Kari Karlsson Class: Senior Hometown: Reykjavik, Iceland High School: Reykjavik University Experience: 3V

Cross Country: Led Cal at the Pre-NCAA meet, taking 51st overall last fall ... also 27th at the Pac-10 championships ... named to the NCAA all-region team after placing 21st ... chosen honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic ... in 2008, was key member of Cal's squad that took 22nd at the 2008 NCAA championships ... highest finish was a 15th-place showing at the Stanford Invitational ... 31st at the Pac-10 meet and 30th at NCAA regionals ... voted second-team Pac-10 All-Academic ... as a freshman, made his debut for Cal at the Pre-NCAA meet ... came in 20th at the Pac-10 championships. Track: Claimed seventh in the 10,000 meters at the 2010 Pac-10 Championships (29:31.82) ... also posted times of 14:01.99 in the 5000 and 8:10.29 in the 3000, both PRs ... in 2008, ran a regional-qualifying time in the 10,000 at the Stanford Invitational, clocking a 29:28.05, which was also a school freshman record and the third-best time in school history. High School: Won Icelandic championships in the 1500 meters, 3000, 5000, 10,000, 4x800, 4x1500 and the half marathon ... competing for his club team, Breidablik, won a national championship in indoors in 2007 ... holds the club records for the 3000, 5000 and 10,000 ... competed in the Games of the Small States of Europe, Nordic Championships in the 10,000 and in cross country, European Championships and other national junior team competitions. Personal: Born May 19, 1986, in Sheffield, England ... parents are Karl G. Kristinsson and Hadda Bjork Gisladottir ... one of three siblings ... transferred after attending Reykjavik University for one semester ... also played basketball and soccer ... hopes to attend graduate school ... operations research and management science major.