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Posted by
Kevin Scott
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Mon, Apr 28, 2008
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GREAT FALLS, MT (Monday, April 28, 2008) - The University of Great Falls men's cross-countryand track team has announced the signing of a student-athlete from Chimacum, Washington to an NAIA/Frontier Conference Letter of Intent.
Jeremy Anderson will be joining the University of Great Falls from Chimacum High School in Chimacum, Washington. Although his high school didn't have a cross-country team, he was able to run for nearby Port Townsend High School. He was voted Most Inspirational in both cross-country and track. Jeremy finished 54th overall (out of 158 runners) at the 31st Annual Salt Creek Cross-Country 5K Invitational this past fall with a time of 16:53.
At the 2-A Washington cross-country State Championships in 2007, he qualified and finished 67th overall (out of 144 competitors).
At a spring track meet hosted by Washington High School in Tacoma, Washington, Anderson finished first overall for the Chimacum Cowboys in the 1,600 meters.
The newest runner for the Argo cross-country and track team has excelled in the classroom by maintaining a 3.10 cumulative GPA and has been on the honor roll throughout his high school career. During high school he earned a few awards including Student of the Month, a School Pride Award and a Scholastic Athletic Award.
Some of his favorite hobbies include snowboarding, wakeboarding, and riding dirt bikes.
Although he remains undecided on a college major, he is interested in math and science.
"Jeremy is very hard working and self-motivated. His 1-A high school in Chimacum, Washington didn't have a cross-country program but that didn't stop him from competing. He ran up a division for near-by Port Townsend High School and did very well. Jeremy also organized and put on a 5K fun-run for his community as a senior project. We're excited to welcome him to our Argo running family," said UGF Cross Country and Track Coach Jim Brewer.