David Herren Class: Graduated Hometown: Rome, Ga. High School: Rome Height / Weight: 5-11 / 160

2007 Cross Country: Top finisher for Tech in all six races ... Only Tech runner to qualify for the NCAA Championships with an 11th place finish (30:58) in the NCAA South Region Championships 10k ... Finished fourth overall at the UTC Invitational 5k with a time of 15:21 ... Was the first collegiate runner and second overall in the Vanderbilt Classic 8k with a time of 25:23 ... Posted his season best 8k time of 24:25 in the Pre-National Meet ... Named to the NCAA All-South Region team ... Named to the 2007 All-ACC Academic Men's Cross Country team ... Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual Honors.

2006 Cross Country: Top finisher for Tech at all six races ... Had two top-10 finishes including finishing second with a time of 15:09 at the Front Runner Invitational ... Placed 11th with a time of 15:14.74 in the 5K race at the Belmont Opener ... Crossed the line in 23rd place with a time of 25:22 at the ACC Championships ... In the 10K race at the NCAA South Region Championship, Herren finished in a time of 33:02 for a 41st-place finish ... Named to the 2007 All-ACC Academic Men's Cross Country team.

2005 Cross Country: Finished in the top four for the Jackets in all five races he competed in ... Placed 49th overall at the Florida State Invitational with a time of 27:23 in the 8K ... Finished as Tech's second runner in the Notre Dame Invitational with a time of 26:29 in the 5-mile race ... Had a time of 32:31 at the Chile Pepper Invitational in the 10K ... Was Tech's fourth finisher as the ACC Championships with a time of 32:31 in the 8K ... Competed in the NCAA South Region Championships where he was the Jackets' second finisher for the second time on the season with a time of 33:25 in the 10K.

2004 Cross Country: Did not compete.

In 2003-04: Finished 27th in the prelims of the 1500 meters at the Outdoor ACC Championships with a time of 4:13.76 ... Tallied a season-best time of 4:03.72 in the 1500 at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... Ran the 1500 in 4:05.64 at the Georgia Tech Invitational ... Competed in the 800 and mile during the indoor season ... Finished in 11th place in the 800 (1:58.39) at the Clemson Invitational ... Posted a season-best time of 4:19.71 in the mile at the Meyo Invitational.

High School: Was a three-year letterwinner in track and field at Rome High School under coach Andy Blackburn ... Won the 4A state championship in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters as a junior and senior ... Finished runner-up at the state championship in the 3,200 and third in the 1,600 as a sophomore ... Named Athlete of the Year for cross country and track ... Lettered for four seasons in cross country ... Was a 4A state champion as a senior and finished second as a junior ... Selected to the Footlocker All-South team in 2003 ... Recipient of the Athlete of the Year Scholarship Award given by Rome/Floyd Sports Hall of Fame ... Holds school records in the 1,600 (4:17), 3,200 meters (9:17) and 5K (15:26) ... National Honor Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Senior Class Representative and Freshman Mentor Program member ... Graduated with honors and in the top 10 percent of his class.

Personal: Born David Joseph Herren on Feb. 2, 1985, in Rome, Ga. ... Parents are Dr. Joseph and Gloria Herren ... Enjoys Bass fishing, water sports and golf ... Father played baseball at Columbus State University from 1969-72 ... Majoring in biology (pre-med).