Justin Rau
	Class: Sophomore Hometown: Livermore, Calif. High School: Granada HS '00 Height / Weight: 5-11 / 155 Event: Distances Major: Mechanical Engineering

2002: Finished 6th at CCAA Championships in 10,000, posting PR of 32:22.21... Also placed 14th (15:55.89) in conference 5,000... Season-best 5K mark was 14:45.74 at the second CCAA North meet, eclipsing NCAA provisional-qualifying standards... Led team in 3,000, recording 8:26.68 at season-opening CCAA North meet at Stanislaus.

CROSS COUNTRY: Posted two top-20 finishes as a sophomore in 2002... Also finishd 29th at NCAA West Regional... Appeared in three early-season meets as a freshman.

GRANADA HS ’00: Named team’s Most Valuable Athlete in track as a senior... Placed 7th in 1,600 at North Coast Section meet as a senior... Finished 8th in 3,200 at sections as a junior... Twice earned all-league honors in cross country... Placed 6th at sections, 16th at state championships.

PERSONAL: Born Dec. 29, 1981 in Madison, Wisc.... Mechanical engineering major... Earned his Eagle Scout rank from Boy Scouts of America... Ideal vacation would be a dog-sledding excursion to the South Pole... Advice to youngsters: “Righty tighty, lefty loosey”.