Jim Blech
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    Jim Blech

    Class:
    Senior

    Hometown:
    Tempe, Az

    High School:
    McClintock

    Event:
    Distance

    Senior: Is currently ranked 19th on MWC best times list ... Finished 19th at Lobo Invitational with a time of 25:36.

    Junior: One of the Falcons' top seven runners to lead Air Force to its second-place finish in the Mountain West Conference ... Finished 34th ... Best season finish was 12th place in 25:49 at the Lobo Invitational ... Finished 68th at the Mountain Region and 229th at the NCAAs.

    Sophomore: Had a good showing in the Air Force Open ... Finished in 10th place with a time of 23:02 ... Was sixth in the Fort Hays Invitational with a time of 26:38.

    Freshman: Was the first Falcon to finish in the Rocky Mountain Shootout ... Finished 33rd (27:39) in a field of 109 ... Season best time was 27:24 in the CSU Invitational.

    High School: Won four letters each in cross country and track ... Best times were 4:18 (1600m); 9:37 (3200m); 1:57 (800m) and 15:24 (5000m) ... National Honor Society ... Student Body vice president ... Two-year Student-Athlete award winner.

    Notables: Earned athletic director's pin for fall 2001 semester ... Earned academic all-MWC honors his freshman season ... Plans on a career in pediatrics.

    Inside Cross Country