Joe Marchand Hometown: Louisville, Colo. High School: Monarch Event: Distance Experience: VR Class (IND/OUT): FR/SO

2011 (Freshman): Placed 10th in the 3,000-meter run at the Front Range championships (May 1), finishing in 9:10.43...Took ninth in the 5,000-meter run at the Jack Christiansen Invitational (April 23), clocking in at 15:42.26...Earned a fifth-place finish in the 5,000-meter run at the CSU-Pueblo Open (March 26).

High School: Earned all-league honors twice in cross country and twice in track...Named team runner of the year twice in cross country and twice in track...Holds the school record in the 4x800-meter relay.

Personal:Born Aug. 3, 1991, to Rick and Arla Marchand, in Denver, Colo...Has two older sisters, Lauren (25) and Leslie (23)...Majoring in health and exercise science with a concentration in sports medicine.