Galen Topper_SG_03292024_152

TFRRS Performance Profile

Career Accolades

  • Three-time West Region XC team champions (2021, 2022, 2023)
  • Two-time Pac-12 XC team champions (2022, 2023)

Personal Bests (thru 2023 outdoors)

  • 5,000: 14:01.80
  • 3,000: 8:12.27i
  • Mile: 4:19.09i
  • 1,500: 3:53.10
  • 800: 1:56.36

As a Junior (2023-24)
Cross Country * NCAA West Region Champions

  • Raced three times, with a best finish of 28th at the Pacific Invite

As a Sophomore (2022-23)
Outdoors

  • Competed in three meets at three different distances

Indoors

  • Did not compete

Cross Country * NCAA West Region Champions

  • Did not compete

As a Freshman (2021-22)
Outdoors

  • Set 5,000 PB of 14:01.80 at the Stanford Invitational

Indoors

  • Ran 3,000 PB of 8:12.27 at Pac-12 Invitational
  • Made collegiate track debut in the mile at the UW Indoor Preview

Cross Country * NCAA West Region Champions

  • Made collegiate debut at the USF Invitational, placing 33rd

Prior to Stanford 

  • Ran lifetime 3,200 best of 8:59.29 at the Dublin (Calif.) Social Distance Fiesta
  • Improved by 30 seconds in the 3,200 in one year, and six seconds in the 1,600
  • Eighth at the Desert Twilight Festival XC (unattached/club sweepstakes) in Queen Creek, Ariz., in 2020, running 15:14.90 for 5,000
  • Fourth in the 3,200 at the 2021 Central Coast Section final
  • Helped Bellarmine to the team-time course record at venerable Crystal Springs in Belmont, placing eighth as the Bells captured the 2019 Central Coast Section Division I title
  • The Bells went on to place third in the California state Div. I championship with Topper placing 25th.

Personal

  • Twin of Bellarmine Prep and Stanford teammate Nolan

Career Results

YearSeason (Meets)EventSeason BestConf.RegionNCAA
2023-24Cross Country (3)8K26:02.8------
2022-23Outdoors (3)8001:59.93------
Steeple10:36.31------
Indoors (0)----------
Cross Country (0)----------
2021-22Outdoors (3)5,00014:01.8034 (14:52.68)----
3,0008:42.29------
1,5003:53.10------
8001:56.36------
Indoors (3)3,0008:12.27------
Mile4:19.09------
Cross Country (1)8K25:53.9------
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2022
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2023
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2024