| Rowena Tam |
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Cross Country: One of Cal's top runners last season, who led the Bears at the Pre-NCAA meet with a 63rd-place finish ... also in Cal's top five at the Pac-10 and NCAA regional championships ... honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic ... as a sophomore in 2008, took seventh place at the San Francisco State Invitational ... toured the course in 19:38 (30th place) at the San Francisco Invitational ... finished third among the Bears at the Pac-10 championships (48th). Track: Redshirted last spring ... in 2008, regionally qualified at the Big Meet with a time of 10:37.28 in the steeplechase that ranks second on Cal's all-time charts ... as a freshman in 2007, garnered Cal's best time of the season in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Big Meet (11:15.16) ... clocked in at 2:14.73 in the 800 at the Aggie Open ... earned Cal's third-best time of the season in the 1500 at the Stanford Invitational (4:37.08) ... secured a time of 5:01.49 in the mile at the MPSF Indoor Championships ... at the California Collegiate Challenge, came away with a time of 18:19.35 in the 5000-meter race. High School: Participated in varsity track for four years and varsity cross country for three years ... came to Cal with lifetime-best times of 5:02 in the 1600 meters and 2:16 in the 800. Personal: Born Sept. 8, 1988, in San Diego, Calif. ... parents are Daniel and Tina Tam ... mass communications major.
