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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Liam Anderson

Distance Runner
REDWOOD HS
LARKSPUR, CALIFORNIA
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 15:10.3

Division 3 State Championship

3rd - 15:07.6

NXN Final

2nd

Clovis Invitational
“His third-place finish at the NXN Final was a result of three years of disciplined work and perfect race execution. I knew when I met him before his freshman year that he was going to be a leader and a team-changer for Redwood. He possesses maturity beyond his years and demonstrates all the qualities of a champion.”
Laura Schmitt
Redwood Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7, 130-pound junior raced to the Division 3 individual state championship this past season with a time of 15:10.3. Anderson took third in the country at the Nike Cross Nationals Final, earning First Team All-American status with a time of 15:07.6. He also won the Marin County Athletic League championships and the North Coast Meet of Champions, while finishing second at the prestigious Mt. SAC Invitational and the Clovis Invitational.

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Academic Achievement

Anderson has maintained a 4.08 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A certified Wilderness First Responder and a member of the Marin County Search and Rescue team, Anderson is helping to develop a program that pairs autistic children with local runners.