TicketsQUICK NOTES: Is the lone returning all-conference runner in cross country for the Bearcats in 2017 after placing 13th at the 2016 championship race in Cincinnati… has also earned all-conference on the track after placing third in the 3,000m steeplechase in 2016… ranks sixth on the program’s all-time Top 10 list in the 3,000m steeplechase after running 9:00.61 at the Penn Relays in 2017 and is #10 in the indoor 5,000m run (14:53.93)… member of the school-record 4xMile relay team that ran 16:00.58 in 2016.
2017-18 SEASONS
2017 XC (SR): Raced three times before an injury sidelined him… was the team’s top finisher at the Queen City Invitational, placing third overall in 15:39.5, a personal best… third on the team and 78th overall at the NCAA Pre-National meet… also raced at the All-Ohio Championships.
2016-17 SEASONS
2017 OUT (JR): Named a recipient of a Bearcat Award and was voted the Best Teammate at the team’s end of season awards banquet… scored at the conference meet for the second year in a row as he finished fourth in the 3,000m steeplechase… qualified for the steeplechase at the NCAA East Preliminary Round meet, the first time a Bearcats men’s distance runner reached the meet in the last five year… earlier in the year, ran 9:00.61 at the Penn Relays to turn in the sixth-fastest time in program history… ran a nearly 47-second PR in the 5,000m run at the Tiger Track Classic, finishing in 14:59.08… tried his hand at the 400m hurdles, finishing in 1:00.49 at the Lyles/Wood Invitational… graduated from UC in three years with a degree in neuroscience and began graduate school in the fall of 2017.
2017 IN (JR): Finished 11th in a pair of distance events at the American Indoor Championships, including the 3,000m and 5,000m runs… ran a season and personal-best time of 14:53.93 in the 5,000m conference race… posted a best of 8:27.90 in the 3,000m run at the Charlie Thomas Invitational.
2016 XC (JR): Had a career season as he earned American Athletic All-Conference honors and was the team’s top finisher in two races… led the way at the NCAA Great Lakes Region Championships by finishing 58th overall, an improvement of 61 places from the 2015 competition… placed 13th at the conference meet to finish second on the team and earn all-conference… was also the team’s top finisher at the Queen City Invitational after placing fourth overall… added Top 25 finishes at the All-Ohio Championships (23rd) and the NCAA Pre-National Invitational (22nd).
2015-16 SEASONS
2016 OUT (SO): Earned all-conference accolades by finishing third in the 3,000m steeplechase… also was second in the event at the Tiger Track Classic with a season-best 9:13.95… raced once each in the 1,500m and 5,000m events, the later at the conference meet… member of the school-record-tying 4xMile relay team that ran 16:00.58 at the Raleigh Relays… capped the year earning American Athletic Conference All-Academic honors.
2016 IN (SO): Picked up his first all-conference honor of the year by helping the distance medley relay team to a runner-up finish at the American Indoor Championships… the team ran 9:57.82 to record the second-fastest time in UC history… individually, finished 13th in the 5,000m and 15th in the 3,000m runs at the conference meet… ran a PR 8:31.28 in the 3,000m event at the SPIRE DI Invitational.
2015 XC (SO): Ran in the last five races of the year, posting a trio of Top 35 finishes… was a season-best 21st at the American Athletic Conference Championships where he was the team’s second finisher… was the top finisher at the All-Ohio Championships where he as 22nd overall.
2014-15 SEASONS
2015 (FR): Finished as the runner-up in the 3,000m steeplechase at the American Outdoor Championships by running a season-best 9:10.22 in the finals… improve his steeple time each race of the year... opened the year by running the 400m hurdles at the Walt Disney Open.
2015 IN (FR): Competed in the 3,000m run and distance medley relay at the conference meet… helped DMR to a seventh-place finish… ran a personal-best 8:36.23 in the 3,000m run at the Armory Invitational.
PRIOR TO UC: Took fifth in the steeplechase at the 2013 USA Junior Outdoor Championships...three-time state qualifier in the steeplechase...also qualified for the two mile twice outdoors and once indoors...took 13th at the 2013 New York State Cross Country Championships and qualified for the Nike Cross New York Regional...claimed fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2014 New York State Championships...won the 2014 ECIC title in the two mile and finished fourth in the mile.
