April 13, 2006
ORLANDO - The UCF men's cross country team signed John Horst of Christiansburg, Va. to a National Letter of Intent (NLI), Golden Knights' head coach Marcia Mansur-Wentworth announced on Thursday.
As a member of the Christiansburg High School cross country squad, Horst finished second in the 2005 state championship and was third in the 3,200m at the 2006 state indoor championship. He also placed in the top 15 of the 5,000m event at the National Scholastic Indoor Championship.
Horst has recorded a personal best of 15:48 in the 5K.
"John is a dedicated and focused young man who will make an immediate impact on the men's team," said Mansur-Wentworth.
The Golden Knights finished fourth in their inaugural Conference USA Cross Country Championship last fall.