Jon Anderson (athlete)

In the Ivy League and at the national level, Anderson notched numerous achievements during his collegiate career.

He won the Ivy League and Heptagonal Cross Country Championship in 1970 at Van Cortlandt Park, New York City.

Anderson ran the 10,000 meters at the Munich Olympics, placing eighth in his heat in 28:34.2, a personal record; however, he did not make the final.

In February 1972, Anderson won the Channel to Lake 10-Mile Run in Vallejo, California, with a time of 47:46, establishing an unofficial national road race record for the distance.

At 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m), Anderson and the 1942 winner, Bernard Joseph Smith, were Boston's tallest champions.

Anderson served as a pallbearer at the funeral for the legendary Steve Prefontaine, who had died in an automobile accident on May 30, 1975.

In 1974, Jon Anderson joined Random Lengths Publications, which publishes forest products market activity and price reports.

He was named president and publisher in 1984–85 at the same time becoming the sole owner after 60 years of Anderson family ownership.