Russell Page, a freshman at CMC, is looking forward to his first college track season and only his third track season. He is a recent convert to distance running, having run only in the second half of his high school career at Albuquerque High School.

In Albuquerque, Page was the valedictorian of his high school class, a volunteer in many political campaigns, and the lead singer in his punk rock band Emergency Ahead. In Claremont, he remembers his beautiful home state of New Mexico by incorporating his imported green chile into dining hall meals.

He is a prospective PPE major at CMC who enjoys the academics and the atmosphere the Claremont Colleges provide. Outside of track, he is a copy editor for the Claremont Portside, a member of SPEAR and the College Democrats, and a tutor for elementary school children.

Page finished in the top five in the 800, 1600, and 3200 at District for track and went to two State cross country meets with AHS. He has PRs of 055.9 in the 400m, 2:03 in the 800m, 4:41 in the 1600m, and 10:33 in the 3200m.

This season, he hopes to build off of a successful first cross country season with CMS in which he ran better than expected. Given his lack of running experience, he will use this season to learn which events are his best fits (either the 5000m or the 1500m), and he will try to compete hard enough to help his CMS team.