Evan Watchempino

Position:
Distance
Weight:
null
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
El Dorado Hills, Calif.

Watchempino's PRs
• 1,500- 4:02.56
• 5,000- 14:29.97
• 10,000- 29:23.81

Junior Year: Competed in the 3,000 and 5,000 and ACC Indoor Championships • Placed fourth in the 10,000, also competed in the 5,000 at ACC Outdoor Championships • Finished 20th at NCAA Regionals in the 10,000 • All-ACC Academic Honors

Sophomore Year: Finished sixth in the 10,000-meters at the ACC Outdoor Championships and 12th in the 5000.

2008 Cross Country Season: Won the UNC Challenge in his first action as a Tar Heel • Top three finisher all season • Finished 15th at the NCAA Southeast Regional to earn all-region honors and narrowly missing a bid to the NCAA Championships.

Prior to UNC: Attended UCLA during the 2007-08 academic year • Earned a varsity letter in cross country •Named the UCLA Freshman Cross Country Runner of the Year.

Prep: Attended Jesuit High School in Carmichael, Calif. • Four-year varsity performer in cross country and track • Earned sub-section and section titles as a sophomore and helped lead team to team championship and seventh at Nike Team Nationals • Finished fifth in the state as a junior en route to leading the team to the state title and a fourth place finish at the Nike Team Nationals • Finished sixth individually at the 2006 Nike Team Nationals • Three-time outstanding runner of the year at Jesuit • Honor roll student every semester in high school.

Personal: Business major • Hobbies include golf and tennis •Lists Ryan Hall as an athlete he admires • Lists winning two state titles and competing at the Nike Nationals as his biggest sports thrill •Walt Lange has had the greatest influence on his athletic career • His favorite movie is "21" and his favorite TV show is "Rob & Big" •Evan Arnold Watchempino is the son of Arnold and Lynette Watchempino • Born Nov. 14, 1988 in Sacramento, Calif.