2013 Outdoor at Gardner-Webb: Racedto a season best 800 m time at the Winthrop Invitational (RockHill, S.C.), crossing the finish line at 2:00.60 … Tookseventh place in the event … Covered the 800 m distance in2:00.64 at the Carolina's Cup (Rock Hill, S.C.), good for a sixthplace finish … Consistent performer established his fastest1,500 m time of the season at the Weems Baskin Invitational(Columbia, S.C.), finishing with a time of 4:16.31 … Memberof the 2012-13 Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
2012-13 Indoor at Gardner-Webb: Achieved a personalbest time in the 800 m run at the Tiger Paw Invitational aftercrossing the finish line at 2:03.11 … Opened the season witha personal best performance in the 3,000 m run, finishing the raceat the Appalachian Indoor Invitational with a time of 10:01.56… Raced to a season best time of 4:43.01 in the 1 mile runat 2012-13 Big South Indoor Championships … Part of GWU'seighth place 4x400 m relay (3:26.39) at the JDL Invitational… Member of the 2012-13 Big South Presidential HonorRoll.
2012 Cross Country atGardner-Webb: Established personal best times in boththe 8K and the 5K during his junior season … Posted thefastest 5K time of his career at the Charlotte Duals (Charlote,N.C.) when he crossed the finish line at the 17:32 mark …Also recorded a personal best 8K time in 2012, finishing in28:08.17 at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational (Charlotte,N.C.) … Raced to an 8K time of 29:12.08 at 2012 Big SouthChampionships (Rock Hill, S.C.) … Opened the season byrunning 17:54.5 in the 5K at the Western Carolina Cross CountryInvitational … Member of the 2012-13 Big South PresidentialHonor Roll.
2012 Outdoor at Gardner-Webb: Used apersonal best time of 1:57.12 to take 9th place in the 800 m run atthe Carolina’s Cup … Raced to the 19th best time inthe 800 m run at 2013 Big South Outdoor Championships, crossing thefinish line at 2:00.62 … Took 18th in the 800 m run(1:59.57) at the Weems Baskin Invitational (University of SouthCarolina) … Established a new personal best time in the1,500 m run after racing to a time of 4:11.60 at the WinthropInvitational … Finished 19th in the 800 m run (2:01.87) atthe Coastal Carolina Invitational … Took 2nd place in the1,500 m run (4:14.25) at the Winthrop Twilight meet … Teamedwith Keene, Stanton-Brooks, and Rogers to finish in fifth place(3:28.00) in the 4x400 m relay at the Carolina’sCup.
2011-12 Indoor atGardner-Webb: Established a season best time of4:32.17 in the 1 Mile Run at 2011-12 Big South Indoor Championships... Finished 16th in the event ... Turned in a season best time inthe 800 m Run at the Tiger Paw Invitational, racing to a time of2:03.92 while finishing 40th in the event ... Also competed in the800 m Run at the Niswonger Invitational, finishing with a time of2:04.67 and a 12th place finish in the event ... Ran the 1 Mile Runin 4:49.40 at the Dick Taylor Invitational.
2011 Outdoor atGardner-Webb: Recorded a 16th-place finish in the 800meter run with a time of 2:00.52 at the 2011 Big South OutdoorTrack & Field Championships ... Crossed the finish line ineighth-place overall in the 800 meter run with a personal best timeof 1:59.99 at the Carolina's Cup ... Posted a ninth-place finish inthe 800 meter run at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational with a time of2:05.53 ... A member of the 4x400 meter relay team that placed 10thoverall with a time of 3:24.90 at the 49er Classic ... Also posteda time of 2:04.66 in the 800 meter run and a time of 4:29.85 in the1500 meter run at the 49er Classic.
2010-11 Indoor at Gardner-Webb: Wasa part of the distance medley team that earned an eighth-placefinish at the 2010-11 Big South Championships (11:07.81) ... Posteda personal best time in the 800 meter run at the NiswongerInvitational, finishing with a time of 2:06.55 ... Helped the 4X400meter relay team take 15th-place at the Appalachian Opener with atime of 3:46.72 ... Also competed in the 800 meter run at theAppalachian Opener and at the Tiger Paw Invitational.
High School: Was a multi-sportathlete at Central Davidson High School in Lexington, N.C. ... Wasa two-time All-County performer in cross country and a two-timeAll-County performer in track & field ... Was also a two-timeAll-Conference selection in both cross country and track &field ... Tabbed All-Region in cross country his senior season ...Awarded the cross country Coaches Award his senior season ... Namedthe Team MVP for cross country as a junior ... Tabbed the Team MVPin track & field as a senior ... Was awarded the SchoolSportsmanship Award ... Helped guide his cross country team tobecome county champions, conference champions and state runner-upsas a senior ... Was the cross country county individual champion asa senior ... Was part of the 4x800 meter relay team that finishedas state runners up both his senior and junior years ... Setpersonal best times of 17:30 (5K), 4:48 (1-mile), 52.6 (400m) and2:03 (800m) ... Also competed for the track & field teams aswell as tennis and basketball ... Was a NCHSAAScholar-Athlete.
Personal: Born Forrest Garland CrookIII on February 28, 1992 in Lexington, N.C. ... Son of Forrest, Jr.and Patti Crook ... Has one younger sibling named Alex ... Majoringin Sports Management.
