Bio

Career Summary

2016 Season (Senior): Team Captain...INDOOR: Competed in the Mile, 3,000 and 5,000-meter runs...Ran a PR in the 5,000-meter with a 15:45.10 at the NACC Indoor Championships (Feb. 27), good for third place in the event...Ran a PR time of 4:35.58 in the mile at the UW-Oshkosh Titan Challenge (Feb. 20), finishing fourth...Won the 5,000-meter run at the Tadd Metzger Invitational (Jan. 29)...Posted a season-best 9:19.6 in the 3,000 at the UW-Stout Open (Jan. 23)...OUTDOOR: Competed in five meets...Competed in the 1,500, 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000-meter runs...Placed fifth in the 10,000-meter run at the NACC Outdoor Championships (May 6-7) with a time of 36:12.77...Ran a PR in the 10,000 at the Augustana Meet of Champions (April 23), posting a 32:53.94...Posted a PR in the 3,000 with a time of 9:10.47 at the Wake Forest Open (March 18-19)...Ran a 15:58.02 in the 5,000 at the Benedictine Relays (April 15-16), placing fourth.

2015 Season (Junior): Competed in the 800, 1,500, mile, 3,000 and 5,000-meter runs...Also competed in the distance medley relay...INDOOR: Ran a PR in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:13.23 at the Wisconsin Private College Invite (Jan. 17)...Placed eighth in the 3,000-meter run at the Pointer Invite (Feb. 7)...Ran an indoor season-best 9:29.34 in the 3,000 at the NACC Indoor Championships (Feb 28)...Posted a season-best time in the mile of 4:43.64 at the Tadd Metzger Invite (Jan.30)...OUTDOOR: Posted a PR in the 1,500 meter run with a time of 4:17.61 at the Augustana Meet of Champions (Apr. 18)...Ran a PR in the mile with a time of 4:37.88 at the Rhodes Invitational (Mar. 21)...Posted a PR time of 16:19.44 in the 5,000-meter run at the Benedictine Invitational (Apr. 11).

2014 Season (Sophomore): Competed in the 1,500-meter run, the mile, the 3,000 and 5,000 meter runs...INDOOR: Competed at five events...Ran a PR in the 3,000-meter run at the NACC Indoor Championships (Mar. 1), placing 12th with a time of 9:22.73...Posted a PR in the mile, finishing seventh at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Tune-Up (Feb. 22) with a time of 4:43.64...OUTDOOR: Competed at four meets...Finished third in the 5,000-meter run at the Beloit Relays (Apr. 25-26) with a time of 16:48.46...Ran a PR in the 5,000-meter run at the NACC Outdoor Championships (May 2-3), finishing the race in 16:38.23...Placed sixth in the 5,000-meter run at the Carroll University Invitational (Apr. 5) with a time of 16:44.97.

2013 Season (Freshman): Competed in the one mile and 3,000-meter runs as well as the distance medley relay during the indoor season...INDOOR: Ran a personal-best 3,000-meter run at the Wisconsin Red & White Open (Feb. 15) in 9:43.67...Earned a personal record in the mile at the Carthage Tadd Metzger Invitational (Jan. 25) with a time of 4:57.87...Competed in the distance medley relay at the Northern Athletics Conference Indoor Championships (Feb. 23).

High School (Nicolett): Helped the track & field team win a Gopher Conference title four times...Helped the football team win a sectional championship his senior year...Named All-GC in cross country...Named All-Valley Conference in basketball and track & field...Earned varsity letters in cross country, football, basketball and track & field.

Personal: Son of Wayne and Donna...Has six brothers, Jonathan, Josh, Joe, James, Jeremiah and Samuel...Has two sister, Becky and Ruth.