Chris Pannone

Height:
5-8
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Whitehouse Station, N.J.
High School:
Hunterdon Central

COLLEGE?2007: Pannone’s first race of the season was the Fort Hays Invite where he placed eighth overall. At pre-nationals, he ran in the open race and finished seventh. Pannone was CU’s No. 7 racer at the conference championship. He finished 24^th overall. Pannone scored in his first meet as a Buff at the regional championship two weeks later. He was the fifth Buff across the finish and was 14^th overall to earn his first all-region honor. Pannone was 152^nd at the NCAA Championship.

2006: Pannone earned a spot of the varsity team as a sophomore. He placed 15th overall at the Rocky Mountain Shootout as CU’s eighth runner. Pannone was 22nd in the open race at pre-nationals. He completed his season with a 26th-place finish at the Big 12 Championships. He was seventh on the team.

2005: Pannone participated in three races as a redshirt freshman. He led CU’s ?B’ team at Air Force when he took first place in the 8k race (26:36.1). Pannone also competed at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, where he took 14th overall and was CU’s eighth runner at Pre-Nationals open race, finishing 29th.

2004: Redshirt. Did not compete.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four year letterwinner in both cross country and track, Pannone owns the Hunterdon Central record in the 3,200-m (9:02 at the 2004 Indoor State Championships) as well as several cross country course marks. His Eastern State Championship finish was the 10th fastest at storied Van Cortlandt Park and on Van Cortlandt’s 2.5 mile course, his 12:22 is the third best for a New Jersey prep runner. As a junior he was a first-team all-state performer in cross country and finished 15th (15:59.19) at the Foot Locker Northeast Region Championship. He repeated his all-state title as a senior in addition to being named the All-Area Runner of the Year, finishing 26th (16:11.8) at Foot Locker Regionals and second team all-state in the 3,200m.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Pannone is a double major in international affairs and Italian.

PERSONAL: Born May 18, 1986 in Louisville, Ky., Christopher James Pannone is the only son of Patricia Pannone of Whitehouse, N.J. His hobbies include playing poker and spending time with friends. His volunteer work includes collecting and donating old shoes to the needy.