2011 Cross Country Roster
Biography
Gonzaga University- Graduated in 2012 with the #20 fastest 8k XC time in school history and a 1 year varsity letter winner in cross country…competed at the 2009 West Coast Conference Championships in Belmont, CA where he placed 41st overall….he transferred from UCCS as a sophomore becoming immediately eligible to compete in the Gonzaga jersey. During his first full season at Gonzaga he competed at the WCC Championships and running his then 8k XC PR of 25:48 at the Inland Northwest Challenge held at the University of Idaho…the following fall he ran his lifetime PR of 25:38 at the 2011 Sundodger Invitational held at Lincoln Park in Seattle, WA….that same spring he set his lifetime PR of 15:41.69 at the Duane Hartman Invitational in Spokane, WA where he placed 3rd in his heat…did not compete outdoors as a senior due to injuries but was able to enjoy a successful indoor senior year where he set his Mile and 3000 lifetime PR’s of 4:26.49 at the Idaho Vandal Collegiate Indoor in Moscow, ID and 8:55.79 at the UW Preview Meet in Seattle, WA
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs- Redshirted cross country as a freshman but competed at the 2009 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships in the DMR and 4x400 meter relays…his team took 6th in the 4x400…competed in the steeplechase outdoors
High School- Attended Los Alamitos, Calif., High where he earned four letters each in cross country and track...senior year ran career-best 15:30 for 3 miles in cross country and his team captured Sunset League title as sophomore and were Southern Section California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Finals qualifier...named Most Outstanding Runner as freshman and sophomore, MVP junior and senior...team captain as senior...track Most Outstanding Runner as freshman, Outstanding Distance Runner as sophomore and MVP Distance Runner and captain as senior...finished seventh at the Mt. Sac Cross Country Invitational as senior...placed 18th at the 2007 USA Track and Field National Junior Olympic in the 5000m championships in July between his junior and senior year...made the 2007 National Elite top 100 for the 5000m and top 200 for the 1500m…personal bests of 4:36 (1600) and 10:03 (3200)
GU Career Bests
5000m…. 15:41.69
Mile (Indoor)….4:26.49
3000m (Indoor)….. 8:55.79
8000 (XC)….25:38
Major Meets
2009 WCC XC- 41st (7th GU)
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