2001-02: Redshirted the cross-country season to preserve a year of eligibility ... competed sparingly during the track season ... ran just one event outdoors, placing seventh in the steeplechase at the Husky Classic ... indoors, ran both the mile and 3000m.
High School and Personal: Born Sept. 9, 1982 in Anchorage, Alaska ... parents are Martina and Jerry ... has an older sister, Cory ... earned Junior Olympics All-American honors with a 15th-place finish at the 1999 National Junior Olympics ... led cross-country team to top-10 state finishes in each of his last three years ... posted three top-10 finishes at the state meet, including a high of second in 1998 ... also placed fourth in 1999, and eighth in 2000 ... won district (1998) and league (1999) titles in cross-country ... never finished below fifth at the district or league meets ... earned a pair of top-10 placings at the 1999 Washington state Track and Field Championships, placing fifth in the 3200m (9:55) and ninth in the 1600m (4:32) ... started on the Port Townsend basketball squad.