Longwood University Athletics

Fourth-year team member … 2006: Ran a personal-best 8K of 26:45 at the Virginia/Lou Onesty Invitational, Sept. 9 … three top 25 efforts among six top 50 finishes … 2005: Ran a season-best 8K of 27:00 at the Norfolk State Invitational, Oct. 8 … ran a personal-best 6K of 21:12 at the Virginia Tech/Festival in the Fields, Sept. 3 … one top 25 effort among three top 50 finishes … 2004: Ran a season-best 8K of 29:14 at the Disney Classic, Oct. 9 … ran a season-best 6K of 21:16 at the Virginia Tech/Festival in the Fields, Sept. 4 … four top 50 finishes … High School: Cross country, soccer, and track standout at Chantilly ... All-District in cross country and track as a senior … Most Valuable Newcomer in cross country as a sophomore … Distance MVP in outdoor track as a senior … Outstanding Distance Runner in indoor track as a senior … Personal: Son of Douglas Sr. and Linda Palmer … a cousin (Adam Brown) boxed at the University of Kentucky … two-time athletics-academic honor roll … plans to attend Dallas Theological Seminary after graduation from Longwood … Major: Business, with a concentration in Finance and a minor in communication studies.