| Chris Fayant |
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 | Class: RS Freshman
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 | Hometown: Spokane, Wash.
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 | High School: Mead
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 | Birthdate: 01/26/1983
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 | Experience: SQ
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2001-02: Redshirted the 2001 cross-country season to preserve a year of eligibility ... focused primarily on the steeplechase during the outdoor track season, with a best mark of 9:45.75 at the Husky Classic ... top steeplechase mark earned him a second-place finish, his best placing in any event in 2002 ... finished sixth or better in four of five steeplechase competitions ... also competed once each at 800m, 1500m and 5000m ... indoors, ran the mile and 3000m ... top mile mark of 4:29.89 came at the UW Invitational ... best 3000m mark of 8:53.14 was posted at the UW Quad Classic.
High School and Personal: Born Jan. 26, 1983 in Spokane ... parents are Cathy and Tony ... brother of Husky freshman Jesse Fayant, and former Husky Jason Fayant ... also has two other siblings, Todd (21) and Tami (15) ... ran a personal-best 15:47 for 5000m at the 2000 Great American Cross-Country Festival in Charlotte, N.C. ... placed second to Husky teammate Michael Kiter at the state cross country meet in 2000 ... was fourth at the Washington state championships as a sophomore ... led team to league and regional championships both years, and a Washington state championship in 2000 ... boasted a 3.25 GPA.