Justin Whitney
Justin Whitney
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