Year: | Sr. |
Hometown: | Rockville, MD |
High School: | Walter Johnson |
Major: | Environmental Studies/Biology |
Parents: | Greg Decker & Linda Brady |
Senior (2009):
Rank in seven meets and finished among the team's top five
finishers in five outings ... Paced the Eagles' contingent and
posted a 13th-place finish out of 62 hopefuls at the UGA
Invitational (Sept. 19) with an 8K time of 28:04 ... Captured
All-South/Southeast Region after an eighth-place showing at that
event's championship with a time of 27:24 ... Came through with a
career-best 26:06 at the Foothills Invitational (Oct. 10), good for
10th place out of 74 runners ... Member of the 2009 USTFCCCA
All-Academic Team.
Junior (2008):
Emerged as a key contributor, ranking among the team's top
five finishers in five of his seven competitions ... Was the No. 2
Emory runner and 14th out of 77 entries with a time of 27:10 at the
Vanderbilt Invitational ... Posted a 34th-place effort out of 152
hopefuls and landed all-region honors at the NCAA South/Southeast
Regional Championships ... Top 8K time of the campaign came at the
UAA Championships (26:39) ... Co-recipient of the team's Most
Improved Runner Award with Alex Robin.
Sophomore (2007): First year in the program and he
competed in four events ... Ran a season-best time of 27:38 at the
Bulldog Stampede (Sept. 22), good for 38th position out of 91
runners ... Was the No. 4 Emory finisher and 18th over all out of
161 contestants at the Sewanee Invitational (Sept. 2) with a mark
of 28:08.
Prior to Emory:
Hamilton College: Competed for Hamilton College
during the 2006 season.
High School: Competed on the cross country and
track teams at Walter Johnson High School ... Was coached by Greg
Dunston ... Ran the 1600 and 800 meter events in track
Personal: Born November 4, 1988
Career Stats
Year | W | L | Pct. | Avg. | Best |
2007 | 307 | 212 | .592 | 28:34 | 27:38 |
2008 | 677 | 446 | .603 | 25:31 | 26:39 |
2009 | 833 | 319 | .723 | 27:21 | 26:06 |
Career | 1817 | 977 | .650 | 26:39 |