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Christopher Derrick

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Chris Derrick is an American distance

Long-distance track event

Long-distance track event races require runners to balance their energy. These types of races are predominantly aerobic in nature and at the highest level, exceptional levels of aerobic endurance is required more than anything else...

 runner at Stanford University and former American junior record holder in the 5000 meters.

High school

As a member of the high school class of 2008, Derrick has traded victories with the American high school record holder in the two-mile, German Fernandez

German Fernandez

German Fernandez is an American collegiate runner from Riverbank, California, known for his performance in high school cross country and track and field. He is most well known for running the CA Cross Country State Meet course record , as well as running a new American high-school record, 8:34...

. As a high school senior at Neuqua Valley High School

Neuqua Valley High School

Neuqua Valley High School, or NVHS is a public four-year high school located near the corner of Illinois Route 59 and 95th Street in Naperville, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States...

 in Naperville, Illinois, Derrick gained recognition when he won the Illinois state cross country championship and set the course record on the altered Detweiller Park course, possibly eclipsing the time that Craig Virgin

Craig Virgin

Craig Steven Virgin is an American distance runner. He was born in Belleville, Illinois and grew up near Lebanon, Illinois...

 (the only American to ever win at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships

IAAF World Cross Country Championships

IAAF World Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Held annually and organised by International Association of Athletics Federations , it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the International Cross Country Championships...

) ran on the original course. Derrick concluded his senior cross country season by capturing both a team and individual victory at the Nike Cross Nationals competition, followed a week later by a second-place finish at the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships

Foot Locker Cross Country Championships

The Foot Locker Cross Country Championships are a series of annual cross country running races held in various regions of the United States to determine the premier cross country runner in various age groups, but mainly serves to find the best prep cross country athlete in the country...

. During track season, at the Arcadia Invitational Derrick ran a 13:55 in the 5000m, the fastest time run by an American high school student in a high school-only race. Derrick received the inaugural Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year award in partnership with ESPN RISE Magazine following his 2007 season.

College

He is currently a senior at Stanford University

Stanford University

The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...

 and has earned seven All-American honors (Three in cross country, two in indoor track and field, and two in outdoor track and field).

On March 28, 2009, Derrick placed 15th in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships junior race in Amman, Jordan.

On May 2, 2009, Derrick set the American Junior 5000m record with a time of 13:29.98, breaking Olympian Galen Rupp's

Galen Rupp

Galen Rupp is an American cross-country and track and field athlete, who competed for the University of Oregon and currently trains under Alberto Salazar as a member of the Oregon Track Club. Rupp competed for his native country in the men's 10000 m at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,...

 previous record of 13:37.91, run in 2004.

On June 12, 2009, Derrick placed 3rd at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 5000 Meter Run.

On November 23, 2009, Derrick placed 3rd at the NCAA Cross Country Championship

On June 11, 2010, Derrick placed 4th at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 5000 Meter Run.

On November 21, 2011, Derrick finished in 2nd place behind Lawi Lalang of Arizona in his final cross country race for Stanford at the D1 NCAA Cross Country Championship.

Personal bests

Distance	Mark	Date	Location
3000m	7:56.31i	3-14-2009	College Station, TX
5000m	13:29.98	5-02-2009	Stanford, CA