Jason Ordway

Class: Senior Hometown: Holgate, Ohio High School: Holgate

Birthdate: 10/28/1987

Updated Aug. 10, 2010

2009-10: Qualified for the NCAA Regionals, where he finished 31st with a time of 31:51.9...Won the Saluki Invitational with a time of 26:25.2...Ran a season-low time of 24:50 at the Notre Dame Invitational.

2008-09: Earned all-MVC honors with an eighth place finish at the MVC Championship...Qualified for the NCAA Regionals in Stillwater, Okla., where he finished 47th...Also named a MVC Scholar-Athlete with a perfect 4.0 GPA...Earned a third-place finish behind teammates Dan Dunbar and Kyle Kirchner at the Evansville Invite

2007-08: MVC Scholar-Athlete in cross country and track during the 2007-08 season...Ran in seven cross country meets in 2007...Qualified for the 2007 NCAA Cross Country Regionals...Finished among the top-six in each of his first three cross country meets of the season.

2006-07: Ran in all seven of SIU's cross country meets in 2006...Finished in the top-20 in four meets, including 19th at the MVC Championships...Picked up five top-10 finishes during the 2007 indoor season and five top-10 finishes in outdoor competition as a freshman.

High School: Four-time all-Ohio honoree at Holgate High School...Placed second in the state 3200-meter...Finished among the top-six at the state cross country meet all four years...Ran personal bests of 9:28 in the 3200-meter and 4:24 in the 1600...Was Valedictorian of his class and received the prestigious Chancellor's scholarship.

Personal: Full name is Jason Douglas Ordway...Carries a 4.00 GPA in Physiology...Born October 28, 1987...Son of Doug and Teri Ordway...Sister, Jessica, ran cross country at SIU.