Finance major … One of the most decorated distance runners in the program’s history … Proved himself as top cross country runner in the Heartland Conference after winning the 2013 league meet … Built a case as one of the top distance runners at the NCAA Division II level … Earned NCCAA All-America honors in cross country and track eight times, including six of those during the 2012-13 campaign … A key contributor on two teams that won national cross country titles … Has personal-best times of 31:41.33 in the 10,000 meters, 25:06.85 in 8,000-meter cross country, 14:41.95 in the 5,000 meters, 8:16.41 in the 3,000 meters, 4:10.76 in the mile, 3:54.44 in the 1,500 meters, 2:33.77 in the 1,000 meters and 1:56.79 in the 800 meters … 2015-16: Ran in four cross country meets, earning All-Heartland Conference honors for the second time … In track and field, earned All-Great American Conference honors … In cross country, placed 20th in the season-opening Central Oklahoma Land Run, covering the four miles in 21:23.08 … Recorded best 8K cross country time of season in the Missouri Southern Stampede, placing 52nd in 25:48.80 … After more than a month off, roared to a second-place individual finish in the Heartland Conference Championship in Laredo, Texas, posting time of 25:58.5 to finish behind only teammate Brennym Kaelin and help the Eagles easily win the team title … Earned All-Heartland honors for the second time, having also done so in 2013 when he won the individual Heartland title … In the 10,000-meter NCAA Division II South Central Region Championship in Canyon, Texas, placed 34th in 31:33.1 … In indoor track season, competed in events ranging from the mile to 5,000 meters … Best mile time was 4:29.40 in the Missouri Southern Lion Open … Season-best 3,000-meter time was 8:29.18 in Pittsburg State’s Indoor Gorilla Classic … Top 5,000-meter time was 14:48.70 in the Nebraska Tune-Up … In outdoor track, ran races at distances from 1,500 meters to 10,000 meters … Ran 3:59.87 in the 1,500 in the Southwestern (Kan.) Invitational to finish second … Best 5,000-meter time came in the Kansas Relays, a 14:48.1 clocking that gave him a fourth-place finish … In the Great American Conference Championships in Shawnee, finished as the 5,000-meter runner-up with a time of 15:07.15, earning All-GAC first-team honors … Ran his first collegiate 10K in his final collegiate race, finishing second at the South Central Regional Challenge with time of 31:41.33 … 2014-15: Redshirted during cross country season … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List … During indoor track season, qualified for the NCCAA Championships in 3,000 meters and the distance medley relay … At national meet in Cedarville, Ohio, ran the anchor leg on the DMR squad that finished third in 10:22.71, earning All-America honors … Joined teammates Brennym Kaelin, Joshua Jones and Emory Lobley on that DMR quartet … In 3,000 meters at national meet, placed fourth with time of 8:43.94, making him one of three OC runners to finish in the top seven in the race (along with Brennym Kaelin and Sisay Gillock) … Also competed in the mile during the indoor season, with top time of 4:23.44 in the Central Oklahoma Indoor Invitational … That time qualified him to run in the mile at the NCCAA Championships, although he opted instead to do the 3,000-DMR double … Redshirted during outdoor track season … 2013-14: In addition to winning league title and earning All-Heartland Conference honors, was named as Heartland runner of the week four times and NCCCA student-athlete of the week once … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s President’s List … Ran in six cross country meets … Finished second in season-opening Strohman Dental/Midwestern State Stampede in 19:15, earning Heartland runner-of-the-week honors … Sixth in the Missouri Southern Stampede with time of 25:06.85, a performance that landed him weekly honors from both the Heartland and the NCCAA … One week later, was named Heartland runner of the week again after a fourth-place finish at the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree, finishing in 25:55.52 on a wet course … Fourth straight Heartland weekly award came after the Chile Pepper Festival, in which he ran 16th in 25:36.3 … Won the Heartland Conference Championship in Mansfield, Texas, with a time of 25:17.7, but was denied conference runner-of-the-year honors because of a conference decision to not recognize runners from member schools that were in the Division II membership process … Still helped Eagles finish first in the team race … Suffered training injury while prepping for the NCCAA Championship in Cedarville, Ohio, and wasn’t at his best during the race, but gutted out a 46th-place finish in 27:01.64 … Sat out indoor track season due to injury … Returned for the outdoor track season