Anderson’s Performance History and Personal Bests 2014-15 SEASON Cross Country (Senior): NDSU’s No. 7 finisher at the Summit League Championships and No. 6 finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional … Placed 32nd overall at the conference meet in 27:13.1 for the 8k course … Among the top seven finishers for NDSU at five of six meets on the season, peaking at NDSU’s No. 3 and 10th place overall at the Bison Open 6k on Aug. 29 … Season-best 8k time of 25:18 at the Stanford Invitational on Sept. 27.
Indoor (Senior): Posted career-best times in the mile, 3000m and 5000m over the course of his senior season … Ran 4:27.94 in the mile at the Bison Classic on Jan. 17 … Clocked 8:47.60 in the 3,000m at the Jack Johnson Classic on Jan.31 … Ran a personal-best 15:24.03 in the 5,000m at the SDSU Indoor Classic on Feb. 14.
Outdoor (Senior): Finished 8th in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Summit League Outdoor Championships in Macomb, Ill., running a season-best 9:27.85 … Runner-up in the steeplechase at the Kip Janvrin Open on Apr. 24 in 9:31.61.
2013-14 SEASON
Cross Country (Junior): NDSU's No. 7 finisher at the Summit League Championships, placing 32nd overall for the 8k course in 26:40.87 ... Among the top seven finishers for NDSU at five of six meets on the season, peaking at NDSU's No. 4 and 12th place overall at the Bison Open on Aug. 30 ... Season-best 8k time of 26:40.87 at the Summit League Championships.
Indoor (Junior): Placed fourth in the 3,000m at the Bison Open on Feb. 15, finishing in 9:02.56.
Outdoor (Junior): Placed seventh in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Summit League Outdoor Championships in a personal-best 9:23.19 ... Also ran a PR of 15:31.01 in the 5,000m at the league meet for 13th place.
2012-13 SEASON
Cross Country (Sophomore): NDSU’s No. 2 finisher at the Summit League Championships on Oct. 27, placing 21st overall in 26:40.5 for the 8k … top finisher for NDSU at the Bison Invitational on Aug. 31 and SDSU Classic on Sept. 14 … placed fifth at the Bison Invitational and 10th at the SDSU Classic … season-best 8k time of 26:09.62 at the SDSU Classic … No. 5 finisher for NDSU and 166th overall at the NCAA Midwest Regional.
INDOOR (Sophomore): Ran the 3,000m at three meets, clocking a season-best 8:58.88 at the Thundering Herd Classic in Fargo on Feb. 2.
OUTDOOR (Sophomore): Placed seventh in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Summit League Outdoor Championships, running a personal-best time of 9:42.10 ... Also ran the 5,000m at the league meet, placing 30th overall ... 5,000m season-best of 15:48.81 at the Aztec Invitational on Mar. 15.
2011-12 SEASON
Cross Country (Freshman): NDSU's No. 3 finisher at The Summit League Championships (10/29), taking 23rd place overall in 26:16.70 ... NDSU's No. 5 finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/12), placing 109th overall in 34:08.70 for the 10k course ... captured sixth place at the Bison Open (9/30) with a season-best 8k time of 25:52.63 ... eighth at the Tim Young Invitational (10/15) in 25:53.40.
INDOOR (Freshman): Season-best 3,000m time of 9:04.10 at the Jack Johnson Classic on Jan. 21 ... also ran 4:34.04 in the mile at the Bison Invitational on Jan. 15.
OUTDOOR (Freshman): Recorded a 3,000m steeplechase time of 10:06.28 at the NDSU /UND Dual on May 4 ... posted a season-best 5,000m time of 15:39.59 at the Drake Alternative meet on Apr. 28.
2010-11 SEASON
Cross Country: Redshirted.
Indoor: Redshirted.
Outdoor: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track...Minnesota all-state cross country selection in 2009...Conference champion as a senior...State qualifier in track...Placed 11th in the 3,200 meters...Conference champion in the 1,600 meters...Holds the Grand Rapids record for the 3,200 with a time of 9:38...Member of the 4x800 relay team that qualified for states.
PERSONAL: Son of Dan and Sandy Anderson...Has one younger sister, Aspen...Majoring in civil engineering.