2021 Track & Field Roster
Roster

Tanner Anderson
- Position:
- Distances
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Spokane, Wash.
- High School:
- North Central
- Prev School:
- Oregon
2020 All-America (5,000m Indoors)
2020 MPSF 3,000m Champion
2018 All-American In Cross Country
2018 All-Pac-12 XC Second Team
2018 All-America Second Team (5,000m Indoors)
2018 Pac-12 10,000m Runner-Up
2017 All-America Second Team (10,000m)
2020 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): An excellent indoor season where he qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships and earned All-America honors at 5,000-meters and also captured an MPSF title โฆ started his indoor season in December at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Opener in Boston where he ran a new 5k PR of 13:40.42, the second-fastest time in UW history โฆ won the MPSF title at 3,000-meters in a PR of 7:58.34, the No. 7 time in school history โฆ ran another 5k at the Husky Classic in a time of 13:46.19 โฆ set a PR in the mile of 4:07.78 at the UW Last Chance Meet โฆ qualified but did not get to compete at the NCAA Indoor meet due to COVID-19.
2018-19 (Track): Ran a full indoor season with a limited outdoor campaign before shifting to running road races in the spring โฆ only outdoor track race was at the Pac-12 Championships where he scored a point in eighth-place in the 10,000-meters in 29:41.04 โฆ indoors, raced four times, including a season-best 5,000-meters time of 13:54.98 at the Husky Classic, the new No. 8 time in school history โฆ opened with a 3,000-meters time of 8:01.93 at the UW Invitational, going to No. 10 in school history โฆ was 16th in the MPSF Championships 3,000-meters ...ย (Cross Country): Became an All-American in cross country for the first time during his one season as a Husky, leading UW to sixth-place at the NCAA Championships โฆ at the NCAA Championships, finished 19th overall and first among Huskies in a time of 29:40 โฆ his 19th-place effort was third-best at NCAAs in UW history โฆ also led UW at West Regionals, placing fourth overall in 29:44 as the Huskies took second to auto advance to nationals โฆ a career-best Pac-12 finish as he was ninth overall to earn All-Pac-12 Second Team honors in a time of 23:12, helping UW take second-place for its best finish in 24 years โฆ was the second Husky across and 11th overall at Pre-Nationals in Wisconsin as UW was second as a team โฆ in his Husky debut, was sixth-place and first on the team at the Battle In Beantown.
2017-18 (Track At Oregon): Picked up All-America honors during the indoor season and was the Pac-12 runner-up outdoors in the 10,000-meters โฆ placed second in the 10,000 meters with a time of 29:39.64 and earned eight points for Oregon at the Pac-12 Championships ... qualified for the 10,000 meters at NCAA West Preliminaries ... finished the 1,500 meters in 3:49.77 at the Oregon Twilight ... recorded a personal record in the 5,000 meters with a time of 13:48.64 at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... third in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:31.84 at the Pepsi Invitational ... third in section two in the 10,000 meters with a time of 29:07.39 at the Stanford Invitational โฆ indoors, earned Second Team All-American honors in the 5000 meter finals with a time of 14:22.93 to finish 16th at NCAA Indoors ... recorded a time of 8:06.36 in the 3000 meters at the 2018 MPSF Championships to place 14th ... ran his NCAA qualifying time with a 5k PR of 13:43.74 at the Husky Classic ... competed in the 3000 meters (8:04.80) at the Columbia Challenge โฆ (Cross Country at Oregon): Took 41st place at the NCAA Championships in Louisville with a time of 30:01.4, missing All-America honors by just one spot but helping UO finish sixth as a team ... earned all-region honors by finishing first for the Ducks and sixth overall (29:43) at the NCAA West Regionals in Seattle ... second among Oregon runners and 22nd overall at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 24:15.6 ... led the Ducks with a 17th-place finish (23:26) at Pre-Nationals ... third for the Ducks and 12th overall (23:54) at the Bell Dellinger Invitational.
