Josh Horton Hometown: Vienna, Virginia High School: George C. Marshall HS Last College: Penn State Birthdate: 06/23/1979 Honors: 2001 XC All-American

2001 XC Recap: The team's MVP became UCSB's first Cross Country All-American with a 17th individual place finish at the NCAA Championships. Also finished second behind teammate Eric Gans at the Big West Championships, and 8th at the Pre-NCAA Meet.

2001 Track: Crushed the 10,000m school record by over 20 seconds, running 29:09.85, a mark that qualified him for the NCAA championships where he finished 15th. Also led the conference with the fastest 5,000m time of 14:20.

2000 Cross Country: Won the Fresno State Invite race, ahead of Pac-10 squads from Stanford and Cal... Led the team at the Stanford Invite with a 5th place finish... 67th place finish at the Pre-NCAA meet... Earned All-Conference honors by finishing 7th at the Big West Championships... Missed earning "All-West Region" honors by one spot after taking 26th at the NCAA Western District championships.

2000 Track: 2000 Big West T&F 10,000m champion, runner up in 5,000m... Second fastest 5,000m time in school history of 14:07.11... 3rd place finish in 1500m at 2000 Cal/Nevada Championships... First place 1500m finish at All-UC meet.

1999 Cross Country: Team MVP after finishing 6th at the Big West Championships, earning him All-Conference Honors.

1999 Track: Injured for the majority of the season, but finished 9th in the Conference 10,000 meter championships, one of only three races he would run..

1998 Cross Country: A welcomed addition to the Gaucho program, led the team at the Stanford Invite with a time of 25:36... Also finished 11th at the Conference championships.

High School:

Fourth place in the 1996 Virginia State Cross Country Championships. Track PR’s of 9:39 in 3200 and 4:25 in the 1600.