2013 Cross Country:
Finished the Berry Invite 43rd overall and with a career-best 8K time of 27:41… Also finished the Furman Classic in 27:57.
2013 Track:
Indoor: Placed fifth in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:16.18 at the Orange & Purple Winter Classic … Ran a career-best mile in 4:28.52 at the Crimson Tide Opener … Logged a PR in the 3,000 meters (8:52.26) at the Auburn Invite. Outdoor: Ran the 1,500 meters in 4:07.08 at the Auburn Tiger Classic … Recorded a career-best time in the 5,000 meters (15:57.38) at the Yellow Jacket Invite.
2012 Cross Country:
Did not compete.
High School:
Was a four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track at Brookwood High School under the direction of Ben Dehnke … Named the captain of the cross country team his senior season … Helped his team to three cross country state championships in 2009, 2010, and 2011 … Helped his team to the AAAAA state championship in track in 2010 and 2012 … Named to the Gwinnett Daily Post All-County Cross Country team in 2010 and 2011 … Placed 18th in GHSA State Cross Country Championships in his senior year … Member of National Honor Society.
Personal:
Full name is Drew Alexander Vander Wood … Born on Nov. 9, 1993 in Atlanta, Ga. … Parents are Timothy and Melanie … Has three siblings Melissa (Georgia Tech class of 2005), Allison, and Blake (Georgia Tech class of 2012) … Sister Melissa swam at Georgia Tech … Joined the cross country in his freshman year in high school … Most memorable athletic accomplishment was making the Nike Cross National team as a junior … Plans to major in biochemistry.