Joaquin Chapa Class: RS Senior Hometown: Portland, OR High School: Grant Awards: Two-Time All-American

Stanford: An accomplished middle distance runner whose versatility adds depth to the Cardinal's cross country squad • Made an immediate impact on the distance squad, capturing the Big Meet 800 meter title his freshman year • Earned his first All-American honor as a sophomore on the fourth-place distance medley relay team at the 2005 NCAA Indoor Championships • Added a second All-American honor as a part of the eighth-place distance medley relay team in 2006 • Has the potential to make significant contributions during the 2006 cross country season.

2005 Cross Country Season (Sophomore): Did not compete.

2004 Cross Country Season (Freshman): Competed in one race, placing seventh in the 4,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational to help the Cardinal capture the event title.

2003 Cross Country Season: Redshirted.

High School: 2003 Oregon high school 1,500 meter champion with a time of 3:51.39, the fourth-fastest performance in the nation that year • Runner-up in the 800 meters at the 2003 Oregon high school state meet and ran the sixth-fastest time in the nation for the 800 meters in 2003 • Finished sixth in the 1,500 meters (3:53.9) at the 2003 U.S. Junior National Championships.

Cardinal Catalogue: Political Science major • Parents are Rudy Chapa and Patricia Eiting • Father was one of the top distance runners in U.S. history and is the American high school record-holder in the 10,000 meters • Mother was a long jumper and sprinter at Indiana University • Named to the 2006 USTFCCCA All-Academic Track & Field Team • 2005 Pac-10 All-Academic track & field selection • Also a 2006 Pac-10 All-Academic Second Team choice in track & field • Named to the 2004 Pac-10 All-Academic cross country team