2016 Cross Country Roster
Biography
Academics: A two-time Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete and six-time Academic All-Cascade Conference selection... Earned SOU's Eugene W. Bowman award, presented to the outstanding senior in mathematics, in 2016... Received the Harry S. Kieval Junior Scholarship for mathematics junior of the year in 2015... Also a Calculus Scholar Award recipient.
2016 Track: Became an All-Cascade Conference performer for the first time in two events at the CCC Championships on May 13-14 in Hermiston -- placing third in the 800 meters (1:56.28) and third in the 1,500 (3:57.08) with personal-best times in both races... Overachieved in both events, too, moving up five spots in the 800 and two spots in the 400 relative to his pre-meet seeds... Helped the SOU 4x800 team to a win (7:52.64) on April 23 at the Raider Invitational and helped the DMR team to a win (10:17.69) on April 2 at the S.F. State Distance Carnival... Placed third in the 800 at the Mt. Hood Track Festival on April 30 (1:58.80) and fourth in the 800 at the Raider Invitational on April 23 (1:56.84).
2015 Cross Country: Placed 32nd of 72 total finishers at the Cascade Conference Championships on Nov. 7 in Salem, completing Corban's 8K course in 27:33.3 as SOU won its eighth consecutive title... Took 81st of 240 finishers at the S.F. State Invite on Oct. 9 with a time of 26:34.6, and clocked 26:34 again at the Oregon State Beaver Invite for 41st of 126.
2015 Track: Was part of the school-record-breaking 4x800 relay team that clocked in at 7:43.74 on April 18 at the Raider Open before eventually placing 20th at the NAIA Championships... At the Cascade Conference Championships, placed 10th in the 800 meters with a time of 1:56.67, a new personal best... Established a PR in the 1,500 of 4:05.03 at the Linfield Jenn Boyman Invitational.
2014 Cross Country: An Academic All-Cascade Conference team selection... Placed 50th at the Cascade Conference Preview Meet and 64th of 116 at the Oregon State Beaver Invite.
2014 Track: Had season-bests of 1:58.70 in the 800 (March 22, Sacramento State Invitational) and 4:13.90 in the 1,500 (March 15, Lane Preview).
2013 Cross Country: Made his cross country debut on Sept. 7 at the Humboldt Invitational, finishing 40th in 30:07 on an 8K course.
2013 Track: Debuted for the Raiders on March 9 at the UC Davis Aggie Open with SOU's 4x400 team... Recorded season-bests of 1:59.91 in the 800 and 4:18.21 in the 1,500.
2012 Cross Country: Redshirted.
Personal: Born on Oct. 2, 1994 in Burbank, Calif... Graduated in 2012 from Crescenta Valley High, where he recorded bests of 51.4 in the 400, 1:57.9 in the 800 and 4:35 in the mile for most-improved-athlete honors as a senior... Parents are Teresa and Michael; has an older brother, Austin... Majoring in mathematics.
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