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2016-17 (Track At Oregon): Earned Second team All-America honors in the 10,000 meters ... took 13th in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 29:21.67 ... advanced to the NCAA finals in the 10k after posting a time of 29:52.26 to place third at West Prelims and was also 26th in the 5k at West Prelims ... a great Pac-12 meet, placing third in the 10k in 29:21.43 and fourth in the 5000-meters (14:02.60) to score 11 points total ... ran the 10,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational in 29:26.15 โฆ raced three times indoors, with a 5000-meters season-best of 13:51.69 at the Husky Classic that ranked 21st nationally โฆ fifth at the Columbia EastWest Challenge in the 3000m in 8:02.56 โฆ 21st in the 3k at the MPSF Championships in 8:12.44 โฆ (Cross Country at Oregon): Finished 68th overall and third for the Ducks at the 2016 NCAA Championships with a time of 30:39.9 as Oregon placed ninth โฆ the third Oregon finisher in 32nd-place at NCAA West Regionals in 30:17 ... was the Ducks' No. 5 scorer, 30th overall, at the Pac-12 Championships (25:06.9) ... opened the season as the runner-up (24:36.8) at the Bill Dellinger Invitational ... Oregon's fourth runner to finish in the Washington Invitational in 23:31 ... third for the Ducks (18th overall) at Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute with a time of 24:22.9.
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2015-16 (Track At Oregon): Redshirted the track season indoors and out โฆ (Cross Country at Oregon): Made a big impact in his first collegiate cross country season, scoring for the Ducks in four of five races including the NCAA Championships โฆ at his first NCAA Championship meet, was Oregonโs fourth finisher and 56th overall in 30:39.3 as the Ducks placed fourth โฆ Oregon's fourth runner and 31st overall at the NCAA West Regionals in 31:51 โฆ in his college debut, finished 12th overall and was Oregon's third runner at the Washington Invitational in 23:32 ... Oregon's fourth runner placing 40th overall at the Pre-Nationals in 23:51 ... 42nd overall at the Pac-12 Championships in 24:26.2.
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High School and Personal: Won the 2014 Nike Cross Nationals after placing third in 2013 โฆ Two-time Washington state cross country champion โฆ Captured the 2013 Washington 3A 3,200 meter title as a sophomore in 9:01.79 โฆ was the state runner-up at that distance as both a junior (2014) and senior (2015), running a personal best of 8:56.80 in 2014 โฆ also took fourth in the mile as a junior 4:13.00 โฆ best prep mile came as a senior clocking 4:09.75 โฆ in cross country, won the 3A State Cross Country Championships as both a junior and a senior after finishing third as a sophomore.
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Major Meets
2015 Pac-12 XC โ 42nd (8th UO)
2015 Regional XC โ 31st (4th UO)
2015 NCAA XC โ 56th (4th UO)
2016 Pac-12 XC โ 30th (5th UO)
2016 Regional XC โ 32nd (3rd UO)
2016 NCAA XC โ 68th (3rd UO)
2017 MPSF TF โ 21st, 3000m
2017 Pac-12 TF โ 4th, 5000m | 3rd, 10000m
2017 NCAA Prelims TF โ 26th, 5000m | 3rd, 10000m
2017 NCAA Outdoors โ 13th, 10000m (All-America Second Team)
2017 Pac-12 XC โ 22nd (2nd UO)
2017 Regional XC โ 6th (1st UO)
2017 NCAA XC โ 41st (1st UO)
2018 MPSF TF โ 14th, 3000m
2018 NCAA Indoors โ 16th, 5000m (All-America Second Team)
2018 Pac-12 TF โ 2nd, 10000m
2018 NCAA Prelims TF โ DNF, 10000m
2018 Pac-12 XC - 9th (2nd UW)
2018 Regional XC - 4th (1st UW)
2018 NCAA XC - 19th (1st UW) (All-America)
2019 MPSF TF - 16th, 3000m
2019 Pac-12 TF - 8th, 10000m
2020ย MPSF TF - 1st, 3000m (MPSF Champion)
2020 NCAA Indoors - 5000m Qualifier (All-America)
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Outdoor Bests
1500mโฆโฆ.3:49.77
5000mโฆโฆ.13:48.64
10000mโฆโฆ.29:07.39
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Indoor Bests
3000mโฆโฆ.7:58.34
5000mโฆโฆ.13:40.42
2020 MPSF 3,000m Champion
2018 All-American In Cross Country
2018 All-Pac-12 XC Second Team
2018 All-America Second Team (5,000m Indoors)
2018 Pac-12 10,000m Runner-Up
2017 All-America Second Team (10,000m)
2020 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): An excellent indoor season where he qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships and earned All-America honors at 5,000-meters and also captured an MPSF title โฆ started his indoor season in December at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Opener in Boston where he ran a new 5k PR of 13:40.42, the second-fastest time in UW history โฆ won the MPSF title at 3,000-meters in a PR of 7:58.34, the No. 7 time in school history โฆ ran another 5k at the Husky Classic in a time of 13:46.19 โฆ set a PR in the mile of 4:07.78 at the UW Last Chance Meet โฆ qualified but did not get to compete at the NCAA Indoor meet due to COVID-19.
