Garrett Sapakoff's Career XC/Track & Field Times
CAREER BEST 8K: 24:45.6, Fort Hays State Tiger Open, Victoria, Kan., Oct. 8, 2016
CAREER BEST 10K: 31:30, NCAA South Central Regional Championships, Canyon, Texas, Nov. 9, 2013
2016: Most Valuable Player... Named FLC Student-Athlete of the Week on Oct.10... Ran his fastest 8K time of his career on Oct. 8 at the Fort Hays State Tiger Open, finishing the race in 24:45.6 ... Ran in five races for the Skyhawks ... Finished 30th overall at the NCAA South Central Regional 10K race in 32:43.6.
2015: Did Not Compete
2014:Â Sapakoff ran in three races for the Skyhawks ... He ran a career best 8K time of 25:12.8 on Oct. 18 at the Fort Hays State Tiger Open ... Finished 53rd overall at the RMAC Championship race, running the 8K course in 25:12.8.
2013: Ran an 8K time on Saturday, Sept. 7 at the Adams State Joe Vigil Open ... Recorded a PR time of 27:04.50 ... Named Fort Lewis Student-Athlete of the Week on Sept. 10th. ... Posted a career best time of 25:49.8 in the RMAC Championship 8K meet on Oct. 26 in Silver City, N.M. ... Finished 28th overall at the NCAA South Central Regional meet and ran a career best 10K race with a time of 31:31 on Nov. 9 from Canyon, Texas.
2012: Part of FLC squad that placed 23rd at NCAA Division II National Championships in Joplin, Mo., on Nov. 17 … Set personal best and turned in third best time in FLC history at the 10k distance by finishing in 31:43.4 (122nd place) at NCAA-II Nationals … FLC’s No. 2 runner at 10k NCAA Division II South Central Regionals with time of 33:45 (33rd place) at Willis Case Golf Course in Denver on Nov. 3 to lead Skyhawks to a sixth place team finish and their second-ever trip to the NCAA Division II national championships … Set personal best 8k time of 27:12 (39th place) at the PUMA/Joe I. Vigil Open in Alamosa, Colo., on Sept. 8.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Littleton High School in 2012 … Competed in cross country, track & field, indoor track & field and baseball for the Lions … Colorado 5A state qualifier in cross country … Earned first team all-region and first team all-league honors … Cross country team’s Most Valuable Runner … Colorado 5A state medalist in track & field … Track team’s Most Valuable Player … State indoor champion in 800- and 3,200-meter distances.
MAJOR: Business Administration-International Business
FAVORITE PROFESSOR: Professor Steve Stovall
INTERESTING FACT: Garrett has epilepsy that is triggered by running, but he has never missed a meet.
HOBBIES: Shooting, skiing, camping
FAVORITE FOOD: American Food
FAVORITE RESTAURANT: Crown Burger
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Justified
FAVORITE ACTOR/ACTRESS: Leonardo DiCaprio
FAVORITE SINGER/BAND: Metallica
FAVORITE BOOK: Unbroken
FAVORITE PRO TEAM: Colorado Rockies, Denver Broncos, Denver Nuggets
PARENTS: Greg and Jackie Sapakoff
