2022 Track & Field Roster
Biography
| Indoor Personal Bests |
Event |
Outdoor Personal Bests |
| 1:49.99 at Mark Colligan Memorial (1/25/20) |
800 |
1:49.28 at Corky/Crofoot Shootout (4/26/19) |
| 3:50.15 at 114th Millrose Games (1/29/22) |
1500 |
3:37.31 at Bryan Clay Invitational (4/13-15/22) |
| 3:57.74 at B1G Ten TF Invitational (2/12-13/21) |
Mile |
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| 7:50.93 at Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational (2/7-8/20) |
3K |
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| 13:28.95 at BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/4/22) |
5K |
13:42.28 at Mt. SAC Relays (4/13-16/22) |
2022 Outdoor:
- Finished 11th in the 1500-meter at NCAA Championships (3:47.20)
- Ran personal best 1500-meter time of 3:37.31 at the Bryan Clay Invitational
- Set 5K personal best time of 13:42.28 at the Mt. SAC Relays
2022 Indoor:
- Placed fourth in the 800-meter at Big Sky Championships (1:52.45)
- Set personal record 1500-meter time of 3:50.15 at 114th Millrose Games
- Ran personal best 5K time of 13:28.95 at BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener
2021 Outdoor:
- Ran the 1500-meter in 3:48.93 Big Ten Championships
2020 Indoor (Nebraska):
- Earned All-American honors by qualifying for the NCAA Indoor Championships in both the mile and 3K as the respective 11th and 15th seed, before the meet was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Placed third in both the mile (4:09.68o) and 3,000m (8:14.02o) at the Big Ten Indoor Championships
- Broke his own school record in the mile at the Washington Invitational with a personal-best time of 3:57.93
- Smashed his previous 3K school record at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational with a PR time of 7:50.93 to win the event
- Championed the 800m at the Mark Colligan Memorial with a personal-best time of 1:49.99
- Member of the winning DMR squad at the Graduate Classic.
2020 Outdoor (Nebraska): Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Indoor (Nebraska):
- Placed third in the 3K (8:26.82) and fourth in the mile (4:04.20) and 14th in the 5K with a personal-best time of 14:22.75 at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, the No. 6 time on a standard track in program history
- Became the first Husker in school history to run a sub-4:00 mile on a standard 200-meter track with a personal-best time of 3:59.61 at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational
- Broke the school record in the 3K at the Iowa State Classic with a personal-best time of 7:57.16o, the fastest indoor time in school history on any size of track at the time
- Ran a time of 8:08.89 in the 3K at the Big Ten Invitational, the No. 5 time on a standard track in NU history.
2019 Outdoor (Nebraska):
- Finished 15th in the 1,500m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:46.87 to earn second-team All-American honors
- Placed fourth in both the 1,500m (3:44.46) and 5K (14:36.21 - PR) at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships
- Set a personal best of 3:39.33 in the 1,500m at the Payton Jordan Invitational, the current No. 4 time in NU history in the event
- Ran a season-best time of 1:49.28A in the 800m at the Texas Tech Shootout
- Won the 800m title at the Beach Invitational.
High School Personal Bests:
- 800m: 1:47.45
- 1500m: 3:53
TF/XC Accomplishments:
- South African Junior Champion (800m, 1500m)
- BIG 10 XC Champion
- USTFCCCA All-America Second Team (1,500m - 2019 Outdoor)
- USTFCCCA All-America Team (Mile - 2020 Indoor; 3,000m - 2020 Indoor)
- USTFCCCA All-Academic (2019, 2020)
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2020, 2021)
- University of Nebraska Male Athlete of the Year (2019-20)
- Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award (2020, 2021)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2021)
- Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2018, 2019, 2020; Spring 2019, 2020, 2021)
Why did you choose NAU?
"I chose NAU because of their deep history and tradition in track & field/cross country. The guys on the team have a vision and standard that I align perfectly with. I also chose NAU for the coaches, training in Flagstaff at altitude, and the consistent representation in NCAA championship competitions.”
Academic:
- Majoring in MS Statistics
Personal:
- Son of Alf & Susan
- Brother to Suzeth, Suleste and Sune
- Birthday: August 6
