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Stanford: Already one of the greatest runners in Stanford history, Jonathon's, talents cover cross country, middle distance and distance running ... The number one ranked American collegian over 5,000 meters on the track, he is also the third highest returnee from last year's NCAA Cross Country Championships.
1998 Cross Country Season (Sophomore): Ran a compact schedule of races, but made the most of each competition ... Began the season with a runner up finish at the Arizona State Invitational, part of a 1-2-3 Stanford finish ... The second Stanford finisher at the Pac-10's where he finished sixth ... Saved his best race of the season for last, a phenomenal ninth place finish at the NCAA Championships, where he was also the top ranked underclassman
1997 Cross Country Season (Freshman): Stanford's fifth runner at the NCAA's to gain All-American honors and certainly played a major role in Stanford's winning a second straight national title ... Was the top true freshman at the NCAA's with a 23rd place finish ... Finished eighth at the Pac-10's ... Placed 20th at the Pre-NCAA Invitational at Furman.
1999 Track & Field Season: Redshirted, but ran several impressive races unattached ... That included a fifth place standing in the 1,500 meters (3:40.26) and only a second back of the winner, Steve Holman, who ran 3:39.32 at the U.S. Track & Field Championships in Eugene ... Competed indoors where he gained All-America honors in the 3,000 meters at the NCAA's ... Also ran the anchor leg on the distance medley team which finished fifth in a school record time of 9:36.99 ... Also competed in the mile at the NCAA's Indoors ...Ran 13:36.69 for 5,000 meters at the Cardinal Invitational, making him the top ranked American collegian at that distance, and securing him a spot on the World University Games Team ... Also a member of the Pan-Am Games Team for the 1,500 meters.
1998 Track & Field Season (Freshman): Enjoyed a highly productive freshman season before being sidelined late in the year ... Ran the 1,500 meters (3:45.41), the mile (4:03.45), the 3,000 meter steeplechase (9:03.59) and the 5,000 meters (13:56.81) ... His times in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters were NCAA qualifying times ... Finished fourth in the in the mile at the NCAA Indoors.
High School: Finished eighth at the 1996 Footlocker Nationals in San Diego, earning his second consecutive All-American honors ... During the summer of 1997, captured the U.S. junior national title at 5,000 meters ... Also finished third in the 1,500 meters at that meet ... Captured the bronze medal in the 5,000 meters at the 1997 Junior Pan Am Games in Cuba ... Was the U.S. high school indoor champion in both the mile and two mile ... The #1 ranked high school athlete at 1,500 meters, the mile and two-mile ... Ran 3:43.18 for 1,500 meters, the fastest time by a high school athlete since Jim Ryun ... Ran 8:58.84 in the two-mile and 4:05.69 in the mile.
Cardinal Catalogue: Art major