Height: | 5' 7" |
Year: | Fr. |
Hometown: | Cherry Hill, NJ |
High School: | Cherry Hill High School East |
Freshman (2021):
Competed in four meets… Set a season-best time of 27:57 at the UAB Classic where he finished in 122nd out of 237 runners… Registered a time of 28:22 and a 130th place finish at the Alexander Asics Invitational… Placed 213th at the Converse Kickoff (31:02) and 22nd at the 7200m Emory vs. Oglethorpe Dual Meet (26:24).
High School:
Competed in cross country and track for 4 years at Cherry Hill High School East… Lettered all 4 years in both cross country and track… Served as a team captain his junior and senior year in cross country… Was coached by Christopher Corey… His top time in the mile was 4:30 and came in 2021… Posted a 9:41 in the two mile… Recorded a personal best of 16:17 in a 5k in 2019… Helped lead the Cherry Hill cross country team to multiple conference championships… Named a Cum Laude scholar upon graduating from high school.
Personal:
Born on June 6… Son of Julie and Jason Whitney... He plans to major in Biology.
Quote:
“Emory has great academics and an early practice schedule.”
Justin Whitney Top 8K Times (By Season):
Year | Event | Time |
2021 | UAB Classic | 27:57 |