Biography
Mathematics major … Versatile runner with experience in events ranging from 800 meters to 5,000 meters … Solid contributor in cross country, consistently in the team’s top seven … Top collegiate times include 18:25.68 in the 5,000 meters, 19:02.7 in 5,000-meter cross country, 10:58.00 in the 3,000 meters, 5:21.04 in the mile, 4:56.70 in the 1,500 meters and 2:29.44 in the 800 meters … 2016-17: In track and field, earned All-Great American Conference second-team honors … Named as an All-Academic runner by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for cross country … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s President’s List (fall and spring semesters) … Named to the Great American Conference Academic All-Conference list for track and field ... Recipient of Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award … Named as a Crafton Tull/GAC Distinguished Scholar … Ran in six cross country meets .. Broke the 20-minute barrier twice during the cross country season, at the Missouri Southern Stampede (19:18.9) and the Fort Hays State Tiger Open (19:02.7) … Placed 25th individually at the Heartland Conference Championship in Mansfield, Texas, running the 6,000 meters in 23:43.5 as OC finished as the team runner-up … At the Division II South Central Region Championship in Denver, covered the 6,000 meters in 24:26.2 to finish 66th individually … During indoor track season, ran in four meets, competing in the mile and 3,000 meters … Best mile time was 5:25.88 in Pittsburg State’s Gorilla Classic … Top 3,000 time was 5:21.04 in the Nebraska Tune-Up … During outdoor track season, competed in events ranging from 800 to 5,000 meters … Ran two career-best times at the Oklahoma Baptist Invitational, in the 800 (2:29.44) and 1,500 (4:56.70) … At the Great American Conference Championships in Searcy, Ark., ran a career-best time of 18:25.68 in the 5,000 meters, earning All-GAC second-team honors … 2015-16: Ran in four cross country meets … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s President’s List (fall and spring semesters) … Named to the Great American Conference Academic All-Conference list for track and field ... Recipient of Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award … In cross country, made season debut in the Missouri Southern Stampede, finishing 153rd in a career-best XC time of 20:34.59 … Placed 50th in the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree in 21:43.1 … Took 17th at 6,000-meter Midwestern State Invitational in 25:50.2, helping Lady Eagles to team win … In Heartland Conference Championship in Laredo, Texas, placed 44th in 25:08.3 in the 6,000-meter race as the Lady Eagles took third … During indoor track season, competed primarily in the mile, recording a career-best time of 5:27.15 in the Nebraska Tune-Up … During outdoor track season, set career-best times in the 800 meters, 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters … Top 800 time of 2:31.93 came in the Oklahoma Baptist University Invitational … Career-best 1,500 time of 19:07.29 came in the Friends University Invitational … Ran a career-best 5,000-meter race in the Great American Conference Championship, placing eighth in 4:58.71 … 2014-15: Ran in all seven cross country meets … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s President’s List … Named as recipient of Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award … Named as an NCCAA Scholar-Athlete for both indoor and outdoor track and field … In cross country, finished 43rd in season-opening Central Oklahoma Land Run with a time of 23:40.6 … In Missouri Southern Stampede, placed 134th in 22:01.6 … At Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree, finished in 21:39, good for 64th …. Placed 46th at the Oklahoma Baptist Invitational with time of 20:54.81 … Covered the 6,000-meter course in the West Texas A&M Buffalo Stampede in 25:57, finishing 42nd … In Heartland Conference Championship in Wichita, Kan., covered 6,000 meters in 24:51.5, good for 44th place … Helped Lady Eagles to a sixth-place team finish at the NCCAA Championship , posting a career-best time of 20:46.3 to place 78th … During indoor track season, competed primarily in the 800 meters and mile … Top 800 indoor time of 2:37.51 at the Missouri Southern Lion Invitational … Best mile indoor time was 5:48.51 at the Central Oklahoma Indoor Open … During outdoor season, focused on the 800 and 1,500 meters … Career-best 800 time of 2:36.02 came in the Oklahoma Baptist Outdoor Invitational … Ran career-best 1,500 time of 5:14.39 in the Southwestern Relays in Winfield, Kan. … 2013-14: Ran in five cross country meets … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s President’s List … Made collegiate debut in Missouri Southern Stampede, finishing 119th in 21:15.36 … In wet conditions at the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree, ran in the No. 4 position for OC, finishing in 21:42.74 … At Chile Pepper Festival, finished 168th in 22:08.8 … In Heartland Conference Championship, took 41st with time of 23:42.2 … Showed considerable improvement at NCCAA Championship, running third for OC and 137th overall with time of 21:17.19 … Did not run during the indoor track and field season …. During outdoor season, finished 10th in the 800 meters at the Tabor (Kan.) Invitational in 2:38.97 … Had top 5,000-meter time of 20:51.37 at the K.T. Woodman Classic at Wichita State … Ran a career-best 5:28.35 in the 1,500 meters at the Oklahoma Baptist Open … Previous school: Helped Tascosa High School win a Texas Class 5A district championship as a senior in 2012, the team’s first district title in more than 30 years … Received honorable mention on the Amarillo Globe-News’ Panhandle Cross Country Super Team as a senior … Has top times of 5:35 in the 1,600 meters, 12:10 in the 3,200 meters and 2:28 in the 800 meters.
