David Forrester
	Class: RS Junior Hometown: Billinge, UK Last College: University of Liverpool

Developed into a rock-solid No. 3 scorer for the 2010 cross country Seminoles...has a knack for coming up big in big events...combination of speed and tenacity are great assets...experience on European stage in both cross country and track are inavuable.

Cross Country - 2010: Consistently delivered as the No. 3 scorer throughout the Seminoles' push to a runner-up finish at the NCAA Championships...placed 53rd at championship meet with a 10k time of 30:38.4, just six seconds shy of earning All-American status...sat out NCAA South Region after claiming All-ACC honors with a 12th-place finish (24:07.9), helping FSU claim its first conference championship...turned in a solid 30th-place performance at Pre-Nationals (24:14), where the `Noles finished third from a field of 35 teams...was FSU's No. 2 scorer at the Notre Dame Invitational, checking in with a 16th-place finish in 24:15 over the 6k course as the Seminoles finished third...finished second overall in a dual meet with Boston University.

Track - 2011: NCAA Outdoor First Round qualifier in the 5,000 meters...posted his US collegiate best 1,500 (3:44.8) at the Kent Taylor Carolina Invite...contributed a leg to FSU's fifth-place 4x1 mile quartet at the Penn Relays...helped the Seminoles capture their seventh consecutive ACC Outdoor Championship, scoring a fifth-place finish in the 5,000 (14:00.14)...traveled to the Stanford Invitational to compete in the 5,000, where he finished eighth in a personal best time of 13:47.60...scored in two events at the ACC Indoor Championships, contributing a leg for FSU's fourth-place distance medley team after placing seventh in the 3,000 (8:07.80)...ran his collegiate best 3,000 (8:00.06) at the UW Husky Invite. 2010: Qualified for NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 1,500...placed third at the NCAA First Round, punching his ticket to nationals...earned All-ACC honors with his fourth-place finish in the 5,000 (14:29.71)...ran a season best 3:43.09 1,500 at the Georgia Tech Invite...finished seventh in the mile at the ACC Indoor Championships, helping the `Noles claim the team title.

Prep/Previous Experience

Came to FSU from the University of Liverpool, where he gained national and international experience in cross country and track...posted the fastest 1,500 meter by a British junior (3:40.81) in 16 years in 2009...ranked third nationally for U23 division in the 1,500 and 800...placed 10th in the 1,5000 at the 2009 European U23 Championships (3:52.49)...finished fifth at the European Cross Country Championships in 2008; fourth in 2007...was ninth at the IAAF World Junior Championships 1,5000...was 2008 English Schools Champion in the 1,500 and cross country.

Personal

Pursuing a biology degree at FSU, while aspiring to attend dental school...son of Paul and Stephanie Forrester...born December 11, 1989.

Personal Bests

Cross Country: 8k - 24:07; 10k - 30:38

Track: 800 - 1:48.91; 1,500 - 3:40.81; 3,000 - 8:00.06; 5,000 - 13:47.60

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