Oklahoma Christian University Athletics

Mechanical Engineering major … Middle-distance runner who’s improved rapidly in his native country … Was the runner-up in the 800 in the Dutch national junior championships in 2015 and third in the 1,500 at the same meet in 2017 … Ran club track for Leiden Atletiek, one of The Netherlands’ larger teams … Has personal-best times of 26:58.1 in 8,000-meter cross country, 8:54.25 in the 3,000 meters, 4:28.22 in the mile, 3:57.30 in the 1,500 meters, 2:31.03 in the 1,000 meters and 1:53.69 in the 800 meters … 2018-19: All-Great American Conference first-team in indoor distance medley relay and All-GAC second-team in indoor mile … All-GAC first-team in the outdoor 1,500 meters … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s President’s List (both semester) …During cross country season, ran in three meets … Made collegiate debut in the Fort Hays State Tiger Open in Victoria, Kan., posting an 8,000-meter time of 28:49.1 and finishing 143rd … Ran a career-best 8K time of 26:58.1 and placed 31st in the Heartland Conference Championship in Laredo, Texas … Finished 149th in the NCAA Division II South Central Regional in Denver, posting time of 35:44.0 … During indoor track season, ran in five meets … Top 800-meter time was 1:58.50 in the Texas Tech Open … Ran 8:54.25 in the 3,000 meters in Pittsburg State’s Indoor Gorilla Classic … Earned All-GAC first-team honors in the distance medley relay at the inaugural GAC Indoor Championships in Norman, running the anchor leg on a team with Kelton Reynolds, Nick Parizek and Reid Little that finished second in 10:18.87 … The next day, finished fourth in the mile in 4:28.22 to earn All-GAC second-team honors … During outdoor track season, ran in eight meets … Earned All-GAC first-team honors with a third-place finish in the 1,500 meters at the GAC Outdoor Championships in Shawnee, posting a time of 4:00.16 … Took 16th in the GAC in the 800 meters with a time of 2:02.06 … Best 800 time was 1:54.56 in the Arkansas Twilight meet in Fayetteville, Ark. … Top 1,500 time of season was 3:57.86 in the Oxy Invitational in Los Angeles … Previous school: Attended The Hague Institute of Applied Science.