J.P. Slater Class: RS Sophomore Hometown: Pasadena, Calif. High School: Loyola HS Experience: SQ

Cross Country: Finished 18th at the Sac State Jamboree last fall ... also took 131st at the Stanford Invitational ... redshirted in 2009. Track: Posted best times of 8:37.77 in the 3000 meters and 14:54.21 in the 5000 last season. High School: Earned first-team all-league honors four times and was a two-time first-team all-state choice ... won the league title in the 3200 meters ... owns a best of 8:57.41 in the 3200 ... helped Loyola HS to a pair of California state titles in 2007 and '08 ... Loyola also won the CIF Southern Section championship in 2008 and '09 ... ran a the Nike Cross Country Championships three times. Personal: Born Nov. 14, 1990, in Pasadena, Calif. ... parents are Jim and Tracy Slater ... lists surfing and playing golf among his hobbies ... undeclared major.