Nate Beach Class: Junior Hometown: Lafayette, Calif. High School: Acalanes HS Experience: SQ

Cross Country: Started three races for the Bears this past fall and took 17th in the opening USF Invitational ... also competed three times as a freshman in '08 ... led the Bears with a 16th-place showing at the Bronco Invitational ... finished 75th at the Pac-10 Championships. Track: Competed in a 2000-meter steeplechase at the Stanford Opener in 2010 (6:25.80) ... redshirted in 2009. High School: Earned first-team all-state honors as a senior ... also a three-time All-NCS selection ... was the league champion his junior year ... set a school record in the 3200 meters with a time of 9:15.27. Personal: Born May 16, 1989, in Oakland, Calif. ... parents are Tad and Sarah Beach ... mother and grandmother both attended Cal ... father played soccer collegiately at Franklin & Marshall ... history major.