Jordan Swarthout Class: Junior Hometown: Olympia, Wash. High School: Capital Position: Distances Experience: 1V

Came into his own during latter half of 2008 cross country season, placing third among Huskies at NCAA's as UW placed 18th ... ran UW's best 5K time outdoors last season ... a Pac-10 All-Academic First Team member.

2008 (Cross Country): Became major contributor during the three postseason races, ending with a 108th-place finish at the NCAA Championships which was third on the team as UW placed 18th overall ... nationals was his first time placing in UW's top three ... scored at the Pac-10 Championships, finishing 33rd overall and fourth on the team ... was the Huskies' fifth finisher at Regionals, placing 36th in his first 10,000-meter run ... also ran sixth for UW at Pre-Nationals and 103rd overall ... placed 19th at the Sundodger Invite, sixth on the team ... earned Pac-10 All-Academic First Team distinction.

2007-08: Was one of UW's top distance runners during the outdoor track season, leading the team at both 3000 and 5000-meters ... ran a 3000m PR of 8:28.28 at the WSU dual for 2nd place ... placed 6th in the 5K at the Pepsi Team Invite ... clocked a 5K personal-best of 14:32.72 at the Oregon Invite ... made first appearance at Pac-10's, finishing 25th in the 5000-meters in 14:58.33 ... indoors ran the 3K on two occasions, with a best of 8:24.74 at the UW Last Chance Qualifier ... ran three times during cross country, beginning with a 74th-place finish at the Sundodger ... ran at the Willamette invite, placing 82nd (4th UW), and the Mike Hodges Invite, taking 43rd-place.

2006-07: Competed just once in cross country, finishing 86th at the Willamette Invitational in a time of 26:10 ... did not compete during track season.

High School and Personal: Parents are Mike and Kathi Swarthout ... has one younger sister, Kailyn ... a six-time state championships participant, including three in cross country, two in track and one in swimming ... placed 11th at the state cross country championships as a senior, and was ninth in 3200m at 2006 state track meet also competed at state cross country in 2003 and 2004, and at state track in 2004 ... won 3200m league titles in 2004 and 1600m league title in 2006, and was second at 1600m in 2005 ... set school records in both track (3200m) and cross country (5000m) ... placed 23rd at the 2005 Washington/Oregon Border Clash meet ... competed in the 1600m at the Golden West Games in 2006 ... was named The Olympian's Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year in 2004 ... winner of the 2006 "Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year Award," presented by USA Today ... twice named most insipirational by his teammates ... also lettered four years in swimming, earning mention on The Olympian's 2005 list of "South Sound's Top Swimmers" ... a 12-time letterwinner and five-time team captain (three sports total) ... earned a 3.98 GPA.

Major Meets
2008 Pac-10 TF - 25th, 5000m
2008 Pac-10 XC - 33rd (4th UW)
2008 Regional XC - 36th (5th UW)
2008 NCAA XC - 108th (3rd UW)

Collegate Best Marks:
3000m.......8:14.09i / 8:24.74
5000m.......14:20.90i