2008-09: XC: Earned Second-team All-SoCon honors at the SoCon Championships by running the 8k in 25:30.11 ... that time was the fifth-fastest time in school history and he also earned all-freshman honors in the event ... ran a 25:49 in the 8k at the Mason Invitational which is the 22^nd fastest time in school history ... finished in 25:52 at the Asics Winthrop Invitational, which was the 25^th fastest in school history ... Indoor: Ran the mile at the Liberty Invitational in 4:41.01 to set a new personal-best ... finished the 3,000 meters at the Niswonger Invitational with a time of 9:33.88 ... Outdoor: Set a personal-best time of 4:13.43 in the 1,500 meters at the Wake Forest Open ... ran a 9:09.98 at the UNC Invitational in the 3,000 meters ... ran a season-best time of 15:36.41 in the 5,000 meters at the Duke Invitational ... also ran the 5,000 meters in 17:40.59 at the Southern Conference Championships.

High School: Four-time letterwinner in each cross country, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field at Franklin HS under coach Sean Thomas... 2008 New Jersey Indoor Track State Champion in the 1,600 meters... selected as the 2008 Courier News Athlete of the Year... named All-Area and All-County all four years for cross country... All-Area honoree for indoor... All-Area honoree for indoor as a junior and senior... earned All-Area accolades for outdoor in 2008.

Personal: Jermaine N. Coore... born December 2, 1988 in Brooklyn, NY... son of Hiram and Madane Walker... plans to major in business management.

Top Performances:

XC:
8k: 25:30.11
10k: 33:19.0

Indoor:
Mile: 4:41.01
3,000m: 9:33.88

Outdoor:
1,500m: 4:13.43
3,000m: 9:09.98
5,000m: 15:36.41