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Get To Know Me: Avery Wood
Oct 18, 2018 | Men's Cross Country
Freshman is one of six Memphis area products on the 2018 team.
Today's Memphis cross country "Get To Know Me" is Avery Wood. A freshman from Bartlett, Tenn., Wood is one of three Tigers on the 2018 squad from Bartlett High School along with Brendan Hill and Benjamin Homeyer. Wood has raced in all five events in his first collegiate season, and he ran his 8k-best time in his last outing in the UAB Blazer Classic.
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Before becoming a Tiger, Wood helped the Bartlett Panthers cross country program to back-to-back appearances in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Class 3A state championships in 2016 and 2017. The Panthers placed fifth and fourth in 2016 and 2017, respectively, and the 2017 fourth-place performance was the best by a Memphis area school since 2011. Wood, a Commercial AppealAll-Metro Team pick, finished in the top-30 in both state championships races (27thin 2016; 30thin 2017).
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Let's learn more about Wood off the course.
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My favorite video game as a child was …Crash Bandicoot
My favorite meal my mom cooks is …Brownies
Other sports I played growing up were …Soccer, basketball
The most famous person/company to tweet at me …Coca-Cola
If I didn't run cross country, I would play …Soccer
The TV show nobody can believe I watch is …Rick and Morty
The reality TV show I think I could win is …The Bachelorette
My favorite website is …YouTube.com
If I could have any superpower, it would be …The ability to fly
If I could invite any two people to dinner, they would be …Selena Gomez and Tom Cruise
My favorite TV show as a child was …SpongeBob SquarePants
When I'm not racing or practicing cross country, I like to …Hang out with my friends
My favorite toys as a child were …Transformers
My favorite historical figure is …Abraham Lincoln
My favorite athlete is …Lionel Messi
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Before becoming a Tiger, Wood helped the Bartlett Panthers cross country program to back-to-back appearances in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Class 3A state championships in 2016 and 2017. The Panthers placed fifth and fourth in 2016 and 2017, respectively, and the 2017 fourth-place performance was the best by a Memphis area school since 2011. Wood, a Commercial AppealAll-Metro Team pick, finished in the top-30 in both state championships races (27thin 2016; 30thin 2017).
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Let's learn more about Wood off the course.
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My favorite video game as a child was …Crash Bandicoot
My favorite meal my mom cooks is …Brownies
Other sports I played growing up were …Soccer, basketball
The most famous person/company to tweet at me …Coca-Cola
If I didn't run cross country, I would play …Soccer
The TV show nobody can believe I watch is …Rick and Morty
The reality TV show I think I could win is …The Bachelorette
My favorite website is …YouTube.com
If I could have any superpower, it would be …The ability to fly
If I could invite any two people to dinner, they would be …Selena Gomez and Tom Cruise
My favorite TV show as a child was …SpongeBob SquarePants
When I'm not racing or practicing cross country, I like to …Hang out with my friends
My favorite toys as a child were …Transformers
My favorite historical figure is …Abraham Lincoln
My favorite athlete is …Lionel Messi
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