Ethan Mark Class: Freshman Hometown: Lafayette, Calif. High School: Acalanes HS Event: 800-1500 Experience: HS

Freshman (2010): Redshirted. High School: Named his team's most improved cross country runner as a senior, when he also served as team captain ... set school records in the 400 and 800 meters ... PR in the 800 is 1:59.1 ... also played soccer for five years and hockey for two years ... a lifetime member of the California Scholarship Federation. Personal: Born June 9, 1991 ... parents are Robert and Shoshana Mark ... overcame a sesamoid fracture that limited him for two years and had doctors originally telling him he wouldn't run again ... studied abroad the summer of 2010 at the University of Cambridge ... traveled to Fiji for three weeks his junior year of high school, where he worked in various villages ... attended the 2004 Olympics in Athens ... enjoys making documentaries ... undeclared major.