Seattle Pacific University Athletics

SPU: Four-year letterwinner. ... Seattle Pacific Most Valuable / Low Point in 2012. ... SPU Most Inspirational in 2012. ... All-GNAC in 2012. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2011, 2012.

Senior (2012): After a solid race at Sundodger (No. 4 for SPU, 36th overal) in helping the Falcons to a school-record 2nd-place team finish and best-ever low score of 108 points, became the team front runner at Charles Bowles Invitational two weeks later. Finished 18th overall as SPU posted a team-record 4th-place finish. ... Led the Falcons at GNAC Championships, placing 7th to earn all-conference status for the first time, and leading the team to a 5th-place finish, guaranteeing a trip to NCAA West Regionals. ... Was No. 5 for the team and 100th overall at Regionals.

Junior (2011): Ran in seven meets. Was part of SPU's scoring pack at GNAC Championships (No. 4 for Falcons, 42nd overall) and NCAA West Regionals (No. 5 for Falcons, 64th overall). ... Posted a pair of high finishes at season-opening double-duals at Alaska Fairbanks, finishing No. 2 for SPU (3rd overall) in the long-course meet, and No. 3 for SPU (5th overall) in short-course meet. ... Also scored as the No. 5 Falcon at Erik Anderson Invitational in Spokane.

Sophomore (2010): Ran in five meets, scoring in all of them. ... Missed a good chunk of the season after injuring his hip and knee when he went down on the rain-slickened course at Sundodger on Sept. 18. ... Prior to that, was SPU's front runner in both the UAF Long-Course and Short-Course season-opening meets in Fairbanks on Sept. 2 and 4. ... In spite of the nasty fall at Sundodger, still finished the race as No. 2 for Seattle Pacific and No. 48 overall. ... Returned to action at the GNAC Championships on Nov. 6, running 8th for SPU (64th overall). ... Returned to the scoring pack on Nov. 20 at the NCAA West Regionals in Bellingham, running 4th for SPU and 81st overall.

Freshman (2009): Ran in six meets, and was among SPU's scorers in four of them. ... Was the second Falcon across the finish line at the Central Washington/Apple Ridge Invite (11th overall) and at the Western Washington Invite (29th overall). His placing at Central Washington/Apple Ridge was his best of the season. ... Ran 7th for the Falcons (53rd overall) at GNAC Championships.

Personal: William Clarke Harrison. ... Born Sept. 3, 1991. ... Exercise science major.

Fun facts: Said part of his incentive to getting into cross country was to improve his mile time in P.E. class. ... In high school, won the individual title at the Sonoran Region championship meet as a senior, and led the team to first place, then was a scoring member of the team that won the Arizona state championship. Also helped team win Sonoran Region title and place second at state as a junior. ... If he wasn't running, would want to be doing triathlons because "I love being outside and the exertion of training for an endurance sport every day." ... Favorite junk food is Cinnamon Toast Crunch. ... If he could be any action hero, it would be the Human Torch from the Fantastic Four.