Year: | Jr. |
Hometown: | Cincinnati, OH |
High School: | Anderson |
Position: | Distance |
Major: | Undeclared |
Parents: | Dave & Greta |
Freshman (2006-07):
Recorded the top-Emory time of the season in the 3,000-meter run (8:41.44) at the Hoosier Hills Invitational, the best time in school history for the event...Finished third in the mile run (4:32.21) at the Sewanee Tiger Invitational, a top-twenty Emory time for the season...Finished fifth in the 3,000-meter run at the University Athletic Association Indoor Track and Field Championship.
Career Best Marks (Indoor):
8:40.11 | 3000m Run | 3/6/2009 | UAA Championship |
14:43.32 | 5000m Run | 3/6/2009 | UAA Championship |
4:23.46 | 1 Mile Run | 2/21/2009 | Clemson Tiger Invitational |
Honors (Indoor):
2009 | UAA Champion | 5,000-meter run |
All-UAA | 3,000-meter run | |
5,000-meter run |
Career Best Marks (Outdoor):
14:40.37 | 5000m Run | 5/7/2009 | Dr. Keeler Invitational |
9:17.50 | 3000m Stpl Chase | 5/14/2009 | Gregory Invitational |
Honors (Outdoor):
2007 | All-UAA | 3000-meter Steeple Chase |
2008 | All-UAA | 3000-meter Steeple Chase |
2009 | All-UAA | 5000-meter Run |
Honors (Academic):
2009 | ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District | First Team |
USTFCCCA Division III All-Academic |
At Emory:
Member of the 2006 Emory cross country team and qualified as an at-large entry to the NCAA Championships ... Emory's top runner at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional (Nov. 11), posting a fourth-place finish out of 152 runners with a time of 26:11.2 over the 8K course ... Was the Eagles' top finisher at the UAA Championships, placing 25th in the 78-runner field with an 8K mark of 26:32.16 ... Was named as UAA Rookie of the Year.
Prior to Emory:
Earned three varsity letters in track and field at Anderson High School where Andy Wolf was his coach ... Best 1600-meters time was 4:25 and his best mark in the 5K was 16:08 ... Also competed in the 3000 steeplechase where his best effort was a 10:11 ... Was selected as the MVP of the track team his senior season ... MVP of the cross team in 2005 ... Also played on the soccer team.
Personal:
Born Sept. 13, 1987