2014 Men's Track and Field
Biography
2014-2015
- Participated in six indoor and eight outdoor meets
- Ran a season-best in the mile run (4:28.35), the eighth fastest indoor mark in school history, which placed 12th at the UCS Invitational
- Ran the third-fastest 3000 in school history (8:50.45) to win the race at the Vince Brown Invitational
- Ran the fourth fastest 5000 in school history (15:21.70) at the ODAC Indoor Championships, where he placed third
- Ran a season-best in the 3000 (9:22.56) at the Jopson Invitational, placing 2nd, also the 5th fastest outdoor mark in school history
- Ran a personal best in the 800 (2:03.61) at the High Point Vertklasse Meeting
- Ran a personal best in the 1500 (4:08) at the Aggie Invitational
- Ran a season-best in the 5000 (15:05.65) at the Duke Twilight Invitational, placing 14th with the eighth fastest outdoor mark in school history
2013
Outdoor
- participated in seven outdoor meets as a distance runner
- ran the team’s second-fastest 1500 time (4:00.18) at the Jopson Invitational
- ran a personal-best in the 5000 (15:27.03) at the Wolfpack Last Chance Meet
- achieved his best finish at the High Point Vertklasse Meet where he finished sixth in the 10,000
- part of Guilford’s 4x400 relay team that ran the sixth-best time (3:30.09) in school history
Indoor
- Competed in seven meets as a distance runner
- Ran in the second-fastest distance medley relay in school history (10:47.61) at the Winston-Salem State Open
- Placed third in the mile run (4:32.78) at the Winston-Salem State Open
- Had Guilford’s second-best 3000-meter run of the teams season (8:48.87) at the ODAC Championships which earned fourth place in the conference
- Ran a 15:28.98 5000 at the Liberty Kickoff, sixth-fastest in school history
Personal
- named to the 2012-13 Academic All-ODAC Team
- four-time member of Guilford's Student-Athlete Honor Roll
- also runs on Guilford's cross country team
- transferred to Guilford in August 2012 from the State University of New York at Buffalo where he ran two seasons for coach Vicki Mitchell
- lettered four years for the cross country team at Ithaca High School
- graduated with the school record on IHS' home course (15:54 - 5k)
- also a four-year track and field letter winner for the Little Red
- graduated with the school record in the 3,200 meters (9:19)
- son of Andri Goncarovs and Mary Balfour
Historical Player Information
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2012Junior
Distance
5'10"
145 lbs
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2013Junior
Distance
5'10"
145 lbs
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2014Senior
Distance
5'10"
145 lbs