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UC San Diego

2014 Track & Field Roster

Grant Foster

  • Position Distance
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Los Gatos, CA
  • High School Los Gatos HS
  • Major Cognitive Science

Biography

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2014
Ran a personal best of 15:41.65 at the Cal-Nevada Championships in the 5,000 meters. 

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2013
Did not compete in track and field.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2012 graduate of Los Gatos High School ... Was a member of the Wildcats cross country team that won back-to-back CCS Division II championships (2010-11) ... Ran events in track such as the 400 with a personal best of 52.12 seconds, 800 (1:59.82), 1600 (4:19.4), 3000 steeplechase (8:49.51) and 3200 (9:12.57) ... Also played soccer during freshman and sophomore years.

PERSONAL
Born Aug. 11, 1994 in Wheat Ridge, Colo. ... Parents are Grant and Margaret Foster ... Father ran cross country and track at Cal ... Has an older sister named Nicole, a younger brother named Christopher and a younger sister named Jennifer ... Is a cognitive science major at Marshall College ... Favorite moment was placing third in CCS Finals for cross country in 2011 and winning team championship ... Likes to play/listen to music and play video games ... Follows FC Barcelona enthusiastically ... Professional soccer player Lionel Messi is his favorite athlete ... The Prestige is his favorite movie ... Avenged Sevenfold and Bernard Lagat are his greatest influences.

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