Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

Personal Bests:
800m - 1:59.72
1,500m - 3:57.99
Mile - 4:17.61
3,000m - 8:18.35
5,000m - 14:02.38
8K (XC) - 23:31.7

National/Regional Honors: 
Cross Country - NCAA Participant (2013, 2014, 2015); All-Southeast Region (2013, 2014); OVC Male Freshman of the Year (2013); All-OVC, First Team (2013, 2014)
Indoor Track - OVC Male Freshman of the Year (2014)
Outdoor Track - Regional Participant (2015, 2016)

OVC Individual Championships:
Cross Country - 2014

2015-16:
Cross Country – Helped the men’s team win its 10^th consecutive OVC title and earn its fifth consecutive berth in the NCAA Championships … finished fourth on the team and 137^th overall at the NCAA Championships on Nov. 21, clocking a 10K time of 31:17.9 … placed 27^th at the NCAA Southeast Region Championships two weeks earlier with a 10K time of 30:14.9 … ran a season-best 8K time of 24:31.4 at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational on Oct. 15.
Track and Field – Qualified for the NCAA East Regionals in the 5,000 meters for the second straight season, clocking a 14:09.2 at the Raleigh Relays on March 30 … entered the regional meet as the 48^th and final qualifier, but finished 23^rd overall with a time of 14:26.8 … took silver in the 5,000 meters at the OVC Outdoor Championships on May 13, clocking a time of 14:30.5 … scored points with a fourth-place finish in the 3,000 meters at the OVC Indoor Championships (8:27.6) … also ran a personal-best 1:59.7 for 800 meters at the Middle Tennessee State Invitational on Feb. 6.

2014-15:
Cross Country – A quiet and consistent force for an EKU men’s team that won its ninth consecutive OVC title and qualified for the NCAA Championships for the fourth consecutive year … was the only Colonel to finish in the team’s top three at every meet of the season … placed 16^th at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a 10K time of 30:35.8 … placed second on the team and 115^th overall at the NCAA Championships, where the Colonels finished 23^rd … became the first runner not named Soufiane Bouchikhi to be crowned the individual OVC champion when he won the conference championships with an 8K time of 23:59.29 … ran a season-best 8K time of 23:31.7 at the Notre Dame Invitational on Oct. 3.
Track and Field – Finished 20th in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA East Regional with a time of 14:23.57 ... qualified for the regional meet by running a PR of 14:02.38 at the Drake Relays on April 24 ... that is the fifth-fastest 5,000 meters time in EKU history ... finished third in the 5,000 meters at the OVC Outdoor Championships with a time of 14:28.86 ... also scored a point at the outdoor championships with an eighth-place finish in the 1,500 meters (3:57.05) ... was named the OVC Male Track Athlete of the Week on April 15 after running a 14:10.63 in the 5,000 meters at the Tennessee Relays ... took bronze in the 5,000 meters at the OVC Indoor Championships, recording a time of 14:56.8 … ran indoor season best times of 4:17.61 in the mile at the Middle Tennessee State Invitational on Feb. 7 and 8:33.39 in the 3,000 meters at the Thundering Herd Invitational on Jan. 30.

2013-14:
Cross Country – Helped the EKU men win their first-ever NCAA Southeast Region Championship by finishing 17^th overall at the regional meet with a 10K time of 29:37.4 … earned All-Southeast Region honors for his efforts … finished 128^th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind., where the Colonels recorded their best-ever national finish (15^th) … named the OVC Male Freshman of the Year after running as the Colonels’ No. 3 man throughout most of the regular season … earned first team All-OVC honors after finishing as runner-up to Soufiane Bouchikhi at the conference championships with an 8K time of 24:30.66 … posted the third-fastest 8K time in the OVC during the regular season with a 23:57.0 at the Virginia Panorama Farms Invite on Sept. 28.
Track and Field – Voted the OVC Male Indoor Track Freshman of the Year after running the third-fastest 3,000 meters time in the conference during the regular season (8:18.35) … earned a bronze medal at the OVC Indoor Championships, finishing third in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:39.95 ... did not compete during the outdoor season.