Greg McBride Class: Junior Hometown: Sparta, Ill. High School: Sparta Event: Distance/Cross Country Birthdate: 12/19/1987

Updated Nov. 7, 2008

At SIU: Recorded three top-10 finishes in six cross country meets in 2007...Finished second in the SIU Early Bird with a time of 19:40.78...2008 MVC Scholar-Athlete...Competed in three indoor meets and seven outdoor meets...Finished second in the indoor mile with a career-best 4:17.42 at the SASF Invitational...Placed sixth in the mile at the 2008 MVC Indoor Championships...Collected five top-10 finishes during the outdoor season...Set a new career-best in the 1500m (3:56.22) at the Jesse Owens Classic...Saw action in all seven Saluki cross country meets as a freshman in 2006...Recorded his top finish at the SIU Early Bird (6th)...Ran in 11 indoor and outdoor meets on the track in 2007...Earned 11 top-10 finishes...Top MVC finish was fifth in the outdoor 1500m.

Pre-SIU: Attended Sparta High School, where he registered third-place finishes in the 800m and 4x800 at the Class A state meet...Helped lead Sparta to a state championship in 2004...Ran a personal best of 1:56.50 in the 800m...Was Valedictorian of his class and the winner of the prestigious Presidential Scholarship...Was also a National Merit finalist.

Personal: Majors in Civil Engineering...Born December 19, 1987...Son of Randal and Deborah McBride.