Academic Notes:Majoring in exercise science.

2010 CrossCountry:  Recorded 13th-place finish at the GrandCanyon/Southwestern Invite (27:52.3) … Ran to season-besttime 8K time of 25:44 at the Stanford Invitational …Finished sixth overall, and second on the team at Aztec Invite(26:08.3) … Made collegiate debut at the George KyteInvitational, finishing ninth overall in a time of 27:18.8.

2009-10: Redshirtseason.

High School:Graduated from Woodside High School in 2009 ... Was a member of thecross country and track teams for four years, serving as thecaptain his senior season ... Became the first runner in 20 yearsfrom Woodside to reach the state championship meet for crosscountry ... PAL cross country champion in 2008, and PAL 3200mchampion, running 9:21 in the event ... Broke school 5K crosscountry record with a time of 15:37.

Personal: Born toJana and Stefan Filipcik on June 16, 1991 ... Has two oldersiblings, Thomas and Gaby ... His brother Thomas was a member ofthe St. Mary's tennis team while in college ... Also consideredColorado and Portland before coming to NAU.