Arizona: Top returnee in the 1,500m... Will also compete in 5,000m for the Wildcats… Sat out the 2001 cross country season due to injury… Ran in five races for the 2000 Cross Country team... Finished 43rd at the Pac-10 Championships and was 69th at the Notre Dame Invitational.
High School: Attended Canyon del Oro High School in Tucson, Ariz his senior year... Moved to Tucson from the Chicago area in July 1999 where he attended Hoffman Estates (Ill.) H.S... Between the two schools, he lettered three times in both cross country and track and field... All-Mid-Suburban League honoree from 1998-99 in Illinois and an All-5A South Region performer in 1999-2000... All-state cross country and track and field performer his senior year at C.D.O... Tucson Citizen and Arizona Daily Star Runner of the Year in cross country... Ran the fastest 3,200m in Arizona as a senior... That time, 9:08.38, came at the prestigious Arcadia (Calif.) Invitational where he took third place... Illinois Junior Olympics cross country champ in 1998.
Personal: Michael Ray Howard... Born 9-10-82 in Batesville, Ark... Son of Richard and Theresa Howard... Has two brothers, Joseph and Thomas, and a sister, Katherine... An accomplished musician who can play four instruments... Also is a web programer with his own site... Academic area of interest at UA is material science and engineering.
