2010 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
SPU: Two-year letterwinner.
Sophomore (2010): Ran in eight meets, scoring in all of them. ... First Falcon across the line (24th overall) at the Western Washington Preview on Oct. 9. ... Two weeks later on the same East Lake Padden Park Coruse in Bellingham (albeit 10K instead of 8K), was No 2 for SPU (50th overall). ... Placed 4th for the Falcons (42nd overall) at the GNAC Championships. ... Was the team's No. 3 runner (80th overall) at NCAA West Regionals in Bellingham on Nov. 20.
Freshman (2009): Ran six races, and scored for the Falcons in five of them. ... Best performance was 3rd for SPU and 12th overall at the Central Washington/Apple Ridge Invite. ... Was team's fifth scoring runner at Sundodger Invitational. ... Ran fifth for Falcons (45th overall) at GNAC Championships.
Personal: Andrew Keith Van Ness. ... Born June 19, 1991. ... Accounting major.
Fun facts: Started running cross country after he won the mile as a sixth-grader in his elementary school track meet. ... If not running cross country and track, would want to play basketball. ... Favorite books are the "Harry Potter" series. ... Favorite junk food is goldfish crackers. ... Favorite TV program is "24." ... Enjoys listening to and critiquing rap music, and has determined the Eminem is the best in that musical genre.
