Personal
Born 07/24/79 in Seattle, Washington ... parents are John and Anna Leesa Barrus ... served in Taiwan Taichung Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ... broadcast journalism major.
At BYU
1997-CC: Finished the Stanford Invitational in 27:11 ... covered the course at the BYU Autumn Classic in 26:42 ... member of the U.S. Junior National Track & Field Team that traveled to the 1998 World Junior Championships in Annecy, France.
2001-CC: Ran every race in the 2001 cross country season for BYU ... finished 46th at the Pre-National Invitational, covering the 8K course in 25:34 ... finished 17th at the MWC Championships in 25:08, fifth team finisher ... final team scorer at the NCAA Mountain Regional with a 38th-place finish ... fourth team finisher at NCAA Championships, covering 10K course in 31:08
Stats
BEST MARKS: 800m - 1:54, 1500m - 3:45, 5000m - 14:43