Hall of Fame
Joseph Verellen was a four-time cross country letterwinner (1999-2001; 2003) for Wayne State University, earning All-America honors in 2003 after placing 33rd at the national championship meet in Cary, N.C. (fifth best placing in WSU history to date). The Warriors placed sixth in the NCAAs, the highest finish in program history. He also competed in the 2001 NCAA Championship meet, helping the squad to a then-WSU best 11th-place finish.
Verellen was a two-time All-Great Lakes Region performer, placing sixth in 2001 and eighth in 2003 after taking a medical redshirt for the 2002 campaign. He helped propel Wayne State to nationally qualifying positions for the first time since 1977.
Verellen earned two First Team and one Second Team All-GLIAC honors and helped lead the Warriors to their first GLIAC title in 2001.
He finished in the top five eight times including a first-place finish in the 1999 Delta meet. Among his 14 top-10 finishes were three times at the GLIAC Championships and two times at the NCAA Regional Championships.
A Romeo native and Livonia Stevenson graduate, Verellen was a three-time GLIAC All-Academic Team selection while earning his bachelor's degree in biological sciences. He was named to the Academic Honor Roll eight times including the year he competed while in graduate school. Joseph was awarded USTFCCCA Academic All-American status three times.
He led the Warriors to their first team appearance at the national championships.
