Steven Anker
Steven Anker
Height: 5-10
Weight: 120
Year: Soph
High School: Gahr
Major: Kinesiology
Events: 5000, 10,000

Cerritos College Men's Track & Field (2016): Competed in the 1500 meters (4:29.88), 3000 meters (9:47.03), 5000 meters (17:01.83) and 10,000 meters (37:05.87)…..

Cerritos College Men's Cross Country (2016): Came in 72nd place at the South Coast Conference Championships with a time of 24:09.0, while his time of 25:24.22 at the San Bernardino Valley Invitational put him in 98th place… Finished in 146th place at the Central Park Classic with a time of 24:46.6 and came in 224th place with a time of 24:41.5 at the SoCal Preview Meet… Took 79th place at the Cal Baptist Invitational in 25:12…..

Cerritos College Men's Cross Country (2015): Posted a time of 27:08.2 to come in 83rd place at the Brubaker Invitational and record a 168th place time of 28:18.2 at the Golden West Invitational… Finished with a 100th place time of 26:32.7 and turned in a time of 33:13.27 to come in 143rd place at the Mark Covert Open…..

Gahr HS: Specialized in the 800 meters (2:12.0), 1600 meters (5:07.0) and 3200 meters (11:30.0)… Posted a personal best time of 17:47 over a three-mile cross country course during his senior season… Helped his team win the San Gabriel Valley League championship and advance to both the CIF Championships and state championships… Spent three years on the cross country and track and field teams… Was coached by former Falcon assistant coach Bryan Leighliter…..


Personal: Most memorable moment was when he turned in his personal best time at the Woodbridge Classic Invitational… Gave his high school’s graduation speech… Would like to transfer to Cal State Long Beach and aspires to be a physical therapist… Hobbies include running, drawing and spending time with family… Has one brother – David (23)… Is the son of Henry and Barbara Anker… Born in Los Angeles, CA on January 6, 1997…..

Favorite Athlete:  Steve Prefontaine         Favorite Movie:  “McFarland, USA”
Favorite Food:  Pasta                               Favorite TV Show: “The Big Bang Theory”
Favorite Book:  “The Watchmen”