2011-12
Cross Country: Placed 19th at Grass Routes Grand Prix with a time of 26:23.7 and was the fourth Rice runner to finish... Time of 26:20 (165th) at Pre-National Invitational... Placed 22nd (25:19.3) at C-USA Championship.
Indoor: Finished 10th in 3000m (8:25.61) at Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational... 11th in mile at C-USA Indoor with a time of 4:21.19.
Outdoor: Seventh in 1500m (3:53.44) at Victor Lopez Classic... In his first-ever 3000m steeplechase, won with a time of 9:13.95 at Texas State Invitational... Second in 3000m steeplechase (9:13.28) at Duckett Twilight... Seventh in 3000m steeplechase (9:16.32) at C-USA Championship and 13th in 5000m (14:49.48).
HIGH SCHOOL
2011 graduate of Brophy College Prep.. Competed for coach Mike Keahan... 2010 state runner-up in cross country and 2011 second place 3200m and 1600m... Team MVP all four years... Team captain for 2009, 2010, and 2011... Team won D1 state track and field championship in 2011... Nike Nationals mile runner-up... Top times of 4:13 for 1600m, 1:55 in 800m, and 9:25 (3200m).
PERSONAL
Full name: William Joseph Firth IV... Born: July 6, 1992... Parents: William and Anne Firth (one brother, one sister)... College: Hanszen.