2022 Cross Country Roster
Biography
2022: Member of the National Championship team...Competed at four meets this season…Placed 86th at the Cowboy Jamboree, running a time of 24:31.2…Finished 97th at the Nuttycombe Invitational with a time of 24:03.0…Placed fifth at the Big Sky Championships, running a time of 23:23.2 to earn All-Conference honors…Finished 39th at the NCAA National Championships with a 10K time of 29:34.9, earning All-American honors.
2021: Member of NCAA National Championship team...Earned All-American honors after a 37th place finish at National Championships (29:29.5)...Placed eighth at Big Sky Championships (23:42.0)...Finished 20th at the FSU Invite/Pre-Nats (23:24.0)...Placed 13th at the Cowboy Jamboree (24:03.1).
2020: Placed 229th with a time of 34:03.2 at NCAA Division I Championships...B1G Ten XC Championship Individual Champion with a time of 24:01.2.
2019: Won the 8K title at the Greeno/Dirksen Invitational with a time of 24:12.2, becoming the first Husker to win a race at the Greeno/Dirksen since 2010...Finished fifth at the Under Armour Pre-Nationals with an 8K personal-best time of 23:31.6...Finished as the runner-up at the Big Ten Championships in a time of 23:57.8, garnering him first-team All-Big Ten accolades for the second consecutive season and giving him the best individual result ever at the Big Ten Championships by a Nebraska male runner...Automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships with a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a time of 31:01.9 to earn All-Region honors...Finished 165th at the NCAA Championships with a time of 32:31.1- the first Husker on the men's side to represent Nebraska at the NCAA Championships back-to-back years since 2001-2002.
2018: Opened his collegiate career with a third-place finish at the Augustana Twilight and ran a time of 21:26.9, helping the Huskers take home the team crown...Finished fifth at the Greeno/Dirksen Invite with a time of 24:41.4...Placed fourth at Loyola Lakefront, running a time of 23:58.0...Finished 24th at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals with a time of 24:15.3...Earned first-team All-Big Ten accolades at the Big Ten Championships, finishing third and running an 8K season-best time of 23:39.0...The third-place conference finish was the best showing ever by a Husker at the Big Ten Championships and the best finish by a Nebraska male runner at a conference championship since 1997...Punched his ticket to the NCAA Championships with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a time of 31:02.8...Became the first Husker to qualify for the NCAA Championships since 2010 and garnered All-Region honors...Finished 55th at the NCAA Championships with a 10K personal-best time of 30:12.0-the best finish by a Husker at the National Championships since 2008 and the best finish by a Nebraska male runner since 1997...Earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors and was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year.
High School: Ran a personal best time of 1:47.45 in the 800-meter...Had a personal best 1,500-meter time of 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 is August 6.
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