Texas State Men\'s X-C Preview

• 16^th at 2004 SLC Championships (25:33)

• 4:06 (1500), 8:57 (3k), 9:38 (3k St), 15:40 (5k)
• 31^st at 2004 SLC Championships (26:17)

• 5th in 2002 steeple and 7th in 2005 steeple at SLC Championships

• 1:57 (800), 4:00 (1500), 8:40 (3k), 15:36 (5k)
• 27^th at 2004 SLC Championships (26:06)

• DNR at the 2004 SLC XC Championship

• 55^th at 2004 SLC Championships (27:35)

• 3:57 (1500)

•  4:08 (1500); 1:55 (800)
• 57^th at 2004 SLC Championships (27:38)

• 1:52 (800), 3:48 (1500), 8:38 (3k), 15:05 (5k)
• 15th @ XC SLC Championships (25:30)
• 3rd  - 5k @ Indoor SLC Championships (15:05)

• 4th - Mile @ Indoor SLC Championships (4:17)

• 2nd - 1500 @ Outdoor SLC Championships (3:51)

• 9:33 (3200)

        -   2002 Cross Country Regional Qualifier

         -   2002 Cross Country State Qualifier – 15^th

         -   2003 Cross Country Regional Qualifier – 3^rd

         -   2003 Cross Country State Finalist

         -   2003 Cross Country Team State Champions

         -   2004 Track Regional Qualifier 1600 and 3200 – 3^rd in both

         -   2004 Cross Country Regional Qualifier 4A

         -   2004 Cross Country 4A State Qualifier – 14th

         -   2005 Cross Country Regional Qualifier – 3200 and 1600

         -   2005 Cross Country 4A State Qualifier – 3200

• 9:49 (3k St)

        -    2001 Cross Country District 30-5A Team Champions, All-District

        -    2001 Cross Country Region 4-5A Qualifier

        -    2002 District 30-5A Runner-Up

        -    2002 Cross Country Region 4-5A Qualifier

        -    2003 Track 30-5A District Champion 3200 and 1600

        -    2003 Track Regional Qualifier 3200 and 1600

        -    2003 Track AAU National Qualifier in Steeple – 3^rd

        -    2003 Cross Country District 30-5A Champion

        -    2003 Cross Country Region 4-5A Qualifier – 8^th

        -    2003 Cross Country 5A State Qualifier – 15^th

        -    2004 Track Regional Qualifier 3200

        -    2004 Track AAU National Qualifier 3000m – 6^th

        -    2004 Track AAU Steeple National Champion

        -    2004 Cross Country Region 4-5A Qualifier – 4^th

        -    2004 Cross Country State Qualifier

        -    2005 Track Regional Qualifier 3200

• 4:25 (1600), 9:25 (3200)

      -    2003 Cross Country District 3-5A Champion

      -    2003 Cross Country Regional Finalist – 6th

      -    2003 Cross Country State Finalist – 5^th

      -    2004 Cross Country District 3-5A Champion

      -    2004 Cross Country Region 1-5A Finalist – 2nd

      -    2004 Cross Country State Finalist – 5^th

      -    2005 Track District Champion 3200 and 1600

      -    2005 Track Regional Qualifier 3200 and 1600

      -    2005 Track State Qualifier 3200 – 5th

      -    2003 Cross Country District 28-4A Champion

      -    2003 Cross Country Regional Qualifier - 3rd
      -    2003 Cross Country State Qualifier – 6th

      -    2004 Track 3200 District 28-4A Champion
      -    2004 Track Regional Qualifier 3200 and 1600
      -    2004 Track State Qualifier 1600 - 2nd and 3200 – 3^rd

      -    2004 Cross Country District 28-4A Champion

      -    2004 Cross Country Regional Qualifier – 3^rd

      -    2004 Cross Country State Qualifier – 3rd
      -    2005 Track 3200 District 28-4A Champion

