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2002 Seasons...
2002 XC: Ran his first race of the year at the NCAA Pre-National meet where he finished 93rd, the fourth-best on the team...finished third on the team at the NCAA West Region meet with a 30th-place finish...was fifth on the team at the Pac-10 Championships with his 28th-place finish... 2002 Outdoor: Turned in his best time, and race placement, in the 5,000m run at the Oregon Invitational where he finished 5th in a time of 14:22.09...placed 20th at the Pac-10 Championships in the 5,000m with a 15:3.04...also ran the 1,500ma the UA/NAU Double Dual where he took 10th with a 3:59.56... 2002 Indoor: Did not compete.
2001 Seasons...
2001 XC: Emerged as one of ASU's top runners...made the jump from being team's seventh-highest finisher at the Roy Griak Invitational (148th) to the second-highest finisher at Pac-10s, West Region, and NCAAs...finished 77th at the NCAA Championships (30:43)...earned all-region honors with a 14th-place finish at regionals (31:36.1)...placed eighth at the Pac-10 Championships (24:52.6) to earn second-team All-Pac-10 honors ...team's third-highest finisher at the NCAA Pre-Meet (41st, 25:16)... 2001 Outdoor: Placed 16th in the 5000m (14:47.63) at the Pac-10 Championships...recorded a personal-best in the 5000m at the Stanford Invitational (14:12.54, 21st place) ...also turned in a personal best at the Baldy Castillo Invitational, placing seventh in the 1500m in 3:52.10... 2001 Indoor: Ran an indoor personal-best in the 5000m (14:33.79), placing 15th at the Iowa State Classic...finished sixth in the 3000m (8:37.22 alt adj.) at the UA/NAU Double Dual.
2000 Seasons...
2000 XC: ASU's fourth-best finisher at regionals, placing 31st in 31:40...ran an 8000m season-best 25:00.7 to finish 38th at Pac-10 Championships...also competed at the UC Irvine Inv. (18th, 26:44.8)... 2000 Outdoor: Placed 11th in the 5000m (14:36.26) at the Pac-10 Championships...won the 3000m with a season-best 8:39.17 at the Double Dual...notched season bests in the 1500m (3:57.40) and 5000m (14:33.86)... 2000 Indoor: Did not compete.
1999 Seasons...
1999 XC: Redshirted... 1999 Track: Redshirted.
1998 Seasons...
1998 XC: One of five freshmen to lead ASU to a fourth-place Pac-10 finish...finished 35th at the Pac-10 Championship (25:12) and 62nd at NCAA West Regional (32:58)...had one top-10 finish, placing 10th at ASU Invitational (25:17).
High School...
Placed seventh at the 1997 Foot Locker National Championship...second-team All-American...two-time all-state selection in 3200m...finished fourth in the 3200m at the state championship (9:10.18)...three-time all-state selection in cross country...All-Western Region second-team cross country selection in 1995 and '96 and first-team in '97...CIF Division II cross country champion in 1997...USATF junior national All-American in the 5000m in 1997.
Personal...
Majoring in exercise science... parents names are James and Candace Buchanan...has one sister, Brittnie (17)...born in San Jose, Calif.
Personal Bests: 1500: 3:52.10, 3200: 9:10, 5000: 14:12.54
AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
2001 Cross Country 77th 30:43
