Biography
As a senior (2020) ... MSC Academic All-Conference, Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete, 1st Team CoSIDA Academic All-America ... CoSIDA Academic All-District ... Indoor: First Team All-Conference (4x800m), Second Team All-Conference (DMR), NAIA Qualifier (3,000m), Paced 1:59.51 in his only 800-meter appearance of the season at the Tom Hathaway Distance Classic. Season best in the 1,000 meters of 2:35.54 set at Clemson's Orange & Purple Elite. Paced 4:25.55 in his only mile appearance of the season at the Tom Hathaway Distance Classic. Season best in the 3,000 meters of 8:41.13 set at the Camel City Invite, later racing 8:49.28 at the NAIA Championships. Paced 15:52.32 in his only 5,000-meter appearance of the season for a new career best at the MSC Championships, placing seventh. Led 4x800 meter relay team to first place at the MSC Championships with a combined time of 8:23.15. Led DMR to a second place finish at the MSC Championships with a combined time of 10:56.89.
As a junior (2019) ... Academic All-MSC ... Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete ... Google Cloud Academic All-District ... Indoor: First-Team All-MSC, Second Team All-MSC, 2x NAIA Qualifier, 2x NAIA All-American ... Mile career best of 4:14.46 at the NAIA Championships, placing fourth ... 1,000 meters career best of 2:29.30 at the MSC Championships, placing first, and later placed sixth at the NAIA Championships ... 3,000 meters career best of 8:39.29 at the JDL DMR Invitational ... Outdoor: NAIA Qualifier ... Career best in the 1,500 meters at the NC State Raleigh Relays, clocking 3:54.43 across the line ... Later placed 13th in the 1,500 meters at the NAIA Championships.
As a sophomore (2018) ... NAIA indoor Track & Field Championships Qualifier (mile run & distance medley relay) ... First Team Indoor All-Conference (1000-meter run) ... Competed in 13 meets and 10 events (600-meter run, 800-meter run, 1000-meter run, 1500-meter run, mile run, 3000-meter run, 5000-meter run, distance medley relay, 4x400-meter relay & 4x800-meter relay) on the season ... Finished eighth in mile (season-best 4:15.47) at NAIA indoor Track & Field Championships and member of distance medley relay team that finished sixth (10:13.21) ... Won 1000-meter run (2:39.93) at Mid-South Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships, while finishing fourth in mile run (4:28.85) and eighth in 600-meter run (season-best 1:27.68) ... At Mid-South Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships, finished third in 800-meter run (season-best 1:55.83), third in 1500-meter run (4:02.00), fourth as part of 4x800-meter relay team (8:23.00) and 10th in 5000-meter run (16:28.90) ... Ran season-best time of 3:57.32 in 1500-meter run at North Central College Dr. Keeler Meet on 5/10.
