Blake Dircksen Class: RS Sophomore Hometown: Noblesville, Ind. High School: Noblesville Event: Cross Country/Distance

2009-10: Cross Country -- Ran in just one race all season, running unattached at the 8K Loyola Lakefront Invitational (Oct. 3) where he placed 105th in 27:07.

High School: Earned four letters in both cross country and track under head coach Kent Graham ... named all-state as a senior in cross country ... helped lead cross country team to a ninth-place finish at the Indiana State Championships in 2008 ... competed on Team Indiana at the Mideast Meet of Champions in cross country ... posted a personal-best time of 15:37 in the 5K ... in track, ran on the 4x800m relay team that won the state championship in 2008 ... top 800m time was 1:58, top 1600m time was 4:18 and top 3200m time was 9:29.

Personal: Born in August of 1990 in Fort Wayne, Ind. ... son of David and Kelly Dircksen ... majoring in exercise science ... member of National Honor Society in high school.