoor season as well.
At the West Chester (Pa.) Henderson Invitational May 4, Forys set three state records in one race – in the 3,000 meters (8:15.5), the 3,200 meters (8:46.04) and the two-mile run (8:48.99) – and he has run the nation’s fastest time in all three events this year. Also the two-mile champion in the Nike Indoor Nationals in March, he will attend the University of Michigan.
While a senior at Michigan, Forys was named to the second Team All-Big Ten and was awarded Academic All-Big Ten honors.
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