and qualified for the NCCAA Outdoor Championships in the 1,500 meters and the 5,000 meters … Ran in the 5,000 at the national meet and finished second in 15:01.34, earning All-America honors in the event for the second straight year … Also ran on OC’s 4x800-meter relay team at the national meet and that unit finished ninth in 7:54.80 … Top 5,000 time of the season was 14:48.75, good for a ninth-place finish at the Kansas Relays … Also ran on OC’s 4x1,600-meter relay team at the Kansas Relays, which took second in 17:51.93 … Ran a season-best 4:07.39 in the 1,500 meters at the K.T. Woodman Classic at Wichita State … 2012-13: Earned NCCAA All-America status a whopping six times in cross country and track and helped OC win a second straight national championship in the former … Hard work during the offseason paid off immediately during cross country season with second-place finish at Central Oklahoma Land Run (19:47.17) … Was Eagles’ top runner in the Missouri Southern Stampede (sixth in 25:13.99), earning Heartland Conference runner of the week honors … Started the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree but couldn’t finish because of back issues that cost him the rest of the regular season … Rebounded to finish fourth at NCCAA Championship in 25:18.85, helping Eagles win the national title and earning All-America honors in the progress … During indoor track season, qualified for the NCCAA Championships in the 800 meters, mile and 3,000 meters, as well as part of OC’s 4x800-meter and distance medley relay teams … Earned All-America status in the two relays and in the 3,000 meters as OC finished fourth in the team race … Leadoff runner on OC’s title-winning distance medley relay team that also included Ryan Lutterloh, Nick Stoots and Brayden Barrientez and finished in an NCCAA-record time of 10:15.92 … One day later, ran the second leg on the 4x800-meter relay team that included Stoots, David Koistinen and Barrientez and finished second in 7:30.66 … Also finished second in the 3,000 in 8:20.59 as OC runners took two of the three All-America spots, as teammate David McWilliams finished third … Posted best 3,000-meter time of season of 8:16.41 to take second at the prestigious Tyson Invitational at Arkansas on Feb. 9 … Ran a top indoor mile time of 4:10.76 to win at the Arkansas Final Qualifier on March 1, after the conclusion of the NCCAA meet … Season-best 1,000-meter time of 2:33.77 came at Central Oklahoma Indoor Invitational on Jan. 26 … Ran a 1:58.09 in the 800 meters at the Missouri Southern Lion Invitational on Feb. 2 … Recorded wins in both the DMR (10:30.99) and 3,000 (8:35.55) at the Missouri Southern Invitational in mid-January as well as in the mile at the Missouri Southern Lion Invitational on Feb. 2 … During outdoor season, earned All-America honors in two events at the NCCAA Championships – the 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters – and also qualified for the national meet in the 800 meters, although he bypassed that event at nationals … Finished third at the NCCAA meet in the mile with a time of 4:00.74 … About two hours later, took second in the 5,000 in 14:54.55, helping OC post a sixth-place team finish at the meet … Posted career-best 800 time of 1:56.79 at the Southwestern Invitational on March 14 … Career-best 1,500 time of 3:54.44 came at the Oklahoma Baptist Bison Invitational on March 30 … At prestigious Kansas Relays on April 18, took third in the 5,000 with a career-best time of 14:41.95 …. After running a 14:48.25 time at the Emporia State Relays on April 6, was named as the NCCAA men’s track and field student-athlete of the week … 2011-12: Consistently improved as a freshman and broke into starting cross country lineup by season’s end … Running unattached, finished third in his first collegiate race, the Central Oklahoma Land Run … Moved into OC’s top seven with a 103rd-place finish in Chile Pepper Festival and 11th-place finish at Sooner Athletic Conference Championship … Ran best race of season at NAIA Championship, finishing 64th in 25:25 and helping Eagles win the national title … Redshirted during the indoor track season … During outdoor track season, focused on the 800 meters and 1,500 meters … Top 800 time was 2:06.85, posted in the Sooner Athletic Conference Championships on May 5 … Best 1,500-meter time was 4:02.81 at the Sam Williams Twilight Qualifier at Emporia State on May 12 … Previous school: Starred in events ranging from the mile through 10,000 meters at St. Andrew’s Episcopal High School in Austin, leading the Crusaders to the Southwest Preparatory Conference title in cross country … Earned numerous all-conference honors in events ranging from the 800 meters to 3,200 meters over three years … Recorded a 4:09 mile in high school … Played soccer in addition to running cross country and track.