2018-19 (Track): Ran a full indoor season with a limited outdoor campaign before shifting to running road races in the spring โฆ only outdoor track race was at the Pac-12 Championships where he scored a point in eighth-place in the 10,000-meters in 29:41.04 โฆ indoors, raced four times, including a season-best 5,000-meters time of 13:54.98 at the Husky Classic, the new No. 8 time in school history โฆ opened with a 3,000-meters time of 8:01.93 at the UW Invitational, going to No. 10 in school history โฆ was 16th in the MPSF Championships 3,000-meters ...ย (Cross Country): Became an All-American in cross country for the first time during his one season as a Husky, leading UW to sixth-place at the NCAA Championships โฆ at the NCAA Championships, finished 19th overall and first among Huskies in a time of 29:40 โฆ his 19th-place effort was third-best at NCAAs in UW history โฆ also led UW at West Regionals, placing fourth overall in 29:44 as the Huskies took second to auto advance to nationals โฆ a career-best Pac-12 finish as he was ninth overall to earn All-Pac-12 Second Team honors in a time of 23:12, helping UW take second-place for its best finish in 24 years โฆ was the second Husky across and 11th overall at Pre-Nationals in Wisconsin as UW was second as a team โฆ in his Husky debut, was sixth-place and first on the team at the Battle In Beantown.
2017-18 (Track At Oregon): Picked up All-America honors during the indoor season and was the Pac-12 runner-up outdoors in the 10,000-meters โฆ placed second in the 10,000 meters with a time of 29:39.64 and earned eight points for Oregon at the Pac-12 Championships ... qualified for the 10,000 meters at NCAA West Preliminaries ... finished the 1,500 meters in 3:49.77 at the Oregon Twilight ... recorded a personal record in the 5,000 meters with a time of 13:48.64 at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... third in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:31.84 at the Pepsi Invitational ... third in section two in the 10,000 meters with a time of 29:07.39 at the Stanford Invitational โฆ indoors, earned Second Team All-American honors in the 5000 meter finals with a time of 14:22.93 to finish 16th at NCAA Indoors ... recorded a time of 8:06.36 in the 3000 meters at the 2018 MPSF Championships to place 14th ... ran his NCAA qualifying time with a 5k PR of 13:43.74 at the Husky Classic ... competed in the 3000 meters (8:04.80) at the Columbia Challenge โฆ (Cross Country at Oregon): Took 41st place at the NCAA Championships in Louisville with a time of 30:01.4, missing All-America honors by just one spot but helping UO finish sixth as a team ... earned all-region honors by finishing first for the Ducks and sixth overall (29:43) at the NCAA West Regionals in Seattle ... second among Oregon runners and 22nd overall at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 24:15.6 ... led the Ducks with a 17th-place finish (23:26) at Pre-Nationals ... third for the Ducks and 12th overall (23:54) at the Bell Dellinger Invitational.
