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Stanford: Returns from a stellar junior season in which he helped lead the Cardinal to the NCAA cross country title.
2002 Cross Country Season (Junior): Finished sixth individually at the NCAA Championship to earn All-American honors for the second straight season and help Stanford win the NCAA title ... Named the West Region Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season after winning his second straight NCAA West Regional title ... Placed third at the Pac-10 Championship to earn first team All Pac-10 honors ... Finished second at the Notre Dame Invitational and sixth at the Pre-NCAA Meet giving him top six finishes in all five of his races.
2001 Cross Country Season (Sophomore): The 2001 Pac-10 Cross Country Athlete of the Year ... The NCAA West Regional Cross Country champion ... Named an All-American after finishing seventh at the NCAA Championships leading the Cardinal to a runnerup team finish ... Finished third at the Pac-10 Championships and fourth in the Stanford Invitational short course.
2000 Cross Country Season (Freshman): Competed on Stanford's title winning Pac-10 team where he finished seventh overall ... Also helped the Cardinal to a fourth place national finish at the NCAA Championship as Stanford's third runner ... Honored as the Pac-10's Men's Cross Country Newcomer of the Year.
2003 Track & Field Season: Redshirted.
2002 Track & Field Season (Sophomore): The NCAA champion in the 1500 meters ... Ran 28:40.12 in his 10,000 meter debut at the Stanford Invitational, the eighth-best time in school history ... Finished third in the 1500 meters at the Pac-10 Championships ... NCAA Indoor All-American in the mile and distance medley relay ... Ran 3:59.49 (#5 all-time at Stanford) in the mile at the Washington Indoor Qualifier ... Winner of the Stanford Block "S" Outstanding Male Sophomore Award.
2001 Track & Field Season (Freshman): Automatically qualified for the NCAA's in the 1500 meters with a time of 3:39.27 (#1 in the Pac-10, #1 for a collegiate freshman, a freshman school record, #5 all-time at Stanford) ... As the only freshman in the finals, finished fifth in the 1500 meters (3:39.27) at the NCAA's in Eugene, OR ... Placed second at the Pacific-10 Championships in the 1500 meters at 3:43.70 and fourth in the 5000 meters ... Provisionally qualified for the NCAA's in the 5000 meters with a time of 14:04.94 ... Gained valuable experience competing in the 1500 meters at the USA Outdoor Championships ... The NCAA Indoor Champion and All-American as a member of Stanfoird's distance medley relay team ... Competed in the mile at the NCAA Indoor Championships ... Honored by the Stanford Athletic Department with the Block "S" Outstanding Male Freshman.
High School: Enjoyed an outstanding career at York Community High School ... A member of the school's state championship team in cross country and track ... Won the state cross country crown in his senior season ... In track, captured the 1600 and 3200 meter state titles in his junior and senior seasons ... Set the 3200 meter state meet record with a time of 8:42.90, #2 in the nation for a prepster in 2000 ... Ran the 1600 meters in 4:07.3 ... Won the Golden West Invitational mile in 4:04.24 ... Ran a career-best 4:00.29 in the mile at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, OR, the No. 1 time in the nation in 2000 and the fourth fastest in U.S. prep history ... Helped lead his team to the national high school indoor 4 x 800 meter relay record, and also the national High School outdoor 4 x 800 meter relay record.
Cardinal Catalogue: Society, Technology & Society major ... A third team Cross Country/Track & Field Verizon Academic All-American ... A second team All-Pac-10 Cross Country Academic choice during his sophomore collegiate season ... Parents are Donand Gail Sage