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Utah: Top 1999 cross country finish was 20th (20:40) at the Idaho State Invitational ... redshirted during the 1994-95 season before serving a two-year LDS Church mission ... one of the five Utes that scored points to help Utah place second at Western Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships in ’97 ... placed fourth at the WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the steeplechase ... third-fastest all-time Ute performer in the steeplechase (9:05.91) ... 1998 cross country finishes included 15th (20:39) at the Idaho State Invitational, 17th (25:59) at the Sundodger Invitational and fourth (25:42) at the Bronco Invitational ... 1999 indoor track results included 10th place (4:27) in the mile run at the Snake River Open, and fourth in the 1,600 meters (4:23) at the Wilson Motors Invitational ... 1999 outdoor track results included first place in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:22) at the Clarence Robinson Invite, second in the 5,000 meters (15:25) at the Mid-Week Invite, third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:24) at the Utah Collegiate Championships and seventh in the steeplechase (9:32) at the WAC Championships.
High School: Cross country and track team captain ... high school squad won region cross country championship.
Personal: Son of Dan and Deveda Vernon ... has a bachelor’s in meteorology ... working on master’s degree in meteorology ... served an LDS Church mission to Ireland ... born Dec. 2, 1975.
