Biography
2011: Ran 4:12.26 for one mile, 8:28.64 for 3,000 meters and 14:17.42 for 5,000 meters indoors. Won 5,000-meter national title at Division III Indoor Championships and provisionally qualified for national meet in mile. Won mile and placed third in 5,000 at CCIW Indoor Championships. Ran 3:55.12 for 1,500 meters, 14:15.79 for 5,000 meters and 29:37.82 for 10,000 meters outdoors. Posted top regular-season times in 5,000 and 10,000, automatically qualifying for Division III Outdoor Championships. Won individual national championships in both the 5,000 and 10,000 at outdoor championships, scoring 20 of the team's 58 points as North Central won its second straight outdoor national title. Placed third in 10,000 and fifth in 1,500 at CCIW Outdoor Championships. Placed seventh in 5,000 at Drake Relays. Named Midwest Regional Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year by United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
2010: Ran 8:36.60 for 3,000 meters and 14:51.02 for 5,000 meters indoors... Placed third in both events at the CCIW Indoor Championships... Provisionally qualified for Division III Indoor National Championships in the 5,000... Achieved season best times of 3:56.11 in the 1,500-meters, an automatic qualifying time of 14:24.34 in the 5,000-meters and an automatic qualifying time of 30:09.52 in the 10,000-meters during the outdoor season... Placed 1st in the 5,000-meters, second in the 10,000-meters and sixth in the 1,500-meters at the CCIW Outdoor Championships... Placed second in the 10,000-meters and fourth in the 5,000-meters at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships, helping the Cardinals to the team title.
2009: Finished first in 3,000-meter run and second in 5,000-meter run at CCIW Indoor Championships...placed sixth in 5,000m at Indoor National Championships to claim All-America accolades...finished first in 5,000m and second in 10,000m at CCIW Outdoor Championships...finished sixth in 10,000m at Outdoor National Championships to earn third All-America distinction, and also placed ninth in 5,000m...ran season-best times of 3:59.29 (1,500m), 8:25.84 (3,000m), 14:29.56 (5,000m), 30:19.96 (10,000m), and 24:31 (cross country).
2008: Second place in the 5,000m at the CCIW Indoor Championships... Freshman record holder in the Indoor 5,000m (14:52.93)... Fourth in the 10,000m at the CCIW Outdoor Championships.
Major: Management
