2014 Men's Track and Field Roster
Biography
SPU: Three-year letterwinner. ... GNAC All-Academic 2014.
Junior (2014): INDOOR – Was in four meets, running the 800 in three of them. ... Placed 16th in the 800 at GNAC Championships in 1:58.43. Also ran on both 7th-place relays at GNAC. Anchored the 4x400 behind David Ferguson, RJ Straker, and Adam Avischious as the Falcons finished in 3:27.20, and led off the 4000 distance medley, followed by Justin Ramsey, Ryan Alcantara, and Adam Avischious, as that group clocked 10:48.93. OUTDOOR – Ran eight meets, doing the 800 in six and the 1500 in four. ... Anchored the winning 4x400 relay and was 2nd in the 800 at the season-opening UPS Outdoor Preview on March 1.
Sophomore (2013): INDOOR – Limited by injury to just two meets, running the 800 both times. OUTDOOR – Placed 11th in the 800 at GNAC in a personal-best of 1:55.38, his first time below 1:56. ... That was the second straight week Horton PR'd in the 800. He clocked 1:56.56 on May 4 at the Shannon-Foreman Invitational in Seattle. ... Ran the 800 in seven meets, and raced the 1500 in three.
Freshman (2012): INDOOR – Scored in the 800 at GNAC, placing 6th in 1:57.24. ... Made SPU track debut at the UW Indoor Open on Feb. 12, running the 800 meters. OUTDOOR – Started his college outdoor career with a victory, winning the 1,500 at the season-opening UPS Outdoor Preview on March 3. Also ran on the victorious 4x400 relay in that meet. ... Competed in four meets, running the 1,500 in three and the 800 in one. ... GNAC provisional qualifier in 1,500.
Kentridge High School: Cross country MVP as a junior and senior; Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore. ... Track captain and MVP as a senior. ... As a senior in 2010, helped cross country earn its first trip to state in 27 years. ... Won Morrey Brown Award for track (given to athlete who displays character, outstanding athletic ability, and good grades).
Personal: John Alexander Horton. ... Born Feb. 1, 1993. ... Biology/pre-med major.
Fun facts: First turned out for cross country at the insistence of his older brothers, and developed a love and passion for it. ... Prefers cross country "because it's more of a team sport and you don't have to run in circles." ... Enjoys playing Ultimate Frisbee. ... Dumbest movie he ever saw was "Napoleon Dynamite." ... Book he just couldn't put down was "Lord of the Rings." ... Favorite TV program is "Criminal Minds." ... If he could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Jesus "because I want to listen to him teaching, and I would want to have Communion with him similar to the Last Supper, so I would serve bread and wine. ... Was born in Guadalajara, Mexico.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
800: 1:56.77 (2012)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
800: 1:55.38 (2013)
1500: 4:01.18 (2012)