      -    2005 Track 3200 Regional Qualifier – 3rd

• 4:28 (1600)

      -    2002 2nd in TAPPS district 1-5A

      -    2002 10th in TAPPS state 5A

      -    2004 Cross Country District 8-5A All district 1st team

      -    2004 Cross Country All Dallas/Ft Worth Area 1st team

      -    2004 1-5A Regional Qualifier – 3rd

      -    2004 5A State Finalist – 7th  

• 4:25 (1600), 9:27 (3200)      

     -    2001 Cross Country 3A State Qualifier

       -    2002 Cross Country 3A State Qualifier

       -    2003 Track District 1-3A Champion in the 3200  and 1600
       -    2003 Track Regional Qualifier 3200 and 1600

       -    2003 Track State Qualifier in the 1600

       -    2003 Cross Country State Qualifier - 3rd
       -    2004 Track District 1-3A Champion in the 3200 and 1600

       -    2004 Track Regional Champion in the 3200 and 1600
       -    2004 Track State Qualifier 3200 and 1600

       -    2004 Cross Country District 13-2A Champion
       -    2004 Cross Country Region 2-2A Champion
       -    2004 Cross Country 2A State Champion
       -    2005 Regional Qualifier in the 3200 and 1600

       -    2005 State Qualifier in the 3200(2^nd) and 1600     

• 3200 (9:56)-    2004 1A State Champion in 3200

       -          55^th at 2004 BIG XII Championships (26:11)

       -          40^th at 2004 NCAA South Central Region Championships (31:47)

-         2002 District 14-5A Cross Country Champion

-         2002 Region 2-5A Cross Country – 5^th place

-         2002 5A State Qualifier – Cross Country – finished 12^th

-         2003 District 14-5A Runner-Up – 3200 meters

-         2003 Region 2-5A Finalist – 1600 meters and 3200 meters

Head Coach: Gregori Viniar

Grigori Viniar enters his third year as the cross country coach and assistant
track and field coach for distance events at Texas State.
Viniar coached Texas State distance runners to 20 Top Eight conference
finishes in his first two seasons, including four All-Conference finishers and
one SLC Champion. His duties include overseeing every aspect of the cross
country and distance programs at Texas State. He uses a very scientific
approach to endurance training that allows him to develop programs unique to
each individual athlete.
Before coming to Texas State, Viniar worked in the former Soviet Union/Russia
as well as in Florida in several different capacities with distance runners at
different levels. He was Chief Coach of St. Petersburg, Russia's Olympic
Training Center where he coached long distance and marathon runners who were
candidates for and members of the Russian National Athletic team. Viniar also
served as a member of the Russian National Athletics' Board of Coaches.
Viniar was also President of a professional running club, COFIS RUNNERS
(Florida), where he coached and consulted long distance and marathon runners
at the international level, as well as some of their personal coaches, in
training programs and racing strategy. He also served as a private athletic
club coach, coaching middle, long, and marathon distance runners of all age
and performance levels.
During his professional coaching career, Viniar coached Olga Markova, a
two-time Boston Marathon champion and a two-time New York City Marathon
runner-up.
Viniar is a graduate of the St. Petersburg Sports Academy in St. Petersburg,
Russia, with an M.A. in Physical Education and Athletics Coaching. He also
owns a degree from the St. Petersburg Baltic Technical University in St.
Petersburg, Russia with M.S. in Aeronautic Engineering, Summa cum laude.
A native of Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), he won the Soviet Championship
Marathon (1975) and Soviet Marathon Cup (1973) in addition to many
championship titles as a college student for long distance races. As a member
of Soviet National Athletics team (1973 - 1976) he was fifth in Olympic trials
in 1976. Viniar owns a personal best of 2:15 in the Marathon.
Viniar and his wife Nadia reside in San Marcos and have three daughters Ksenia
(31), Inna (28) and Kristina (17). Kristina is a senior at San Marcos High
School while Ksenia and Inna live in St. Petersburg.