2018 - 2019 GATORADE
NATIONAL BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
LIAM
ANDERSON
DISTANCE RUNNER
REDWOOD HS
LARKSPUR, CALIFORNIA
SENIOR
HEIGHT: 5-FOOT-7
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HIGHLIGHTED STATS
1ST - 14:57.6
NXN FINAL
1ST - 14:55.3
DIVISION 3 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
1ST
MARIN COUNTY ATHLETIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
“Liam has both talent and work ethic, but it’s his commitment to the year-over-year, season-over-season process, paired with his race-day acumen, that makes him a unique athlete. It’s been an absolute joy working with him for the past four years.”
Laura Schmitt
Head Coach - Redwood coach

Athletic Excellence


The 5-foot-7, 130-pound senior raced to the national championship this past season with a course-record time of 14:57.6 at the Nike Cross Nationals Final. The state’s returning Gatorade Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year, Anderson won the Division 3 individual state championship in 14:55.3. He also broke the tape first at the Marin County Athletic League championships, the North Coast Section championships, the Mariner Invitational and the Clovis Invitational.

Academic Achievement


Anderson has maintained a weighted 4.26 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete in cross country and track and field on scholarship at Stanford University this fall.

Exemplary Character


A certified Wilderness First Responder and a member of the Marin County Search and Rescue team, Anderson has volunteered as a tutor for freshmen in his school.