Honors and Awards
McLaughlin Award (2009)
Personal Bests
1,500 meters - 4:36.14
Steeplechase - 10:55.42 (Second All-Time)
2009-10
Placed third in the 1,000 meter run at the Battle of Beantown witha time of 2:55.72 … Took fourth in the mile at the HYP meetwith a time of 5:01.14 … Qualified for ECAC’s in themile and placed fourth at the event with a time of 4:53.80 …Placed second at the TSU Relays in the 3,000 meter run with a timeof 10:03.79 … Finished eighth in the 800 meter run at theBrown Outdoor Invitational with a time of 2:18.30 and took third inthe 1,500 meter run with a time of 4:33.64.
2008-09
Was the third Harvard runner and 113th overall in the white raceat Pre-Nationals ... Second Harvard runner and 23rd overall at theHeptagonal Championships ... Finished 50th at the NCAA Regionalmeet, helping the Crimson to a seventh-place finish ... Won the24th ECAC Championships and helped the Crimson to a second-placefinish ... Finished fourth in the mile run at the Indoor HeptagonalChampionships with an ECAC qualifying time of 4:52.45 ... Placed11th in the 1,000 meter run at the Terrier Invitational ... Won the1,000 meter run at the Battle of Beantown with an ECAC qualifyingtime of 2:52.44 ... Placed 23rd in 1,500 (4:36.14) at the ECACChampionships … Competed in the steeplechase at the VictorLopez Classic, finishing in fourth place … Ran a leg of thedistance medley relay that broke the school record and finishedsixth at the Drake Relays … Also a member of the 4x1600meter relay team that finished fourth at the Drake Relays.
Personal
Earned letters in cross country, basketball and track and field... Two-time captain for cross country and track and field ...Finished fourth at the state cross country meet as a freshman ...Finished 10th at the WA/OR Borderclash to earn All-Bowerman honors... As a sophomore won league and district championships, finishedfifth at the state meet and 13th at the WA/OR Borderclash ... Namedteam MVP ... Won the league championship and finished third atstate as a junior ... Placed third at the WA/OR Borderclash to earnAll-Bowerman honors ... Won the league meet and finished eighth atthe state meet as a senior .. Won the WA/OR Borderclash ...Finished second in the state in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters as afreshman ... Won the league title in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200meters and won districts in the 800 and 1,600 meters as a sophomore... Finished third in the state in the 800 and 1,600 meters andsecond in the 4x400 meter relay ... As a junior won the league,district and state title in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters ... Leaguechampion in the 800 and 1,600 meters, district champion in the 800,1,600 and 3,200 meters and state champion in the 3,200 meters ...Finished fourth in the state in the 1,600 meters and eighth in the800 meters ... High school team won the state meet in 2005 and 2008and finished third in 2006 and 2007 ... Holds the school record inthe 4x400 meter relay and the state record in the distance medleyrelay ... Class valedictorian ... A Habitat for Humanity Buildmember ... Received the Math Departmental Achievement award inpre-calculus and AP calculus .. A Harvard Book Award recipient ...Student Environmental Grant Applications board member ... Receivedthe Army Scholar Award and the Washington State Certificate ofAcademic Achievement ... Father, Darrin Filand, competed on thetrack and field team at Washington State University.
