Andy Powell Class: Senior Hometown: North Easton, MA High School: Oliver Ames HS

Stanford: Clearly one of the nation's best young distance runners, who will continue Stanford's tradition of elite championship competitors.

2000 Cross Country Season (Sophomore): A member of the Cardinal teams that finished fourth at the NCAA Championships and first at the Pac-10 Championships.

1999 Cross Country Season (Freshman): Competed in two races (BYU Invitational, Pre-NCAA's) ... Finished fourth at the BYU Invitational after which an injury ended his season early.

2001 Track & Field Season (Sophomore): Redshirted.

2000 Track & Field Season (Freshman): Gained entry into the NCAA's with a time of 3:43.1 in the 1,500 meters ... The #1 ranked freshman in the NCAA's at 1,500 meters ... Ran the 5,000 meters at the Pacific-10 Championships with an eighth place time of 14:18.75 ... In the summer of 2000, he lowered his time to 3:40.65, narrowly missing a spot at the U.S. Olympic Trials ... Finished the year ranked 21st in the United States.

High School: Enjoyed a tremendous running career at Oliver Ames High School ... Earned a berth on the 1999 United States Junior National team that traveled to the Jr. Pan-Am Games with a first place finish in the 1,500 meters (3:49.81) and the 5,000 meters (14:51.81) at the U.S. Junior National Championships in Denton, Tex. ... He then claimed the Jr. Pan Am Games gold medal in the 1,500 meters with a ferocious finishing kick ... Unbeaten in cross country during the regular season as a junior and senior ... Ran a course record (Franklin Park) 14:52 over 5,000 meters ... Competed at the 1999 Footlocker Nationals in Florida ... The Massachusetts state cross country champion and winner of the indoor mile and two-mile at the 1998 National High School championships ... Won the mile in convincing style with a time of 4:06.24 at the 1999 Golden West Invitational ... With an estimated crowd of 3,000 looking on at the Coogan Midnight Mile in Atteboro, Mass., Powell ran a 4:02.7 mile at the Eastern Athletic Conference Championships ... Powell's effort was the fastest prep performance in New England history ... It is also the seventh-fastest time on the national high school outdoor list ... His time of 4:07.35 at the 1999 National Indoor High School Track & Field Championships in Boston, had been the fastest time in 1999 for a high school miler ... A three-time indoor high school champion, twice in mile and once in the two-mile ... Placed second in the 1999 state indoor meet in a time of 8:50.29 to Franklyn Sanchez of Lynn Tech,who clocked a 8:49.60 ... Both runners bettered the 23-year-old state two-mile record of 8:57.4 by Alberto Salazar ... A two-time national high school mile champion ... In his senior season, won the Massachusetts state meet in the mile (4:06) and anchored the 4 x 800 meter relay team to victory ... During his junior season, won the mile at both the prestigious Millrose Games and the Penn Relays ... Placed second in the mile in a tough field at the 1999 Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden.

Cardinal Catalogue: Sociology major ... Gained numerous academic awards ... Member of the school's Honor Roll