2025 Cross Country Roster
Georges, Wilson
Wilson Georges
- Position:
- Distance
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Bartonville, Ill.
- High School:
- Bartonville
- Major:
- History
Bio
Wilson Georges TFRRS
2024-25
XC:
XC:
INDOOR:
HIGH SCHOOL
IN THE CLASSROOM
PERSONAL
2024-25
XC:
- Opened the season with a 10th-place finish at the Wyoming Invite (5k – 15:20.7).
- Did not start at the Roadrunners Invitational (8k).
- Placed 6th at the Nuttycombe Invitational (8k – 24:34.6).
- Finished 6th at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals (8k – 24:05.5).
- Set a personal best at the Big 12 Conference Championship, placing 31st (8k – 23:24.9).
- Finished 42nd at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships (10k – 30:16.8).
- Competed in the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, (10k – 30:43.7).
- Opened the season with a 5th-place finish in the mile at the Potts Invitational (4:08.54).
- Ran 7:58.15 in the 3000m at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic, placing 30th.
- Clocked 13:55.42 in the 5000m at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational, finishing 74th.
XC:
- Opened freshman campaign at the CU Time Trial, placing 29th (7.08k – 23:15.2).
- Finished 53rd at the Gans Creek Invitational (8k – 25:22.9).
- Competed at the Nuttycombe Invitational, finishing 104th (8k – 26:44.8).
INDOOR:
- Placed 6th in the mile at the Potts Invitational (4:16.21).
- Finished 12th in the mile at the Colorado Invitational (4:12.84) and 17th in the 800m (1:55.34).
- Competed at the Husky Classic, running a season-best mile in 4:06.69 (31st).
- Opened the outdoor season with an 8th-place finish in the 800m at the CSU Pueblo Spank Blasing Invite (1:53.92).
- Placed 4th in the 1500m at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic (3:51.44).
- Ran a season-best 1500m time of 3:48.37 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (46th).
- Finished 4th in the 1500m at the Desert Heat Classic (3:48.67), capping off a strong outdoor season.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Bartonville High School
- Was the top freshman in the state of Illinois in cross country
- As a sophomore, he was seventh in IHSA class 2A for cross country
- Class 2A Runner of the Year his junior
- Went undefeated in junior campaign
- State champion in IHSA 2A 1,600m in meet record time
- Four time conference champ in 800, 1,600, 3,200, and 4x400
- Sectional champ in 1,600 and 4x400
- Indoor state best times in 1,600 and 3,200
- Conference, Regional, and Sectional champ in cross country.
- Also recruited by Syracuse, Purdue, Illinois, Wake Forest and Notre Dame
- 800m - 1:52
- 1,600m - 4:08.2
- 3,200m - 8:56.9
IN THE CLASSROOM
- Majoring in history
- Minoring in political science
PERSONAL
- Wilson John Georges
- Born on April 24, 2003
- Son of Arthur and Maribeth Georges
- His father ran at the University of Illinois
- Has four siblings, Dane, Griffin, Katie and Judi
- His older sister, Katie, ran track at Calvin University
- Enjoys playing video games, biking and watching basketball
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