Joshua Saunders

6-1, 150, Junior
Fairfield, ME
Lawrence High School

Joshua Saunders is in his third cross country season with the Yellow Jackets.....appeared in the first seven varsity meets in 2006 and finished among the team's top seven each time out.....earned AMC honorable mention honors with a 17th-place finish at the AMC/NAIA Region IX Championship with a career-best time of 26:24.....CU's #5 runner at the Louisville Classic in 26:32.....focused on the 800 meters during the track & field season.....best indoor time was 1:55.25 in the prelims at the NAIA Championship.....placed 4th indoors at the NCCAA Championship in 1:55.52 to help the Jackets to their second straight title.....fastest outdoor mark was 1:55.54 at the NCCAA Nationals.

2005 - Appeared in four varsity meets as a freshman.....best time in the 8K was 27:27 at the Cedarville Invitational.....NCCAA Indoor All-American on the track in the 800 meters by finishing 2nd in 1:57.96.....part of NCCAA title squad.....NCCAA Outdoor All-American in the 4 x 800 meter relay following a runner-up finish.

High School - Earned four letters in track & field at Lawrence High School.....three-time all-conference and all-academic honoree outdoors.....earned the same awards twice indoors.....school and conference record holder in the outdoor 800 meters at 1:57.22.....holds school indoor marks in the 400 and 800.....four-year letter winner in soccer.....school won 2002 Eastern Maine title as well as state championship.....all-conference and all-academic selection in soccer.....played three years of basketball with one letter.....National Honor Society student.

Personal - Dean's List student as a communications major at Cedarville University.....born 2/9/87 in Bangor, ME.....son of Nathan and Cordelia Saunders.....has two younger brothers.