2010: Posted a time of 17:00.78 at the Belmont-VU Opener … Clocked in at 28:49.56 at the Commodore Classic … Competed at Pre-Nationals, posting a time of 27:31.0.

2009: Helped the Commodores to a third-place finish at the Belmont-Vanderbilt Opener with a time of 16:25 … Competed in the Louisville Invitational, clocking in at 28:39 in the 8K race … Posted a time of 29:54 at the SEC Championship.

High School/Prep:Two-time all-conference cross country runner of the year … six-time member of all-conference team … all-state and All-American indoor track and field athlete … led team to three state championships in cross country … member of the indoor state champion 4×800 meter relay team … placed fifth at outdoor track state championships in 1600 and 3200 … was apart of two outdoor track and field state team championships and one indoor … qualified for Nike Indoor National Championships … holds personal bests times of 4:24 (1600m), 9:49 (3200m) 1:59 (800 m).

Personal: Joseph Robert Newman … born February 22, 1991 … parents are Cindy Charnock and Jeff Newman … has two sisters, Michelle and Nicole and one brother, Jason … older brother Jason was an All-ACC indoor track and field performer at the University of North Carolina … majoring in computer engineering.