2017: national qualifier and all-conference honors after placing third at GPAC Championship; named GPAC Runner of the Week (Oct. 25); four top 25 finishes; best time / top finish- 25:15 / 3rd (GPAC)
2016: national qualifer and all-conference honors after placing eighth at GPAC Championship; four top 25 finishes, best time-25:48 (GPAC), top finish-7th (Mount Marty).
2015: ran in all seven meets; one top 10 finish; finished among team's top eight runners seven times; placed 38th at GPAC Championship.
2014: ran in six meets as a freshman; among the Red Raiders top three runners (2x) and top 10 runners (6x); placed 48th at conference meet.
High School: lettered four years running for the North Polk High School cross country and track and field teams; qualified for the state cross country meet as junior and senior, finishing 11th as part of the runner-up team as a junior; qualified for the state track meet in the 800m, 1600m, and 3200m placing third in the 3200m run and seventh in the 1600m run as a senior.
Academic: International Business major. Personal: son of Richard and Michele; brother to Joy; also a two-year letterwinner and All-American for the Red Raiders track and field team.
Season Stats:
2017: Augustana-32nd: 20:22 (4 miles)(280 runners)
Defender Classic: 4th: 26:11 (8K)(98 runners)
Roy Griak -75th: 27:42 (8K)(414 runners)
Briar Cliff -6th: 26:02 (8K)(153 runners)
NAIA Seminole Valley-13th: 26:20 (285 runners)
*GPAC -3rd: 25:15 (87 runners)(All-Conference)
NAIA Championship-85th: 26:10 (326 runners)
2016: Augustana-15th: 19:43 (4 miles)(228 runners)
Woody Greeno-28th: 27:55 (8K)(219 runners)
Roy Griak -109th: 28:16 (8K)(262 runners)
Briar Cliff-21st: 26:26 (8K, 157 runners)
Mount Marty-7th: 26:17 (8K, 103 runners)
GPAC-8th: 25:48 (8K, 89 runners)
NAIA Championship-66th: 25:47 (8K, 331 runners)
2015: Augustana - 18th-20:10 (4 miles)(266 runners)
Herb Blakely - 3rd-26:41 (8K)(99 runners)
Roy Griak - 95th-28:12 (8K)(392 runners)
Mount Marty - 42nd-27:29 (8K)(132 runners)
GPAC - 38th-27:39 (103 runners)
NAIA Championship: 181st-27:18 (326 runners)
2014: Augustana - 59th-19:58 (4 miles)(287 runners)
Herb Blakely -9th: 27:42 (60 runners)
Roy Griak -68th: 27:51 (219 runners)
Briar Cliff -22nd: 26:34 (136 runners)
Mount Marty -56th: 27:35 (197 runners)
GPAC -48th: 27:08 (99 runners)
*denotes personal best
bold top 25 finish
