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Michael Chinchar
Position: Distance
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 155
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Kent, Wash.
High School: Kentwood HS
Experience: High School
Michael Chinchar
Courtesy: Molly O'Mara, Athletic Media Relations
Release: 09/10/2005

2008 ALL-REGION

2007 SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM

NATIONAL QUALFIER

REGIONAL QUALIFIER

2009: Chinchar opened with a four-mile time of 20:34.5 and a fourth-place finish at the Arkansas Invitational. His 8,000-meter time of 24:46.61 earned a 22nd-place finish at the Missouri Southern Stampede. He was Arkansas' third runner with a 31st-place finish and 8K time of 24:47.5 at the Wisconsin Invitational. He finished 70th with a 10,000-meter time of 31:49.75 at the Chile Pepper Festival. An 8K time of 25:56.19 earned Chinchar a 26th-place finish at the SEC Championships. He ended the season with a 219th-place finish and 10K time of 32:26.7 at the NCAA Championships.

2008: Chinchar finished ninth at the Arkansas Dual to begin the season. He clocked a four-mile time of 20:19.7 and was the fourth Hog to cross the finish line. At the Stanford Invitational, his 8,000-meter time of 26:50 earned a 117th-place finish and he was the eighth Razorback to cross the finish line. At the Chile Pepper Festival, he clocked a 10,000-meter time of 32:54.03 to finish 128th.  He finished 18th overall at the SEC Championships, clocking an 8K time of 24:32.75. His 31:27.2 10,000-meter performance at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships was good enough for 18th place overall. He finished the season running a 10,000-meter time of 32:07.3 at the NCAA Championships.

2007: Chinchar made his Razorback debut clocking a 25:14 8K at the MSSU Stampede, finishing in 26th place. At the OSU Cowboy Jamboree, he crossed the line in 25:27, which was good enough for 46th. At the Chile Pepper Invitational, his 31.43.0 10K time was good enough for a 43rd-place finish. At the SEC Championships, he crossed the finish line with a 32nd-place finish (25:22.83) and was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team. He finished 45th at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships in Fayetteville (31:48.8). He served as an alternate at the NCAA Championships.

AT KENTWOOD HS: While running at Kentwood High School, Chinchar was named scholar-athlete, team captain and team MVP. He was named first-team all-state in cross country. At the 2007 USA Junior Championships, he finished fourth in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:51.45. His best 1,500-meter time was the seventh-best in the nation in 2007.

PERSONAL: Born Aug. 1, 1988, he is the son of Dave and Vicki Chinchar. He is enrolled in the Sam M. Walton College of Business and is majoring in international relations and Latin American studies. He was a member of the 2009 and 2010 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll and the 2008 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll. Chinchar was a member of the Arkansas Athletic Department 2008 Fall, 2009 Spring and 2009 Fall Honor Rolls (3.0-3.49 GPA).