Carl Eifert

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Class: Junior Hometown: Peachtree City, Ga. High School: McIntosh

Height: 6-0

SOPHOMORE (2011): Competed in three meets, including two 8K competitions...clocked a season-best time of 26:17 to place 43rd at the Fort Hays State Tiger Invitational...finished 73rd at the Woody Greeno Invitational with a time of 26:50...also competed in the season-opening Rust Buster Invitational, placing 68th with a time of 20:25.

FRESHMAN (2010): Competed in four meets...opened the season with a 56th-place finish at the 6K Rust Buster Invitational (21:40)...recorded a season-best 8K time of 26:46 at the Tiger Invitational to place 79th...also competed at the Woody Greeno Invitational (28:24, 159th) and the Rocky Mountain Shootout (29:32, 198th).

HIGH SCHOOL: McIntosh High School...earned seven letters in cross country and track...two-time MVP...received the honor for cross country and track (running events) as a senior...two-time all-region selection for cross country...named to the all-county cross country team twice...served as captain of both teams during senior year...finished third in the 3200-meter run at the Georgia state track meet with a personal-best time of 9:54 as a senior...also placed within the top 10 as a junior...state qualifier in the 3200-meter run as a senior...two-time all-region and all-county honoree in track...named school winner of Wendy's High School Heisman...honor graduate...served as president of the National Honor Society...also served as vice-president of the Beta Club...member of the National English and Spanish Honor Society...Eagle Scout...also ran for the Southside Pioneers Track Club...finished 10th with a career-best time of 6:42 in the 2000-meter steeplechase at the 2009 AAU National Junior Olympics.

PERSONAL: Full name is Carl William Eifert...nickname is "Sleepy Carl"...son of Ron and Cele Eifert...father is a 1978 Academy graduate...mother is a retired lieutenant colonel...has one brother, Robert...majoring in civil engineering...future plans include becoming a pilot...served as Athletic NCO...has also served as Standardization/Evaluation Clerk...named to the Dean's List and Athletic Director's List...spent the summer completing Operation Air Force in Alaska...also participated in the Field Engineering Readiness Laboratory (FERL) and serving as Expeditionary Survival and Evasion Training (ESET) cadre...hobbies include running, swimming, music and hanging out with family and friends...member of Cadet Squadron 09.