Walter Johnson HS: 2010 graduate ... ran for Tom Martin ... member of back-to-back state championship squads ... PERSONAL BESTS: 24.9 (200m), 56.0 (400m), 2:13.9 (800m), 4:59 (1600m), 10:52.3 (3200m), 18:18 (5K) ... ACES scholar ... scholar-athlete.

Personal: Paul Holden Conant ... born January 10, 1992 in Silver Spring, Md. ... son of Cindy Conant ... his father played lacrosse and competed in nordic skiing in college ... has two siblings, Alexander and Charlotte ... his brother ran cross country and track/field at Bowdoin.

Why St. Mary's?: "Students, area, small, liberal arts, and in-state tuition."