James Slater Class: Senior Hometown: Pasadena, Calif. High School: Loyola Prep HS Event: Distance Experience: 3V

• Named all-state in cross country two times at Loyola HS and a three-time invitee to the Nike Cross Country Championships
• Helped Loyola to a pair of state titles in 2007 and `08

Junior (2012): Set an outdoor PR in the 3000m at the Big Meet, running 8:37.08 ... 27th in the 5000m at the Pac-12 Championships (15:16.11) ... top indoor times from 2012 were 8:18.46 in the 3K and 14:38.09 in the 5K ... took 22nd in the 5000m at the MPSF meet in 14:43.36. Sophomore (2011): Finished 27th in the 5000m at the indoor MPSF Championships in 15:01.07 ... improved on that mark to 14:54.21 at the Brutus Hamilton Open outdoors. Freshman (2010): Timed in 15:53.28 in the 5000m at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational, his only event of the year. Cross Country: Raced in events at USF and Virginia in the fall of 2012 ... placed among the top 50 at both the Pac-12 and NCAA West Regional championships during the cross country season in 2011. High School: Earned first-team all-league honors four times in cross country ... won the league title in the 3200m ... owns a best of 8:57.41 in the 3200m ... Loyola won the CIF Southern Section championship in 2008 and '09. Personal: Born Nov. 14, 1990, in Pasadena, Calif. ... parents are Jim and Tracy Slater ... lists surfing and playing golf among his hobbies ... interdisciplinary studies major.

Career Best Marks
Event        Mark   Date
1500m     4:00.42   April 27, 2012
3000m    8:18.46i   Feb. 11, 2012
5000m   14:38.09i   Jan. 27, 2012