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12 Days Until the State Girls Cross Country Announcement
Gatorade 2017 - 2018: Player of the Year

Boys Cross Country - California

Gatorade Player of the year

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

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.

Academic Achievement

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

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.