COLLEGE PR: 5k - 19:46; 8K - 29:16
HS PR: 5k - 17:15

2012-13: Finished eighth for PC at the Gamecock Invitational with a 5k-time of 19:46 and 26th place finish ... Ran 32:26 at the Adidas/Winthrop Invitational and Big South Preview to finish sixth for PC.

2011-12: Finished 86th at the 2011 Eye Opener with a time of 30:42 ... Improved to run 29:29 at the Coastal Carolina Invitational/Big South Preview and finish 50th overall ... Ran 29:25 at the Charlotte Invitational where he finished 192nd ... Led the team for the first time and finished 50th at the 39th Annual Furman Invitational with a time of 29:46 ... Earned 23rd at the Upstate Invitational with a time of 30:04 ... Finished second for PC at the 2011 Big South Championships with a new PR of 29:16.

High School: Ran three years of cross country at Landrum High School for Jeremy Darby ... Multi-sport athlete who also ran track and played golf ... Six-time letterman in golf ... Member of three SC 1A State Championship cross country teams (`08, `09, `10) ... Three-time all-state, all-region, all-area, and all-academic in cross country ... President of FCA ... Palmetto Boys State participant ... Served on Student Council ... Yearbook editor ... Voted Most School Spirit ... Hospice house volunteer.

Personal: John James "JJ" Carruth was born in Landrum, S.C. on November 28, 1992 ... Son of Johnny and Tammy Carruth ... Has two siblings, Katherine and Nicole ... Plans to major in political science.