Thomas Mallon Class: RS Sophomore Hometown: Chalfont, Pa. High School: Central Bucks South

At Stanford: Looking to break into Cardinal lineup.

2012 Season (RS Sophomore): Did not compete.

2011 Season (RS Freshman): Did not compete.

2010 Season (Freshman): Redshirted.

High School: Captained his track and cross country teams in 2009 and `10 ... took his track team to a district championship and a second-place finish at the state meet ... a three-time state champion in the 800 meters outdoor (2008-10) ... won the 800 indoor state title in 2009, as well as the 1,600 indoor state title in 2010 ... 2009 state champion in the 4 x 800 both indoors and outdoors ... a three-time All-American ... 2010 Pennsylvania Gatorade Track Athlete of the Year ... two-time Pennsylvania Boys Athlete of the Year (2009, `10) ... member of the national record-setting outdoor 4 x 800 team, which posted a time of 7:33:48 ... also holds state records in the indoor 800 (1:51.79) and outdoor 800 (1:49.01).

Personal: Son of Tom and Kelly Mallon ... has a younger sister, Alexandra ... cousins Lindsay and Kelly Robinson play lacrosse at Cornell and Brown, respectively ... cousin Allison Brown plays basketball at Vermont ... enjoys playing the guitar and drums, as well as hiking.