AS A JUNIOR IN 2012: Competed in six eventswhere he finished 1st or 2nd for his team...Finished 1st for theentire field at the Falcon Classic 8K in 25:55.98...Led his team inthe Brooks Memphis Twilight Classic in 21:43.89...Bettered his 2011NCAA Southeast Regionals time with 17th place finish in32:39.0...Named all-conference and all-region.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2011: Had a breakthrough yearas one of the top runners in the Peach Belt Conference and led ASUto its first-ever PBC Cross Country Championship in just its secondyear after restarting…Named All-Southeast Region andFirst-Team All-PBC…Finished fourth in the PBC Championshipsand 18th in the NCAA Southeast Regional…Named the PBC Runnerof the Week twice, only one of two runners to earn it multipletimes in 2011…Won the Pacer Invitational, running a 5:20.4pace to finish in 26:33.20…Placed 48th in the AppalachianState Invitational…Finished 87th in the loaded CharlotteInvitational field…
AS A FRESHMAN 2010: Named Second-TeamAll-Conference...Blizted through field to second-place finish in10K Jaguar Invitational, running a 35:28...Finished on a tear,placing ninth in the PBC Championships and 46th in NCAASoutheast Regional...During spring, won 1500m race in the Gem ofthe Hills Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Rifle High School inRifle, Colorado… Graduated in 2010…Lettered in crosscountry all four years, track and field all four years under CoachJerry Shafer…Letter in basketball in 2008-2010…Awarded three times cross country MVP… Part of the 2006Western Slope League Champions… Awarded the Jack SmithScholar-Athlete Award.
PERSONAL: Son of Ben and Heidi Ross…Born in Feb. 11, 1992 in Glenwood Springs, Colorado … Fullname is Dustin Glen Ross … Has one brother, Keenan Ross… Enjoys eating and sleeping in his free time … Hiscareer goal is to become a college coach … Favorite food issteak … Person he admires most are his parents and CoachShafer … Favorite show is ESPN … favorite sport isbasketball … Favorite pre-game ritual is prayer.
