Wisconsin Badgers

• Christianson's Track and Field Bio

At Wisconsin
2013: At the Wisconsin adidas Invitational (10/19), making his collegiate debut, finished 43rd overall and fifth for UW with a time of 26:02 (8K) in the "b" race, competing unattached

High School
A two-time Wisconsin Div. 2 track champion and a three-time all-state runner in cross country ... won state titles as a sophomore in the 1600 meters (4:21.91) and 3200 meters (9:50.06)... finished runner-up at the Wisconsin state track meet as a senior in the 3200 meters (9:39.44) ... was second at the Wisconsin Div. 2 cross country cross country championships in 2012 ... was named Mississippi Valey Conference Cross Country Runner of the Year as a sophomore and senior ... member of National Honor Society ... was on the honor roll every semester of high school ... high school coach: Geoff Wilhelmy.

Personal
Mother is Mary Burke ... has a two sisters, Anne and Sarah ... major is actuarial science.

Why Wisconsin?
"Wisconsin has great academics and athletic tradition, and many of my family members have attended school here."