Richard Elmore

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Napa, Calif.
High School:
Justin Siena HS
Position:
1500m, 800m

2006: Ran the third leg of the 4x800-meter relay team that set a new Academy record (7:27.37) at the Drake Relays...that time crushed the previous record by nearly 10 seconds...posted the Falcons[apos] second-best time in the 1500-meter run at the MWC Championships, finishing in 3:49.27 (adjusted for altitude)...was fourth on the team in the 800-meter run at 1:54.07a...earned the team[apos]s Track Athlete of the Week on April 22...finished second in the 800-meter dash at the Jack Christiansen Invitational...ranked among the team[apos]s top-five during the indoor season in the 800-meter run (1:56.21a) and mile run (4:13.88a)...selected as a captain for the 2007 season 2005: Ran the opening leg of the season[apos]s best distance medley relay team that timed in at 10:08.99 to win the Husky Classic...finished the indoor 800-meter run with a season-best time of 1:57.20 (adjusted for altitude) at the Air Force Invitational...time was the fifth-fastest on the team all season...claimed the fourth-best time of the season in the mile, clocking 4:15.59...ran the 3000-meter run in 8:38.92a at the MWC Indoor Championships...placed seventh in the 1500-meter run at the MWC outdoor meet, with a time of 3:57.25...clocked a season-best 1500-meter run time of 3:50.53a at the Jack Christiansen Invitational...ran a season-best 1:55.68 in the outdoor 800-meter run at the Stanford Invitational... took the leadoff leg of the 4x1600-meter relay that finished in 16:45.02 at the Drake Relays 2004: Recorded season-best indoor times of 2:00.58 in the 800-meter run at the Air Force Invitational and 4:22.20a in the mile at the Air Force Open...named 'Newcomer of the Week' after winning the mile in that career-best time...also ran the indoor 3000-meter run in a season-best time of 9:23.09a...collected the team[apos]s fourth-best time in the 800-meter run with a 1:55.34 ...also ranked fifth on the team in the steeplechase (10:09.06) and sixth in the 1500-meters (3:52.34a)... tied for the team[apos]s weekly Breakthrough Performer award following the personal-best time in the 1500-meter run HIGH SCHOOL: Recorded best times of 4:26 in the mile and 1:58 in the 800-meter run PERSONAL: Son of Richard and Deborah Elmore...has one sister, Catherine, who is a freshman at the Academy...majoring in biology...hobbies include hiking, hunting, fishing, reading and spending time with kind people...plans on becoming a pilot in the future...named to the Athletic Director[apos]s List...member of the Air Force cross country team...earned MWC Athlete of the Week cross country honors in 2004...finished ninth at the 2006 MWC Championships to earn all-conference accolades...served as co-captain of the cross country team in 2006.