Year: | Sr. |
Hometown: | Pompano Beach, FL |
High School: | Saint Andrews |
Previous College: | Purdue |
Joined the Emory program after spending his freshman year at
Purdue University as a member of the cross country and track and
field teams.
Senior (2013):
Ranked among Emory's top three finishers in all six of
his competitions ... Recipient of the program's Coaches Award ...
USTFCCA All-Academic honoree ... Selected to the Capital One
Academic All-District Track and Field/Cross Country Team ... Was
the top Eagles' performer in three races ... Captured all-region
honors after pacing the Emory pack and crossing the finishing in
the No. 8 position out of 174 runners at the NCAA South/Southeast
Championships with a personal-best 8K time of 25:17 ... Second on
the squad and 30th out of 283 hopefuls at the Oberlin
Inter-Regional Rumble with an 8K effort of 26:15 ... Was Emory's
first runner to finish and came in 129th out of 275 entries at the
NCAA D-III Championships with an effort of 26:07.
Junior (2012):
Scored for the Eagles in all five of the races he competed in ...
Finished among the team's top three finishers in all five of his
competitions and was the squad's No. 1 runner on four occasions ...
Captured all-region honors after placing 29th out of 160 runners at
the NCAA South/Southeast Championships with an 8K time of 26:57 ...
Paced the Emory contingent at the UAA Championships with a then
personal-best 8K time of 25:47 ... Was the first Emory
representative and 10th overall in 376-runner field to cross the
finish line at the Gibson Family Pre-Nationals with an 8K showing
of 25:48 ... No. 1 on the squad and fourth out of 134 entries at
the season-opening Sewanee/Berry Invitational (26:32).
Sophomore (2011):
Named the Emory cross country team's Rookie of the Year after
competing in six meets and placing among the squad's top-four
finishers in each competition ... Led the Eagles' contingent
and was seventh out of 118 runners at the season-opening Sewanee
Invitational (27:44) ... His season-best time of 26:54 was good for
first on the team and 12th out of 94 hopefuls at the JSU Foothills
Invitational.
High School:
Four-year varsity letterwinner and cross country team MVP at St.
Andrews School ... Two-time Florida State High School Track and
Field Championships qualifier, taking sixth place in the
3,200-meter run as a senior ... Won district championships in
the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs and a regional championship in the
3,200 as a senior ... Named second-team all-county in cross country
and track and field by the Florida Sun-Sentinel newspaper
... Also competed on his high school's soccer team.
Personal:
Son of Steve and Mary Mulder ... Majors in business.
Quote:
"I chose Emory because of its great academics and the reputation
of the business school. It will also provide me the opportunity to
compete athletically."