2016 Men's Track and Field Roster

Loren Orr
Loren Orr

Chris Moreton

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Everett, WA
  • Highschool Kamiak

Biography

SPU: One-year letterwinner. Two years with the program.

Sophomore (2016): INDOOR – Ran in two meets, doing the 800 at the UW Indoor Preview and the 400 at the UW Invitational. ... Did not run at GNAC.   OUTDOOR – Did not compete.

Freshman (2015): INDOOR  In college debut on Jan. 17 at the UW Indoor Preview, clocked 49.94 in the 400 meters, bettering the 10-year-old school record of 49.99, but finishing .03 behind fellow freshman teammate Mario Lopez, who went 49.91. ... Placed 13th in the 400 at GNAC in 51.07. ... Ran on both relays at GNAC, going the second leg on both the 5th-place 4x400 and the 7th-place 4000 distance medley. ... Only other race of the season was the 200 at the UW Indoor Open on Feb. 15, finishing in 23.01.  OUTDOOR – Placed 10th in the 400 meters at GNAC in a PR time of 49.84. ... Led off the 7th-place 4x400 relay at GNAC. ... Ran in 10 meets, mostly in the 400, but also doing the 200 in three of them (best of 22.72 on April 25 at the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational), and the 800 in three (best of 1:57.78 at the JD Shotwell Invitational on April 4). 

Kamiak High School: Posted PRs of 11.24 in the 100 as a sophomore in 2012, 22.68 in the 200 in 2013, 49.22 in the 400 and 2:00.78 in the 800, both in 2014. ... Placed 4th in the 400, as well as anchoring the 13th-place 4x100 relay and 12th-place 4x400 relay at the Washington 4A state meet in 2014.

Fun facts: Previously has done football, wrestling, and cross country. ... Dumbest movie he has ever seen is "Anchorman 2." ... Book he just couldn't put down was "Inheritance." ... Favorite sport to watch is track. ... Favorite junk food is chocolate. ... Favorite healthy food is peaches. ... Favorite TV program is "Big Bang Theory." ... Favorite sports team is the Seattle Seahawks. ... Favorite athlete is U.S. sprinter Michael Johnson. ... If he could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Steve Prefontaine because "I would enjoy just hearing about his life, and getting to meet one of the most famous distance runners in American history would be an amazing experience." He would serve the "classic distance runner meal" of spaghetti. ... In 10 years, plans to be in marketing for finance at a Fortune 500 company. ... Moved to the United States from England while in 3rd grade, and had a British accent until about 5th grade, when his voice started to change, and the accent disappeared.


INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
200: 
    23.01 (2/15/2015)
400:     49.94 (1/17/2015)
800:     1:57.81 (1/16/2016)


OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
200:
     22.72 (4/25/2015)
400:     49.84 (5/8/2015)
800:     1:57.79 (4/4/2015)


CAREER RESULTS