Social Studies Education major … Has shown steady improvement during his career, which has included an All-America turn at the NCCAA Cross Country Championship as a sophomore and three All-Heartland Conference selections … Has personal-best collegiate times of 25:43.0 in 8,000-meter cross country, 15:37.19 in the 5,000 meters, 10:21.01 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, 9:21.58 in the 3,000 meters, 4:33.22 in the mile, 4:06.50 in the 1,500 meters and 2:01.87 in the 800 meters … 2016-17: Earned All-Heartland Conference first-team cross country honors for the third straight year … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List (fall and spring semesters) … Ran in six cross country races … Posted career-best 8,000- meter XC time in the Heartland Conference Championship in Mansfield, Texas, finishing 11th in 25:43 to secure All-Heartland honors and help OC to a runner-up team finish … In the NCAA Division II South Central Region Championship in Denver, placed 107th in 34:58.5 over the 10,000-meter course … Ran in 5,000-meter races during the indoor track season … Best time was 16:01.11 in the Nebraska Tune-Up … During outdoor track season, ran in races ranging from 1,500 to 5,000 meters … Ran a season-best 4:16.53 in the 1,500 meters in Oklahoma Baptist Invitational … Best 5K time was 15:59.52 in the Friends Invitational … At the Great American Conference Championships in Searcy, Ark., ran in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, finishing 13th in 10:21.01 … 2015-16: Ran in five cross country races … Named to the All-Heartland Conference cross country team … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s President’s List (fall and spring semesters) … To open the cross country season, finished 72nd in the Central Oklahoma Land Run, covering the four miles in 23:14.73 … In the Missouri Southern Stampede, placed 160th in 27:22.14 … Placed 50th in the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree, finishing in 28:32.0 as the Eagles’ No. 2 runner in the meet … In the Heartland Conference Championship in Laredo, Texas, earned All-Conference honors for the second straight year with an 11th-place finish in 27:11.2, helping the Eagles to the league title … Placed 155th in the NCAA Division II South Central Region Championship in Canyon, Texas, completing the 10,000-meter course in 35:38.1 … In indoor track, focused on 5,000-meter races, with a top time of 15:54.15 in the Nebraska Tune-Up … In outdoor season, primarily ran distance races … Best 1,500-meter time was 4:10.50 at Wichita State’s K.T. Woodman Classic … Competed for the first time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Oklahoma Baptist Invitational and finished in 10:24.73 … Ran career-best 5,000-meter time of 15:37.19 in the Southwestern (Kan.) Invitational … 2014-15: Ran in all seven cross country races, earning both All-Heartland Conference and NCCAA All-America honors … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List … In the season-opening Central Oklahoma Land Run, covered the four miles in 21:41.7, finishing 20th … At the Missouri Southern Stampede, placed 83rd with time of 27:40.3 … In Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree, posted time of 27:54.8 to place 37th … Recorded first career top-10 finish at the Oklahoma Baptist Invitational, placing 10th with time of 26:24.36 and helping Eagles to team title … Finished 21st at West Texas A&M Buffalo Stampede with time of 28:34 … Last two meets of the season were his best … At the Heartland Conference Championship in Wichita, Kan., earned All-Conference honorable mention by placing 13th with time of 26:39, helping Eagles to a runner-up finish … Proved that performance wasn’t a fluke at the NCCAA Championship in Houghton, N.Y., earning All-America honors with a 15th-place finish, posting a career-best time of 25:55.1 on a cold, snowy day … Helped Eagles to a runner-up team finish in that race as well … During indoor track season, qualified for the NCCAA Championships in the 5,000 meters … At the national meet in Cedarville, Ohio, finished 10th in that event with career-best time of 15:48.44 … Also competed in the 3,000 meters during the indoor season, posting time of 9:21.58 in the Central Oklahoma Indoor Open … During the outdoor track season, qualified for the NCCAA Championships in the 1,500 meters … Finished 11th in the 1,500 at the national meet in Rome, Ga., in season-best time of 4:06.56 … Also ran on relays for the Eagles … Ran anchor leg on a 4x800-meter relay team that posted time of 8:16.10 at the Kansas Relays … Competed in a 10,000-meter race at the Southwestern Invitational, recording time of 35:32.62 … 2013-14: Ran in six cross country races, quickly establishing himself in the lineup … Finished 45th in his collegiate debut, the Strohman Dental/Midwestern State Stampede, with time of 20:36 … Placed 55th in the Missouri Southern Stampede in 26:28.91 … Finished 18th at the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree with a time of 27:29.26 in wet conditions … At Chile Pepper Festival, placed 62nd in 26:53.7 … In the Heartland Conference Championship, finished 34th in 27:23.7 … Closed season with 89th-place finish at the NCCAA Championship in 27:53.19 … During indoor track season, qualified for the NCCAA Indoor Championships in the mile and finished 10th at the national meet in season-best 4:33.22 … During outdoor track season, focused primarily on the 800 meters and 1,500 meters … Ran in the 1,500 at the NCCAA Outdoor Championships and finished 14th in 4:09.47, a season-best … Top 800 time was 2:04:04 at the Tabor (Kan.) Invitational … Ran 16:26.99 in the 5,000 at the K.T .Woodman Classic at Wichita State … Previous school: Attended Marcus High School in Flower Mound, helping Marauders finish fifth in Texas Class 5A state cross country meet as a senior … Individually, finished 36th overall with a time of 16:26.50 … Ran in the Nike Cross Nationals South Regional, finishing 31st overall in 16:10 … Team also won a district championship in track and field.
