Eastern Michigan Athletics
2008 Men's Cross Country Roster
Roster
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Josh Karanja
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- High School:
- Nepean
EMU 2007: Led Eagles in all but one meet during the course of the season…Qualified for the NCAA Championship (Nov. 19), where he finished 150th, running 31:32...Top EMU and Mid-American Conference finisher at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, finishing eighth to qualify for the NCAA Championship, running career-best 30:58 in the 10K...Was the team’s No. 2 runner at the MAC Championship (Oct. 27) where he his earned third consecutive first team All-MAC honors by placing third (24:49)… Helped team to third straight MAC title…Named MAC Runner of the Week for Sept. 24 and Oct. 1…Broke 24-minute mark at Pre-Nationals (one of only two individuals to do so in the MAC)…Won the individual title at the Western Ontario Invite (Sept. 22), running the 10K course in a time of 31:52, the 11th fastest time ever at the meet...Ran 31:20 for the 10K at the Michigan Open (Aug. 31) to finish second...Placed 18th at the prestigious Notre Dame Invitational (Sept. 28), running 24:20...Finished 32nd against nation’s best at Pre-Nationals (Oct. 13), running a career-best 23:56 and was the top MAC runner in his race…Improved his 8,000-meter time by 40 seconds during the 2007 season...2006: Named first-team All-MAC for the second straight year after finishing seventh at the MAC Championship (Oct. 28), running the 8,000 meter course in a time of 28:04.5...Ran 24:40 at the Notre Dame Invitational (Sept. 29) to finish 36th...At the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 11) he finished 37th with a time of 32:12.37...Finished 67th at the Pre-NCAA Invitational (Oct. 14), running 24:36...2005: Selected first-team All-MAC after placing sixth at the MAC Championship (Oct. 29), running an 8K personal and season-best of 24:47...13th at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational (25:03)...30th at the NCAA Regional (32:09) and 126th at the NCAA Championships (31:14)...2004: Redshirted...High School: Earned MVP honors of his squad as a junior and senior...Conference champion in the 800, 1500, and 3000 meter...Personal: Full name: Josh Karanja...Son of Susan Karanja...Born 6-14-84...Major: Graduated with a bachelor’s in Political Science. Pursuing a master’s in public administration.
