Evan Watchempino

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
El Dorado Hills, CA.

Sophomore Year: Turned in a time of 29:23 at the 10K at Stanford University • Finished 11th in outdoor ACC Cross Country Championships • Placed fourth in ACC Outdoor Championships in 10K.

Freshman Year: Won the UNC Challenge in his first action as a Tar Heel • Top three finisher in team standings all season • Finished 15th at the NCAA Southeast Regional to earn all-region honors and narrowly missing a bid to the NCAA Championships.

Prior to UNC: Attended UCLA during the 2007-08 academic year • Earned a varsity letter in cross country •Named the UCLA Freshman Cross Country Runner of the Year.

Prep: Attended Jesuit High School in Carmichael, Calif. • Four-year varsity performer in cross country and track • Earned sub-section and section titles as a sophomore and helped lead team to team championship and seventh at Nike Team Nationals • Finished fifth in the state as a junior en route to leading the team to the state title and a fourth place finish at the Nike Team Nationals • Finished sixth individually at the 2006 Nike Team Nationals • Three-time outstanding runner of the year at Jesuit • Honor roll student every semester in high school.

Personal: Business major • Hobbies include golf and tennis •Lists Ryan Hall as an athlete he admires • Lists winning two state titles and competing at the Nike Nationals as his biggest sports thrill •Walt Lange has had the greatest influence on his athletic career • His favorite movie is "21" and his favorite TV show is "Rob & Big" •Evan Arnold Watchempino is the son of Arnold and Lynette Watchempino • Born Nov. 14, 1988 in Sacramento, Calif.