Austin Blankenship

Austin Blankenship

  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Vancouver, Wash.
  • High School:
    Columbia River HS
  • Major:
    Marketing/Economics

Career Results on TFRRS

SENIOR (2018-19)

CROSS COUNTRY

  • Ran in five meets
  • 8k season-best 25:38.1 at the UC Davis Doc Adams Invitational (Nov. 3)
  • West Coast Conference All-Academic Honorable Mention
  • West Coast Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll Bronze Honors (3.00-3.49 GPA)

TRACK & FIELD

  • Did not compete
  • USTFCCCA Team Academic Award

JUNIOR (2017-18)
XC:
Did not run.
TRACK: Raced in five track and field meets, competing at 1,500m, 3,000m, and 5,000m … ran the 1,500m only at the Woody Wilson Invitational and clocked 4:11.28 … posted a season-best 8:56.53 3,000m at the Aggie Open where he placed second … recorded a season-best 15:32.99 5,000m at the SF State Distance Carnival.

SOPHOMORE (2016-17)
XC:
Did not run.
TRACK: Doubled up in his only meet of the season, turning in an 800-meter 2:03.42 and a 1,500-meter 4:13.01 at the Kim Duyst Invitational.

FRESHMAN (2015-16)
XC:
Ran the 8k at the USF Invitational in 26:25.0 in his Bronco debut … led all Broncos with a 40th-place finish and an 8k time of 25:56.6 at the San Francisco State Invitational … ran a team-best and personal best 8k time of 25:06.4 to take 11th place in the Open race at the Bronco Invitational  … ran an 8k time of 26:56 at the West Coast Conference championships.
TRACK: Did not run.

COLUMBIA RIVER HIGH SCHOOL
XC: High school coach was David Cummings … earned four varsity letters and three academic honors … two-time cross country team captain (2013-14) …  three-time team MVP (2012-14) … two-time league runner of the year in (2013-14) … co-league runner of the year in 2012 … All-Regional Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year in 2013 … four-time WIAA State participant … earned a state medal by taking 16th place at the 2014 3A WIAA XC Meet … freshman team took 2nd place in 2011.
TRACK: Earned three varsity academic letters … team captain of Distance Team in 2014 … also named team MVP … two-time WIAA state participant on Distance Team … team took first place in the 3200m race in 2014 … league Track Athlete of the Year in 2013 … All League Team (3200M, 1600M, 800M) in 2013.

HIGH SCHOOL PERSONAL BESTS
XC: 5k — 15:51.
TRACK: 800m — 2:04 ... 1500m — 4:08.34 ... 1600m — 4:31.87 ... 3000m — 9:09.28 ... 3200m — 9:39.45.

PERSONAL
Parents are Russell and Linda Blankenship … has an older sister, Amanda … hobbies include the outdoors, kayaking, biking, snowboarding, basketball, ultimate frisbee, swimming, cars.