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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: New Albany, Ind.
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 | High School: New Albany
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 | Event: Distance
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2004 Cross Country: Competed in all seven races for the Cards during the fall ... Best finish was second at the Commodore Classic ... Also had a pair of fifth-place finishes at the Cardinal Classic and the Greater Louisville Classic.
2003-04: Cardinals' top cross country runner throughout the fall ... Placed third at Conference USA Championship, equaling the highest finish by a Cardinal since 1975 ... Earned all-conference honors ... Named C-USA Athlete of the Week after winning the Commodore Classic, becoming the first Cardinal to ever earn the honor ... Finished second at Evansville Invitational and third at Woodford County Trials ... Season-best 8K time was 25:11.50 ... Also competed in the 5,000-meter run during the outdoor track season ... Best finish was fourth at the Conference USA Championships where he set a personal record with a time of 14:49.20 ... Also finished third at the C-USA Championships in the 10,000-meter run ... Named C-USA Freshman of the Year.
High School: Lettered four years in cross country and track and one in soccer at New Albany High School ... Two-time all-state runner in 1600m and a state qualifier in the 3200m ... Won sectional titles in 800m, 1600m and 3200m and regional title in 1600m ... Three-time sectional and regional cross country champion.
Personal: Born John Wesley Seacat on September 27, 1984 in Louisville, Ky. ... Son of Nancy Seacat ... Majoring in civil engineering ... Person with the greatest influence on his athletic career is Paul Hamilton ... Favorite movie is Dumbo ... Favorite TV show is SportsCenter ... Favorite food is shrimp ... Biggest thrill in sports was winning C-USA Freshman of the Year in track ... His advice to youngsters is "train hard" ... Hobbies and outside interests include soccer, reading, basketball and TV.