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Georgia State Cross-Country -Track & FieldYibeltal AregaSenior - Distance5’7” - 140 lbs.Adiss Abiba, EthiopiaJacksonville State Univ.Major: Sports Admin.2005-06: Yib made an impact right away for thecross-country team, finishing second overall with atime of 19:08 at the UNCW Invitational 6K race.His 14 th place finish on the Greater LouisvilleClassic 8K course was the best on the team (24:59).Yib also ran distance outdoors for the men’s trackteam at State. He finished fourth at the Yellow JacketInvitational in the 5000m run with a season-besttime of 15:20.27. Yib was also consistent in theclassroom, earning a spot on the Athletic Director’sHonor Roll in the spring semester and earned aCommissioner’s Academic Award from the CAA.Personal BestsXC-8K: 24:50Outdoor 3000: 8:56.77Outdoor 5000: 15:20.772003-2005: Arega joined the Panther distance teamin 2005 after spending two years at Jacksonville StateUniversity. In ‘04 he was named the Ohio ValleyConference Athlete-of-the-Week (9/9/04) afterwinning the Suwanee Invitational to open the season.He finished fourth on the team and 23rd overall atthe OVC Championship Meet for the Gamecocks.Prep: Yib ran for North Atlanta High School wherehe was a state runner-up as a senior.Personal: Yibeltal was born on December 1, 1984in Ethiopia. He has two older brothers and one oldersister.Nick MillerSenior - Distance5’10” - 158 lbs.Victoria, AustraliaScotch CollegeMajor: Journalism2005-06: Miller was granted a medical red shirt in crosscountry and track after battling injury during the 2005-06 season.2004-05: As a sophomore, Nick turned in his secondconsecutive impressive campaign as a Panther. Herepeated as an Atlantic Sun All-Conference crosscountryrunner, placing fifth at the championship meetin a time of 26:54. Overall, he was the Panthers’ topfinisher four times during the fall cross country season,and only finished out of the top-15 overall at thecompetitive Auburn Invitational, and at the NCAA SouthRegion Championships. Miller set a new PR at theGreater Louisville Classic, crossing the finish line ofthe 8K course in a time of 25:22. He also earned his firstA-Sun Runner of the Week honor in cross-country(second overall) by finishing fourth at Troy’s Coach “O”Invitational by covering the 5,000-meter course in 15:53.He was third at the Georgia Collegiate Championshipin Panthersville with a 25:23. Nick was fourth at theTroy State Invitational in 15:45. In addition to his twoPersonal BestsXC-8K: 25:22Outdoor 1500: 3:55Indoor Mile: 4:27.17Outdoor 3000: 8:29Outdoor 5000: 14:54.13A-Sun honors in track, he also ran a 3000 meterbest of 8:35.84 at the UNCC Meet. In the spring,Miller focused his attention on the shorter, middledistance events more so than he did as a freshman.Prep: In Australia, Miller was a state championin 800 meters (U-23 group) and was second andfourth his final two years in the Nationals whilerunning at Scotch College. His 800 meters bestwas 1:55 with a 3:55 in the 1500 meters. At the3,000-meter distance, Nick logged a best of 8:29.Personal: Nicholas was born on Sept. 4, 1984, inMelbourne, Australia. His father, Gary, works inthe horse racing industry and his mother, Andrea,is a secondary school teacher. Miller has threeolder sisters. He gets some of his running skillsfrom his father who also ran as a youth. He enjoysAustralian Rules football, rugby, soccer, whilefinding time to golf and ski. Nick is majoring injournalism.-9-