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2010-11 Men's Cross Country Roster

Patterson Wilhelm

  • Position Distance
  • Weight 0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lynchburg, Va.
  • High School E.C. Glass

Biography

Indoor Mark Date
3,000m 8:08.74 3/8/09
5,000m 14:05.18 2/14/09
Mile 4:10.18u 2/12/10
Outdoor Mark Date
1,500m 3:48.42 3/20/10
5,000m 13:56.98 4/2/10

2009-10
Cross Country: Named All-American for the first time after finishing 34th at the NCAA Championships ... Led the Tribe at the Southeast Region Championships, finishing fourth overall for all-region honors ... Ninth overall at the Cowboy Jamboree ... 12th overall at the Pre-National Invitational.
Indoor: Redshirted.
Outdoor: NCAA Qualifier at 5,000m ... Ran a career-best 13:56.98 for third place at the Colonial Relays ... Anchored W&M to a third-place finish in the DMR at the Penn Relays ... Also ran anchor on the championship 4x1,500m relay at the Colonial Relays ... All-CAA after taking third in the 5,000m at the CAA Championships ... Fourth in the 1,500m at the CAA Championships ... Opened the spring by winning the 1,500m at the Tribe Invitational in 3:48.42, a time that was the best in the East Region for the next two weeks.

2008-09
Cross Country: Led the Tribe at the NCAA Championships with his 69th-place finish ... Also finished first for W&M at the Pre-National Invitational ... All-Region after finishing 13th at the Southeast Regional ... Fourth at the CAA Championships for all-conference honors ... Fourth at the Colonial Inter-Regional.
Indoor: Provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships at 5,000m ... Ran 14:05.18 at the University of Washington in February ... All-East after finishing third in the 3,000m at the IC4A Championships ... Ran 8:08.74 in the race, ranking sixth in school history ... Won the mile at Navy in January, running 4:15.92.
Outdoor: Redshirted ... Set career-best marks of 3:50.92 for 1,500m and 14:05.59 for 5,000m running unattached in May.

2007-08
Cross Country: Second Tribe finisher at the NCAA Championships, placing 123rd overall ... Placed 23rd at the Southeast Regional to earn All-Region honors ... Third at the CAA Championships for All-CAA accolades ... 25th at the Colonial Inter-Regional. Track: Finished 15th at the NCAA East Regional in the 5,000m run ... CAA Champion in the 5,000m run ... Earned All-East recognition for his performance of 14:19.23 at the IC4A Championships in the 5,000m run ... Qualified for the IC4A indoor championships in the 5,000m after running 14:32.89 at the Liberty Kickoff ... Runner-up at the Colonial Relays in the 5,000m run ... Ran 8:29.10 in the 3,000m at North Carolina to qualify for the IC4A Championships indoors in that event as well.

2006-07
Cross Country: Redshirted ... Won the Colonial Inter-Regional “B” race unattached ... Fourth unattached at both the Cavalier and Tribe Opens. Track: All-conference after taking third in the 5,000m at the CAA Championships ... IC4A qualifier both indoors and outdoors at 5,000m ... Eighth in the Colonial Relays 5,000m ... Timed 3:54.12 for 1,500m at the Mason Last Chance Invitational ... Took fourth in the mile at the Vince Brown Invitational in 4:16.22.

At E.C. Glass
Three-time all-state in 2006 ... Second indoors at the Virginia AAA championships at 1,600m ... Fourth outdoors in the 3,200m and sixth in the 1,600m ... Third in the state in cross country in 2004 ... Also took 21st at the Footlocker South Regional in 2004 ... 13 total all-state honors in cross country and track ... National Honor Society.

Personal
Son of Barry and Marion Wilhelm ... Father attended William and Mary ... Enjoys poker, tennis, and fishing.

Historical Player Information

  • 2006-07Redshirt

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  • 2007-08Freshman

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  • 2008-09Redshirt Freshman

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  • 2009-10Junior

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  • 2010-11Senior

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