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- Hometown:
- Antwerp, Ohio
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Antwerp
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- Major:
- Corporate Fitness
Bio
Junior (2011): Voted Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Preseason Runner to Watch for third-consecutive season … Recorded a season-best finish of second place at Defiance Duals on September 10 … Ran a season-best time of 27:34.6 at Penn-State Behrend Invitational on September 17 … Competed in all six meets, while finishing five competitions amongst the squads top-four runners … Placed in the top-30 overall three times on the season.
Sophomore (2010): Earned second HCAC Runner-to-Watch nomination entering sophomore season … Paced the DC squad at first four events of the season … Individual winner at Yellow Jacket Open and Bluffton Dual on September 11th and 24th respectively … Career and season-best time of 27:18.8 at NCAA Div. III Regional Championships on November 13 … HCAC Runner-of-the-Week award for September 19 through 26, after leading the Defiance harriers at the Penn-State Behrend Invitational.
Freshman (2009): Selected as a HCAC Runner-to-Watch entering freshman campaign … Placed among the top-two Yellow Jacket harriers in each of DC’s eight competitions … Finished first among DC harriers in three competitions.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Antwerp High under head coach Cord Ehrhart … Conference, district and county champion…School record holder in the 3,200-meter run.
Personal: Son of Dave and Michelle Krick … Majoring in wellness and corporate fitness.
News mentions
OBERLIN, Ohio – Defiance College freshman Josh Hilton turned in his best performance of the year at the NCAA Regional Championships held at Oberlin College. Hilton led the Yellow Jackets with a time of 26:46.27.
ANDERSON, Ind. – Senior Justin Perkins and freshman Josh Hilton led the way for the men’s cross country team at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships held at Anderson University on Saturday. The Yellow Jackets finished fifth in the field.
WILMINGTON, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s cross country team captured 10th-place overall in the 26-team field at the Wilmington College Invitational. Senior Justin Perkins paced Defiance with a time of 26:17.19 to finish the event in 20th.
CEDARVILLE, Ohio – Paced by the efforts of Justin Perkins and Joe Davis, the Defiance College men’s cross country team finished 28th at the All-Ohio Championships, an event that features teams across all NCAA divisions.
ERIE, Pa. – The Defiance College men’s cross country team used top-ten finishes from senior Justin Perkins and Sophomore Joe Davis to take third-place in the 14-team field at the Penn State Behrend Invitational.
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College men’s cross country team earned wins against Olivet and Bluffton at the DC Duals. Senior Justin Perkins had the top overall time with a final time of 28:28.30.
N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – The Defiance College men’s cross country team began the year at the Manchester College Hokem Karem. Leading the way for DC was the two-man team of sophomore Joe Davis and sophomore Madison Murphy, who posted a time of 42:56.00 to finish fourth.
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced its preseason men’s cross country poll on Monday. Defiance College was picked fifth in the conference and had three runners named to the HCAC Preseason Runners-to-Watch List.