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CJ Albertson Season 2015

PositionDistance
Height5-8
ClassRedshirt Sophomore
HometownClovis, Calif.
CJ Albertson Top Times
INDOOR TIME YEAR
 800m  2:00.17  2016 Puma Indoor & Multi
 1-Mile  4:18.80  2016 Puma Indoor & Multi
 3K RUN  7:59.83  2016 MPSF Indoor Championships
 5K RUN  13:50.24  2017 Iowa State Classic (ASU Record)
OUTDOOR TIME YEAR
1500m  3:48.17  2016 Baldy Castillo Invite
1-Mile  4:03.07  2016 Sun Angel Classic
3K  8:31.29  2017 Duel in the Desert
5K  13:56.89  2016 Mt. SAC Relays
3k Steeple  8:45.43  2016 Pac-12 Championships

Career Overview:

  • Broke the ASU indoor record in the 5,000m event with a time of 13:50.24 at the 2017 Iowa State Classic 
  • Holds four combined top-10 all-time records between indoor & outdoor seasons
  • Competed in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2016 NCAA Outdoor T&F Championships

2017 Outdoor:

  • Ran a new personal best in the 3k at the Duel in the Desert (8:31.29)
  • His 3k steeplechase time of 8:48.24 at the Stanford Invite ranks among top-15 times in the country entering Pac-12 Championships

2017 Indoor:

  • Earned MPSF All-Academic for third-straight year
  • Broke the ASU indoor record in the 5,000m event with a time of 13:50.24 at the 2017 Iowa State Classic
  • Placed 5th in the 3,000-meter and 4th in the 5,000-meter events at the MPSF Championships
  • Those three races summed up his indoor season, proving to be a pretty successful senior indoor season for CJ

2016 Outdoor:

  • CoSIDA All-District, USTFCCCA All-Academic & Pac-12 First-Team All-Academic
  • Excelled in the 3K steeplechase during his junior season, winning the event at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Invitational and the Duel in the Desert, while also finishing 5th at the Pac-12 Championships
  • Finished 22nd at his first NCAA Championship appearance in the steeplechase after qualifying with a 12th-place finish at the NCAA West Preliminary
  • Moved into the top-10 on the ASU all-time list in the Mile (8th) and 3K steeplechase (6th)
  • Tallied four personal best times in the 1500m (3:48.17), Mile (4:03.07), 5K (13:56.89) and 3K steeplechase (8:45.43) events

2016 Indoor:

  • Earned third-straight MPSF All-Academic honor
  • At the MPSF Indoor Championships, Albertson finished top-10 in the 3K and 5K events, placing 5th in the 5K and 7th in the 3K
  • Picked up two victories during the indoor season, winning the DMR at the Lumberjack Team Challenge and the mile at the Puma Indoor & Multi
  • His time of 7:59.83 in the 3K ranks 6th all-time in ASU indoor history
  • Ran personal bests in the 800m (2:00.17) and 3K (7:59.83) events during the season

2015 Outdoor:

  • USTFCCCA All-Academic & Pac-12 First-Team All-Academic
  • Recorded a personal best of 9:00.02 in the steeplechase at the Pac-12 Championships.
  • Placed first in the 3000m steeplechase at the Pac-12/Big Ten Invitational (3/28) with 9:01.25.

2015 Indoor:

  • MPSF All-Academic
  • Ran a personal best of 8:15.04 in the 3000m run, taking 3rd at the Texas A&M Quadrangular (1/24).
  • Placed 28th in the 5000m run with 14:08.49 at the Husky Classic (2/13). 

2014 Outdoor:

  • Placed first in the 3000m steeplechase at the ASU Invitational with a career best 9:17.51.
  • Placed second at the Sun Angel Classic in the 3000m steeplechase (9:32.50).
  • Competed at the Baldy Castillo Invitational with a career best 3:59.17 in the 1500m event.
  • Placed ninth in the 3000m at the Double Dual with a career best 8:47.11.
  • Placed seventh at the Baldy Castillo Invitational with a career best 6:07:20 in the 2000m Steeplechase event. 

2014 Indoor:

  • Placed first in the mile at the Lumberjack Challenge with a career best 4:15.59

Arizona State (2013):

  • Redshirted the season.

High School:

  • Arguably one of the top cross country runners in the nation at the prep ranks in early fall 2011 before an injury slowed his season.
  • Qualified for the finals at the 2011 Footlocker Championships where he placed 36th overall in the 5,000m with a time of 15:16.90.
  • Competed at the 2011 CIF California State Cross Country Championships where he finished sixth.
  • Placed first at the Sanger Sing Classic in the 3200m and 1600m while also finishing third in the 800m.

Personal: Son of Kent and Cathy Albertson … has a brother, Michael ... majoring in Exercise & Wellness and pursuing a master's in physical education ... married teammate, Chelsey, in the summer of 2016. 

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Redshirt Senior
2017

Distance
5-8 / -
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Redshirt Junior
2016

Distance
5-8 / -
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Redshirt Freshman
2014

Distance
5-8 / -
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Freshman
2013