| Height: | 5-8 |
| Weight: | 135 |
| Year: | Jr. |
| Hometown: | Marion, IA |
| High School: | Marion |
| Position: | Distance |
| Major: | Psychology |
| Parents: | Patrick & Joy. |
Track Career Best Times (Indoor):
| 8:53.92 | 3000m Run | 2/14/2015 | Sanford Invitational |
| 15:29.67 | 5000m Run | 2/28/2015 | UAA Invitational |
Track Honors (Indoor):
| 2015 | Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District |
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Track Career Best Times (Outdoor):
| 4:05.91 | 1500m Run | 4/17/2015 | Georgia Tech Invitational |
| 9:10.58* | 3000m Steeplechase | 5/14/2015 | Gregory Invitational |
* - Emory Record
Track Honors (Outdoor):
| 2015 | NCAA Division III Championship Participant | 3000m Steeplechase | 17th |
| UAA Champion | 3000m Steeplechase | ||
| All-UAA | 3000m Steeplechase | 1st | |
Sophomore (2013):
Did not compete during the cross country season.
Freshman (2012):
Was named the team's Most Valuable Runner and Rookie of the Year after turning in a solid campaign, capped off by participating in the NCAA D-III Championships ... Finished among the top-three Emory runners in all six meets he competed in and was the squad’s top performer on two occasions ... Brought home all-region acclaim after pacing the team and ranking 14th overall out of 160 runners at the NCAA South/Southeast Championships with an 8K time of 26:30 ... Helped the Eagles to a first-place effort at the Gulf Coast Stampede by pacing the team's pack and registering a fourth-place peformance out of 93 entries with an 8K time of 26:31 ... Team's No. 2 runner and 36th in a field of 376 contestants at the Gibson Family Pre-Nationals with an 8K shwoing of 26:18 ... Top 8K outing was a 26:11 at the UAA Championships.
High School:
Earned three varsity letters in cross country and one in track at Marion High School ... Was coached as a prep by Scott Immerfall and Matt Thornton ... Top 5K time was a school-record 15:47 in October of 2011 at the North Linn Invitational ... Posted a seventh-place finish at the Class 3A state cross country championship his senior year ... 2011 First Team All-Metro in cross country ... During the track season, he clocked a 4:22 in the 1600 meters ... Class 3A state champion in the 1600 meters ... Helped his team to a Wamac Conference crown by claiming first place in both the 3200 metters and 1600 meters ... Earned all-state recognition his junior and senior seasons ... Two-time academic all-state honoree ... Also played soccer for Marion HS.
Personal:
Son of Patrick and Joy Mees ... Majors in psychology.