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John Dingus
| Year: | Sophomore |
| Hometown: | Mission Viejo, Calif. |
| High School: | Tesoro |
| Position: | Sprints |
Honors and Awards
Hennessey Mile Relay Award (2009)
Westmore Wilcox 440 Award (2009)
Personal Bests
200 meters - 22.39
400 meters - 48.19
500 meters - 1:04.19
2009-10
Finished fourth in the 800 meter run at the Paul Turner
Harvard Select Meet with a time of 1:56.94 ... Came in third in the
500 meter run at the Terrier Invitational with a time of 1:04.09.
2008-09
Broke the indoor school record in the 400 meters at the Terrier
Invitational ... Finished fifth in the 500 meter run at the Indoor
Heptagonal Championships and was part of the fourth place mile
relay team ... Finished eighth in the 400 at the IC4A Indoor
Championships, lowering his own school record to 48.19 seconds ...
Won the 500 meter run at the Harvard Open. ... Was part of the
4x400 meter relay winning team at the Husky Winter Carnival and the
Battle of Beantown ... Finished third in the 400 meters and was
part of the third place mile relay team at the HYP meet ... A
member of the 4x400 meter relay team that placed third a the
Heptagonal Championships, with a time of 3:13.59 … Placed
fourth in the 400 meters at the Penn Invitational with an outdoor
personal best time of 48.35 … Competed in the 200 and 400
meters at the Victor Lopez Classic, finishing fourth and sixth
respectively … A member of the 4x400 meter relay team at the
TSU Relays that achieved an IC4A qualifying team of 3:16.0.
Personal
Competed in cross country and track and field at Tesoro High School
... Received the Most Valuable Varsity Sprinter Award as a junior
... Captained cross country and track and field teams as a senior
... Named Track and Field MVP as a senior ... Holds school records
in the 200, 400, 800 and 4x400 meter relay ... Won a bronze medal
at the Arcadia Invitational in the 400 as a senior ... League
record holder in the 400 meters and Orange County record holder in
the 400 ... Class Valedictorian ... National Merit Commended
Scholar .. Member of the National Society of High School Scholars
... Received the Torch of Excellence Award for Jazz ... Played
Carnegie Hall with wind ensemble and won a national competition ...
Organized “Run for Relief” a cross country fundraiser
after Hurricane Katrina ... Tutored in chemistry and math.









