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Mike Horan
Mike Horan
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.

High School:
Eastern

Height / Weight:
5-9 / 140

Event:
Distance

Birthdate:
03/23/1980

2002 Cross Country: Led Cardinals with a personal-best 5000m cross country time of 17:03.0 to finish 10th at the Woodford Trials ... Finished among the top 35 three times.

2001-02: Recorded career-best times in 3000m (9:33.54), 5000m (15:38.66) and 3000m steeplechase (10:01.73) during track season ... Led cross country team with a 14th-place finish at Woodford Trials ... Placed 12th at Cardinal Classic and 18th at Eastern Kentucky Invitational ... Ran career-best 8000m time of 25:43.90 at Conference USA Cross Country Championship ... Named to C-USA Commissioner's and Fall Athletic Director's Honor Rolls.

2000-01: Finished fourth in 3000m steeplechase at Cardinal Open ... Placed seventh in 5000m at Eastern Kentucky Invitational ... Had three top-25 finishes during cross country season ... Named to Fall and Spring AD and C-USA Commissioner's Honor Rolls.

1999-00: Placed 12th in 5000m at Triangle Area Challenge ... Ran in four cross country meets during the fall ... Named to C-USA Commissioner's and Fall and Spring AD Honor Rolls.

High School: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track at Eastern High School ... Four-time state finalist in cross country and one-time state finalist in 1600m ... Team captain junior and senior seasons ... Garnered all-county cross country honors twice during prep career.

Personal: Born Michael Scott Horan on March 23, 1980 in Louisville, Ky. ... Son of Scott and Kathi Horan ... Majoring in computer information systems with a minor in math ... Post-college ambition is to teach and coach ... Person with the greatest influence on his athletic career is U of L head coach Gene Weis ... Athlete he most admires is Michael Jordan ... Most prized possession is his Bible ... Outside interests include reading the Bible ... His advice to youngsters is to work hard and honor God ... Person he'd most like to meet is Jesus Christ ... Most impressive person he has met is Seneca Lassiter ... Favorite TV show is SportsCenter ... Favorite musical group is Third Day ... What people should know about him but probably don't: He loves Jesus ... His father played football at DePauw.

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