Claire Collison Class: RS Junior Hometown: La Crescenta, CA High School: Crescenta Valley

Stanford: A two-time participant at the Pac-10 Championships who redshirted last season ... will look to make an impact in 2011.

2010 Season (Junior): Redshirted.

2009 Season (Sophomore): Stanford's sixth runner at the Pac-10 Championships, placing 48th with a 6,000-meter time of 21:30.36 ... placed 87th at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 23:06 ... competed in the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational, covering the 5,000-meter course in 18:17.

2008 Season (Freshman): Placed 53rd at the Pac-10 Championships with a 6,000-meter time of 21:42.40 in her only meet of the season.

High School: Finished second in Division I at the California State Cross Country meet in 2007 ... also was second at the CIF Southern Section, Pacific League champion, and team MVP ... led La Crescenta to top-five state finishes in 2006 and 2007 ... personal best for the 1,600 meters is 4:50 and 10:32 for the 3,200.

Cardinal Catalogue: Human biology major ... parents are Frank and Sheila Collison ... has one sister, Eliza, and one brother, Gabriel ... MPSF All-Academic for 2010.