Billy Berlin Class: Junior
High School: Midlothian
Hometown: Midlothian, Va.
 
photo 2006: Finished 24th at the ACC Championships with an 8k time of 25:23 ... Placed 31st at the William and Mary Inter-Regional in 27:32 ... Took 68th place at the Chile Pepper.

2005: Placed 10th at the VT Alumni Meet with a time of 25:54.01 .. Did not compete the rest of the season due to an injury.

2004: Finished 82nd at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships with a time of 32:21.70 ... Clocked an 8k time of 26:44.9 for 53rd place at the ACC Championships ... Had top-ten finishes at the Bobcat Invitational (8th) and at the Festival in the Fields (10th).

High School: Two-year letterwinner in cross country and three-year letterman in track at Midlothian High School under Coach Stan Morgan ... Named cross country team MVP and led team to a state championship title ... Earned all-district, all-region, all-state and all-south cross country honors ... Midlothian, Dominion District and Central Region and Ashe Center record holder in the 1,000m ... Only athlete in Virginia to earn all-state honors in all five distance events (800m, 1,000m, 1,600m, 3,200m and 5,000m) in 2004 ... Named team MVP and captain for indoor and outdoor track ... Was a two-time national champion in the 4xmile at NIC ... Was the central region 4x800m and 1,000m champion ... SCA Representative and named to the Distinguished Honor Roll.

Personal: Born April 7, 1986 in Richmond, Va. ... Son of Russell and Beverly Berlin ... His grandfather is Harold Robert Berlin, Lehigh University's record holder in cross country two mile ... Billy's uncle, Don, was the Virginia state champion in the backstroke ... Business information technology major.