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2016-17 (Track At Oregon): Earned Second team All-America honors in the 10,000 meters ... took 13th in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 29:21.67 ... advanced to the NCAA finals in the 10k after posting a time of 29:52.26 to place third at West Prelims and was also 26th in the 5k at West Prelims ... a great Pac-12 meet, placing third in the 10k in 29:21.43 and fourth in the 5000-meters (14:02.60) to score 11 points total ... ran the 10,000 meters at the Stanford Invitational in 29:26.15 โฆ raced three times indoors, with a 5000-meters season-best of 13:51.69 at the Husky Classic that ranked 21st nationally โฆ fifth at the Columbia EastWest Challenge in the 3000m in 8:02.56 โฆ 21st in the 3k at the MPSF Championships in 8:12.44 โฆ (Cross Country at Oregon): Finished 68th overall and third for the Ducks at the 2016 NCAA Championships with a time of 30:39.9 as Oregon placed ninth โฆ the third Oregon finisher in 32nd-place at NCAA West Regionals in 30:17 ... was the Ducks' No. 5 scorer, 30th overall, at the Pac-12 Championships (25:06.9) ... opened the season as the runner-up (24:36.8) at the Bill Dellinger Invitational ... Oregon's fourth runner to finish in the Washington Invitational in 23:31 ... third for the Ducks (18th overall) at Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute with a time of 24:22.9.
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2015-16 (Track At Oregon): Redshirted the track season indoors and out โฆ (Cross Country at Oregon): Made a big impact in his first collegiate cross country season, scoring for the Ducks in four of five races including the NCAA Championships โฆ at his first NCAA Championship meet, was Oregonโs fourth finisher and 56th overall in 30:39.3 as the Ducks placed fourth โฆ Oregon's fourth runner and 31st overall at the NCAA West Regionals in 31:51 โฆ in his college debut, finished 12th overall and was Oregon's third runner at the Washington Invitational in 23:32 ... Oregon's fourth runner placing 40th overall at the Pre-Nationals in 23:51 ... 42nd overall at the Pac-12 Championships in 24:26.2.
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High School and Personal: Won the 2014 Nike Cross Nationals after placing third in 2013 โฆ Two-time Washington state cross country champion โฆ Captured the 2013 Washington 3A 3,200 meter title as a sophomore in 9:01.79 โฆ was the state runner-up at that distance as both a junior (2014) and senior (2015), running a personal best of 8:56.80 in 2014 โฆ also took fourth in the mile as a junior 4:13.00 โฆ best prep mile came as a senior clocking 4:09.75 โฆ in cross country, won the 3A State Cross Country Championships as both a junior and a senior after finishing third as a sophomore.
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Major Meets
2015 Pac-12 XC โ 42nd (8th UO)
2015 Regional XC โ 31st (4th UO)
2015 NCAA XC โ 56th (4th UO)
2016 Pac-12 XC โ 30th (5th UO)
2016 Regional XC โ 32nd (3rd UO)
2016 NCAA XC โ 68th (3rd UO)
2017 MPSF TF โ 21st, 3000m
2017 Pac-12 TF โ 4th, 5000m | 3rd, 10000m
2017 NCAA Prelims TF โ 26th, 5000m | 3rd, 10000m
2017 NCAA Outdoors โ 13th, 10000m (All-America Second Team)
2017 Pac-12 XC โ 22nd (2nd UO)
2017 Regional XC โ 6th (1st UO)
2017 NCAA XC โ 41st (1st UO)
2018 MPSF TF โ 14th, 3000m
2018 NCAA Indoors โ 16th, 5000m (All-America Second Team)
2018 Pac-12 TF โ 2nd, 10000m
2018 NCAA Prelims TF โ DNF, 10000m
2018 Pac-12 XC - 9th (2nd UW)
2018 Regional XC - 4th (1st UW)
2018 NCAA XC - 19th (1st UW) (All-America)
2019 MPSF TF - 16th, 3000m
2019 Pac-12 TF - 8th, 10000m
2020ย MPSF TF - 1st, 3000m (MPSF Champion)
2020 NCAA Indoors - 5000m Qualifier (All-America)
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Outdoor Bests
1500mโฆโฆ.3:49.77
5000mโฆโฆ.13:48.64
10000mโฆโฆ.29:07.39
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Indoor Bests
3000mโฆโฆ.7:58.34
5000mโฆโฆ.13:40.42
Raising the Bar | Hana & Amanda Moll
Monday, August 04
Women's 1500m final - 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championship
Sunday, June 15
Nathan Green | 2025 NCAA 1500m Champion
Saturday, June 14
Track & Field NCAA Championships | Huskies Highlights
Friday, June 13