CAREER RESULTS AND PERSONAL BESTS

2015 Indoor and Outdoor Track: Did not compete. 

2014 Cross Country: Competed in five events total, finishing in the top-5 four times throughout the year. Highlighted the Islanders Splash for his first win of the year with a time of 25:14.9 in the 8k race. Placed third at the Southland Conference Championships with a time of 23:46.4. Also finished third at the Texas A&M Invitational (18:24.8) and fourth at the Crimson Classic (25:03.82). Ran in the NCAA South Central Regional and finished 20th overall with a time of 30:21.3.

2014 Indoor and Outdoor Track: Opened the indoor season with a win in the men's distance medley. Placed second in both the 3000 (8:36.88) and DMR (10:00.80) at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships. Won three events prior to the outdoor championships including the 2000 steeplechase and two wins in the 3000 meter race. Finished first in the 3000 steeplechase at the Southland Conference Championships with a time of 9:12.48. Also finished second in the 5000 race at the conference championships with a time of 14:59.46. 

2013 Cross Country: Had three top-10 finishes on the year out of six total events. Finished first at the Rio Grande Valley Classic (37:31) with partner Cesar Gonzalez. Took third in the 8k race during the Islanders Splash with a time of 26:40.1. In the Southland Conference Championships, Barr finished seventh with a mark of 25:23.4 before going to the NCAA South Central Regional and finishing 26th (31:09.5) in the 10k. 

2013 Indoor and Outdoor Track: Finished first in the 3000 steeplechase at the Cactus Cup with a time of 9:22.29. Finished sixth in the steeplechase at the Indoor Championships and second in the event at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships. 

2012 Cross Country: Ran in six events throughout the year with two top-5 finishes. Placed third at the Rio Grande Valley Classic with partner Abel Koskey with a time of 37.16. Took fourth in the annual Islanders Splash (26:13.5) an 14th at the Southland Conference Championships (24:49.5).

2012 OUTDOOR TRACK (FRESHMAN): Best performance came at the Southland Conference Championships (5/11) in the men’s 1500m with a personal-best time of 3:52.03 which was good for seventh all-time … it topped his previous record of 3:54.23 set at the Mount SAC Relays (4/29) that is eighth all-time.

2012 INDOOR TRACK (FRESHMAN): Competed in two one-mile events during the season … posted a personal-best time of 4:15.58 to place sixth in the one mile at the Indoor Southland Conference Championships (2/24).

2011 CROSS COUNTRY (FRESHMAN): Ran in five meets during the season … finished seventh at the Islander Splash (9/23) in the men’s 8k with a time of 27:04 … posted a personal-best time of 26:13.6 in the men’s 8k at the Southland Conference Championships (10/31) … was the third Islander to cross the finish line at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival (10/15) in the 10k with a time of 32:01.2.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ran for Klaus-Peter Weippert at Sportgymnasium Schwerin in Schwerin, Germany … posted times of 1:55 in the 800m and 3:56 in the 15:00m during his senior season.

PERSONAL: Born Philipp Baar on June 16, 1992, in Schwerin, Germany … parents are Holger Baar and Margret Pehns … fluent in German … major is management.