Personal Bests – Indoor
Mile – 4:18.22 (Indiana Relays – 1/30/16)
3,000m – 8:27.90 (Charlie Thomas Invitational – 2/4/17)
5,000m – 14:53.93 (American Athletic Championships – 2/24/17) – UC #10
Personal Bests – Outdoor
400mH – 1:00.49 (Lyles/Wood Invitational – 4/29/17)
1,500m – 4:04.87 (Lyles/Wood Invitational – 4/29/17)
3,000m SC – 9:00.61 (Penn Relays – 4/27/17) – UC #6
5,000m – 14:59.08 (Tiger Track Classic – 4/7/17)
2017-18 SEASONS
2017 XC (SR): Raced three times before an injury sidelined him… was the team’s top finisher at the Queen City Invitational, placing third overall in 15:39.5, a personal best… third on the team and 78th overall at the NCAA Pre-National meet… also raced at the All-Ohio Championships.
2016-17 SEASONS
2017 OUT (JR): Named a recipient of a Bearcat Award and was voted the Best Teammate at the team’s end of season awards banquet… scored at the conference meet for the second year in a row as he finished fourth in the 3,000m steeplechase… qualified for the steeplechase at the NCAA East Preliminary Round meet, the first time a Bearcats men’s distance runner reached the meet in the last five year… earlier in the year, ran 9:00.61 at the Penn Relays to turn in the sixth-fastest time in program history… ran a nearly 47-second PR in the 5,000m run at the Tiger Track Classic, finishing in 14:59.08… tried his hand at the 400m hurdles, finishing in 1:00.49 at the Lyles/Wood Invitational… graduated from UC in three years with a degree in neuroscience and began graduate school in the fall of 2017.
2017 IN (JR): Finished 11th in a pair of distance events at the American Indoor Championships, including the 3,000m and 5,000m runs… ran a season and personal-best time of 14:53.93 in the 5,000m conference race… posted a best of 8:27.90 in the 3,000m run at the Charlie Thomas Invitational.
2016 XC (JR): Had a career season as he earned American Athletic All-Conference honors and was the team’s top finisher in two races… led the way at the NCAA Great Lakes Region Championships by finishing 58th overall, an improvement of 61 places from the 2015 competition… placed 13th at the conference meet to finish second on the team and earn all-conference… was also the team’s top finisher at the Queen City Invitational after placing fourth overall… added Top 25 finishes at the All-Ohio Championships (23rd) and the NCAA Pre-National Invitational (22nd).
2015-16 SEASONS
2016 OUT (SO): Earned all-conference accolades by finishing third in the 3,000m steeplechase… also was second in the event at the Tiger Track Classic with a season-best 9:13.95… raced once each in the 1,500m and 5,000m events, the later at the conference meet… member of the school-record-tying 4xMile relay team that ran 16:00.58 at the Raleigh Relays… capped the year earning American Athletic Conference All-Academic honors.
2016 IN (SO): Picked up his first all-conference honor of the year by helping the distance medley relay team to a runner-up finish at the American Indoor Championships… the team ran 9:57.82 to record the second-fastest time in UC history… individually, finished 13th in the 5,000m and 15th in the 3,000m runs at the conference meet… ran a PR 8:31.28 in the 3,000m event at the SPIRE DI Invitational.
2015 XC (SO): Ran in the last five races of the year, posting a trio of Top 35 finishes… was a season-best 21st at the American Athletic Conference Championships where he was the team’s second finisher… was the top finisher at the All-Ohio Championships where he as 22nd overall.
2014-15 SEASONS
2015 (FR): Finished as the runner-up in the 3,000m steeplechase at the American Outdoor Championships by running a season-best 9:10.22 in the finals… improve his steeple time each race of the year... opened the year by running the 400m hurdles at the Walt Disney Open.
2015 IN (FR): Competed in the 3,000m run and distance medley relay at the conference meet… helped DMR to a seventh-place finish… ran a personal-best 8:36.23 in the 3,000m run at the Armory Invitational.
PRIOR TO UC: Took fifth in the steeplechase at the 2013 USA Junior Outdoor Championships...three-time state qualifier in the steeplechase...also qualified for the two mile twice outdoors and once indoors...took 13th at the 2013 New York State Cross Country Championships and qualified for the Nike Cross New York Regional...claimed fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2014 New York State Championships...won the 2014 ECIC title in the two mile and finished fourth in the mile.
Personal Bests – Indoor
Mile – 4:18.22 (Indiana Relays – 1/30/16)
3,000m – 8:27.90 (Charlie Thomas Invitational – 2/4/17)
5,000m – 14:53.93 (American Athletic Championships – 2/24/17) – UC #10
Personal Bests – Outdoor
400mH – 1:00.49 (Lyles/Wood Invitational – 4/29/17)
1,500m – 4:04.87 (Lyles/Wood Invitational – 4/29/17)
3,000m SC – 9:00.61 (Penn Relays – 4/27/17) – UC #6
5,000m – 14:59.08 (Tiger Track Classic – 4/7/17)