George Washington University

Darrell Andruski

Hometown: Clifton Park, NY High School: Shenendehowa Height: 5-9½

alma mater: George Washington '04

Andruski is in his first season as an assistant coach for the men's and women's cross country teams at GW.

A native of Clifton Park, NY, Andruski was a key member of the Colonials' men's cross country team from 2000-03. He was named the 2004 recipient of the J. Dallas Shirley Outstanding Senior Male Athlete Award for athletic and academic accomplishment, the highest athletic honor a GW student-athlete can win. He was named to both the Atlantic 10's All-Conference team and Academic All-Conference team in 2003 and '04.

He has spent two years as a volunteer coach and event volunteer for the Mercer County Track and Field Championships in New Jersey.

After battling through injuries early in his senior year, Andruski concluded the season as the top Colonials' finisher in the final three races. He holds the top two times by a GW runner at the Atlantic 10 Championship meet and was a two-time team MVP in 2002 and '03.

Andruski graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from GW in May '04 and was a five-time member of GW's Academic Dean's List.

Yr-by-yr XC stats at GW:
2003
26:20 at Mount St. Mary's Invitational (4 out of 49)
26:14 at JMU Invitational (5 out of 54)
27:02 at GW Invitational (24 out of 168)
25:36 at Maryland Invitational (15 out of 87)
26:52 at Penn St. National (29 out of 218)
25:30 at Atlantic 10 Championships (6 out of 109)
31:28 at NCAA Regionals (34 out of 184)

2002
25:43 at Navy Invitational (16 out of 125)
26:29 at Mount St. Mary's Invitational (9 out of 85)
25:45 at GW Invitational (2 out of 153)
26:00 at Maryland Invitational (13 out of 69)
25:35 at Atlantic 10 Championships (6 out of 108)

2001
27:37 at GW Invitational (59 out of 126)
26:49 at East Carolina (9 out of 39)
27:14 at Maryland Invitational (13 out of 72)
26:30 at Atlantic 10 Championships (33 out of 105)
32:33 at NCAA Regionals (76 out of 196)

2000
26:02 at Navy (15 out of 60)
26:38 at Maryland Invitational (4 out of 47)
25:54 at GW Invitational (12 out of 126)
27:17 at Atlantic 10 Championships (43 out of 89)

Personal: Born October 19, 1981 in Milwaukee, WI...son of Stephen and Laura Andruski...two brothers, Joel (19) and Neil (11), and one sister, Sarah (20).