2012 Outdoor: Used a personal best time of 1:57.12 to take 9th place in the 800 m run at the Carolina’s Cup … Raced to the 19th best time in the 800 m run at 2013 Big South Outdoor Championships, crossing the finish line at 2:00.62 … Took 18th in the 800 m run (1:59.57) at the Weems Baskin Invitational (University of South Carolina) … Established a new personal best time in the 1,500 m run after racing to a time of 4:11.60 at the Winthrop Invitational … Finished 19th in the 800 m run (2:01.87) at the Coastal Carolina Invitational … Took 2nd place in the 1,500 m run (4:14.25) at the Winthrop Twilight meet … Teamed with Keene, Stanton-Brooks, and Rogers to finish in fifth place (3:28.00) in the 4x400 m relay at the Carolina’s Cup

2011-12 Indoor: Established a season best time of 4:32.17 in the 1 Mile Run at 2011-12 Big South Indoor Championships ... Finished 16th in the event ... Turned in a season best time in the 800 m Run at the Tiger Paw Invitational, racing to a time of 2:03.92 while finishing 40th in the event ... Also competed in the 800 m Run at the Niswonger Invitational, finishing with a time of 2:04.67 and a 12th place finish in the event ... Ran the 1 Mile Run in 4:49.40 at the Dick Taylor Invitational

2011 Outdoor: Recorded a 16th-place finish in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:00.52 at the 2011 Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... Crossed the finish line in eighth-place overall in the 800 meter run with a personal best time of 1:59.99 at the Carolina's Cup ... Posted a ninth-place finish in the 800 meter run at the Asics/Winthrop Invitational with a time of 2:05.53 ... A member of the 4x400 meter relay team that placed 10th overall with a time of 3:24.90 at the 49er Classic ... Also posted a time of 2:04.66 in the 800 meter run and a time of 4:29.85 in the 1500 meter run at the 49er Classic

Before Gardner-Webb: Was a multi-sport athlete at Central Davidson High School in Lexington, N.C. ... Was a two-time All-County performer in cross country and a two-time All-County performer in track & field ... Was also a two-time All-Conference selection in both cross country and track & field ... Tabbed All-Region in cross country his senior season ... Awarded the cross country Coaches Award his senior season ... Named the Team MVP for cross country as a junior ... Tabbed the Team MVP in track & field as a senior ... Was awarded the School Sportsmanship Award ... Helped guide his cross country team to become county champions, conference champions and state runner-ups as a senior ... Was the cross country county individual champion as a senior ... Was part of the 4x800 meter relay team that finished as state runners up both his senior and junior years ... Set personal best times of 17:30 (5K), 4:48 (1-mile), 52.6 (400m) and 2:03 (800m) ... Also competed for the track & field teams as well as tennis and basketball ... Was a NCHSAA Scholar-Athlete

Personal: Born Forrest Garland Crook III on February 28, 1992 in Lexington, N.C. ... Son of Forrest, Jr. and Patti Crook ... Has one younger sibling named Alex ... Plans to major in Sports Management