2001-02: Redshirted the cross-country season to preserve a year of eligibility ... competed sparingly on the track, running unattached at several meets ... ran the 1500m and 5000m, with best marks of 4:08.06 and 15:31.82, respectively ... placed third in the 5000m at the Spring Break Open ... ran the mile and 3000m indoors ... was sixth in the mile at the Small College Invitational in 4:35.16 ... placed 12th in the 3000m at the Husky Scoring meet in a season-best 8:52.56.
High School and Personal: Born May 7, 1983 in Houston ... parents are Daisy and Reynaldo ... both brothers, Renaldo and Santiago, currently attend UW ... competed at the 2000 Cross-Country Junior Olympics Nationals in Reno, Nev. ... earned a top-50 finish in cross-country at the 2000 Washington state championship meet ... captained the Mariner cross-country squad in 2000 ... earned Outstanding Distance Runner honors at Mariner as a senior ... ran a 55-second split in the 4x400m relay ... named a Washington Scholar, having graduated with a 3.92 GPA.