2019 Track:
Indoor: Competed at five meets… set a PR in the 1000m with a time of 2:33.96 at the Clemson Orange & Purple Elite… helped lead the Jackets’ 4×400 relay group to a third-place finish with a time of 3:13.48 at the Vanderbilt Invitational… finished 10th in the mile with a time of 4:15.36 at the Power Five Invitational… ran his best 3000m of the season turning in a time of 8:17.00 at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational… competed in the 3000m at the ACC Indoor Track & Field Championships, finishing in 8:24.34. Outdoor: Competed at five meets… set a 5K PR at the Penn Relays with a time of 14:10.55… ran his best 1500m time of the season in 3:56.56 at the Georgia Tech Invitational.
2018 Cross Country:
Hit a PR in the 7.6K with a time of 25:42.2 at the Georgia Bulldog Invitational…ran a personal-best 26:07.3 in the 8.369K at the Penn State Nationals Open… ran his best 8K time of the season in 24:58.8 at the ACC Championships… raced in the 10K at the NCAA South Region Cross Country Championships turning in a time of 32:55.9.
2018 Track:
Indoor: Ran in three events – 1000m, mile and 3K … turned in a season-best 3K time of 8:14.84 at the Vanderbilt Invitational to finish 10th … his lone mile time came at Charlie Thomas Invite where he ran a 4:13.67 … turned in a single 1000m time of 2:41.54 at the Orange & Purple Invitational. Outdoor: Competed in one 1500m race and several 5K events … recorded a 5K PR of 14:16.70 at the Penn Relays … his lone 1500m race featured a time of 3:55.07 at the Yellow Jacket Invite.
2017 Cross Country:
Appeared in six races, including ACCs and South Regionals … turned in a season-best 8K time of 25:18.6 to finish 84th at the conference meet … recorded a 33:37.4 10K time at regionals while also opening the season with a 15:33.2 5K PR at the Jacksonville State Opener.
2016 Cross Country:
Raced in four meets … Recorded career bests in the 8k at the ACC Championships with a time of 24:48.5 and in the 10k NCAA South Regionals with a time of 32:49.4 … Also raced at the Roy Griak Invitational and the Crimson Classic.
2016 Track:
Indoor: Did not compete. Outdoor: Competed in the 1500m and 5000m … Finished third in the 5000m at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a time of 14:37.92 … Finished 10th in the 1500m at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, the first race of his collegiate career, with a time of 3:56.76 … Finished 27th in the 5000m at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a time of 15:13.96 … Finished 39th in the 5000m at the Penn Relays with a time of 14:36.33.
2015 Cross Country:
Finished second in the 8k at the Berry College Invitational with a personal-best time of 25:53.8 … Finished 13th in the 5k at the Gene Mullin Invitational with a time of 16:26.2 … Finished 104th in the 8k at the Commodore Classic with a time of 26:57.7.
High School:
A four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track under head coach Jerry Meiten at Lakeside High School in Augusta, Ga…. Helped cross country team to three region titles in four years… Served as a team captain his senior year… Recognized as an all-state track performer as a sophomore and a senior… Named team MVP in both cross country and track… Graduated with honors and as a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal:
Full name is Christian Scott Bowles… Father ran cross country at the University of Akron… Sister, ran cross country at the University of Georgia… Sister runs cross country at Georgia Tech… Chose Georgia Tech for its business school, coaching staff and proximity to Atlanta… Majoring in business administration.
