Charles Cox

Position:
Sprints
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Tinton Falls, N.J.

Cox's PRs

• 200 - 20.97
• 400 - 45.62

Junior Year:Member of ACC Indoor champion 4x400 team and placed third individually in the 400 to earn All-ACC honors, also finished seventh in the 200 • Member of ACC Outdoor Championships runner-up 4x400 team and placed third individually in the 400 to earn All-ACC honors, also finished fourth in the 200 with personal best 20.97 • Ran personal best 400 in 45.62 at NCAA Regionals, also competed in 4x400 • Qualified for NCAA Outdoor Championships in 400

Sophomore Year: NCAA Regional qualifier in the 400 during the outdoor season and NCAA qualifier in the 400 during the indoor season • Ran 200m, 400m and several relays as a sophomore • Registered three PR's in 400 m with the fastest time at the Raleigh Relays (46.62) • Named ACC freshman of the year • Named Indoor performer of the year for UNC in 207 and 2008.

Freshman Year: NCAA Regional qualifier in the 400 during the outdoor season and NCAA qualifier in the 400 during the indoor season • Claimed ACC Outdoor 400 title • Set new personal bests in both the 200 and 400 during the outdoor season • ACC winning 400 time ranks as the third best in school history • Earned a pair of All-ACC honors at the ACC Indoor Championships in the 200 (3rd) and 400 (2nd). Member of 4x100-meter relay and both 4x400-meter relay teams.

Prep: State champion in 400 • Nationally ranked • Finished second in 200m in State Championship.

Personal: Majoring in Computer Science • Plans on being a video-game designer after college • Hobbies include chess, 3D modeling and gaming • Lists his trainer as the person who has had the most influence on his career • "Harry Potter" series are his favorite books • Favorite food is pancakes • Lists "Family Guy" as his favorite TV show • "Dark Knight" is his favorite movie • Charles Leonard Cox is the son of Sherun Heyes • Born January 25, 1989, in Mt. Holly, N.C.