AcademicNotes: 2008 and 2009 All-Academic Big Sky selection... Graduated in 2010 with B.S.E., in mechanical engineering ...Working towards M.Eng., in mechanical engineering.
Personal Bests:3:59.58 (1,500m), 4:30.23 (mile), 8:32.46 (3,000m), 14:50.80(5,000m), 9:09.04 (steeplechase)
2010 CrossCountry: Closed out NAU cross country career with acareer-best showing at the NCAA Championships … Crossed thefinish line 87th overall (30:58.9), an eight-place improvement from2009 … Turned in a 31st-place finish at the NCAA MountainRegion Championships … Clocked a career-best 10K time of30:47.6 on the Rose Park Golf Course in Salt Lake City, Utah… In final Big Sky event, finished 12th overall at theconference championship meet in a time of 22:37.1 … At theNCAA Pre-Nationals, claimed 38th-place overall in a time of 24:20.1for career-best time and finish in the 8K event from Terre Haute,Ind. … Finished second on the team and 19th overall at theStanford Invitational in a personal-best 8K time of 24:15 …Made season debut at the George Kyte Classic, running to acareer-best third-place finish (26:22.2).
2010 Track &Field: Did not compete.
2009 CrossCountry: Represented the Lumberjacks in seven races forthe second-straight season … Finished fifth on the team, and95th overall, at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in 30:52.3,nearly 50 seconds better then his time the previous year at thechampionship event … Took 33rd at the NCAA Mountain RegionChampionships in a time of 31:26.9 … Earned All-Big Skyhonors for the first time at the Big Sky Championships with afifth-place finish (25:51.4) … Ran to a time of 24:43.7 inthe “blue” race at the NCAA Pre-Nationals …Recorded season-best 8K mark at the Cowboy Jamboree when hefinished 19th in a time of 24:32.6 … Finished fourth overallat the Aztec Invite to give the Lumberjacks the top four finishersin the race … Shaved off 30 seconds at the George KyteClassic from previous best time in 2008 to finish third(26:00.4).
2009 Track &Field: Ran only during the indoor season ... Recorded best800m (2:04.48) and 1 mile (4:30.45) marks at the NAU Team Challenge... At NAU Open ran 8:48.47 in the 3,000m ... Ran a 15:53.38 in the5,000-meter event at the Big Sky Indoor Championships.
2008 CrossCountry: Ran in seven races for the Lumberjacks ...Finished NCAA Championships 194 overall (31:43.1) ... At MountainRegionals finished 50th with a time of 31:24.2 ... A member of theBig Sky Championship team finishing 14th with best 8k time ofseason (24:26.4) ... Recorded a time of 24:28.0 at Pre-Nationalsand placed 65th ... At the Cowboy Jamboree, placed 29th (25:14) ...Finished Aztec Invitational with second best time on the team(25:32) ... Opened the season with a 26:30.9 in the George KyteClassic.
2008 Track &Field: In second season with the Lumberjacks, competedboth indoor and outdoor earning trips to both Big Sky Championships... Big Sky Championships: 8th place- indoor 3,000 (8:32.46), 4thplace- 3,000m steeplechase (9:09.04), 6th place- outdoor 5,000(15:33.37).
2007 CrossCountry: Redshirt season.
2007 Track &Field: Competed during the outdoor season for theLumberjacks in first year at NAU ... Ran in the 1,500m and 3,000msteeple, recording best times at the ASU Invitational (3:59.58),and the UCLA Invitational (9:15.55) ... Big Sky Championships:Finished 8th in the steeplechase (9:47.39), and also competed inthe 1,500-meter event.
2006 Cross Country: Ran in four races as afreshman ... Highest finish was at season opening George KyteClassic, in 13th place ... Best 8k time came at ASU Invitational in25:55.8 ... Finished 71st overall at Mountain Region Championships(33:29.5).
High School: Ran four seasons of cross country atRoyal High School, serving as team captain for one ... Alsolettered in track all four years ... Top-20 CIF Division I finisherthree consecutive years in high school ... Qualified for the 2004CIF Southern Section finals in the 3200m ... Set a freshman recordwith a time of 9:37.48 in the 3200m ... Team was CIF Division Icross country state runner-up in 2003, and state champions in 2004and 2005.
Personal: Born May 15, 1987 to Erik and LauraPedersen ... Has one brother, Andrew ... Sister Jaclyn ran crosscountry and track for Long Beach State.
