AS A JUNIOR (2004-05): Competed on the UM cross country team during the fall as well as indoor track in the spring…was Miami’s top finisher in all seven cross country meets during the 2004 season including a victory at the UM. FIU, FMU Tri Meet with a time of 21:51 over four miles…was the top collegiate finisher at the FIU Invitational with a time of 16:00.50 over 5000-meters…placed 18th at the Walt Disney Cross Country Classic with a season-best 8,000-meter time of 25:41.10…finished 49th at the ACC Cross Country Championships and 48th at the NCAA South Region Championships…during the indoor season he recorded the team’s top times in the 3000-meters (8:35.34) and 5000-meters (14:59.47)…did not compete during the outdoor season.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2003-04): Competed on the UM cross country team during the fall as well as outdoor track in the spring…was Miami’s top finisher in all seven cross country meets during the 2003 season including victories at the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish Invitational and FIU Invitational…placed 38th at the BIG EAST Cross Country Championships and 57th at the NCAA South Region Championships…recorded a season-best time of 31:09.85 in the 10,000-meters at the Raleigh Relays…time qualified him for the BIG EAST Championships and USATF Junior Nationals…did not compete in either due to injury…also competed in the 3,000-meters recording a season-best mark of 8:45.35.
AS A FRESHMAN (2002-03): Competed on the UM cross country team during the fall as well as indoor and outdoor track in the spring… competed in the 3,000-meters and 1-mile run during the indoor track season and the 1,500-meters, 3,000-meters, and 5,000-meters during the outdoor track season… recorded a time of 21:13.70 over four miles in finishing seventh at the UCF Invitational… finished third in the FIU, Florida Memorial Tri-Meet, completing the 8,000 meter course in a Season best time of 25:37… during the indoor season recorded a season-best time of 8:56.47 in the 3,000-meters, and 4:24.64 in the mile run… during the outdoor season recorded the team’s top times in the 3,000-meters (8:46.650 and 5,000-meters (15:11.37), and ranked second on the squad in the 1,500-meters (4:03.82).
HIGH SCHOOL: Boca Raton News Track and Field Athlete of the Year as a senior… Palm Beach Post first-team All-County… first-team All-Conference and team MVP… finished first in the 1600-meters (4:29) and 3200-meters (9:47) at the 2002 Palm Beach County Championships… was District Champion in the 3200-meters as a junior and senior… finished fifth in the 1600-meters (4:26) and eighth in the 3200-meters (9:44) at 2A State Championships as a senior… finished second at the State Championship in the 3200-meters as a junior… set school-record in the 3200-meters with a time of 9:39… ran on the 4×800-meter relay that won District, Regional and Boca Raton City Championships, and finished fifth at the 2001 State Championship… named the Sun-Sentinel All-County Runner of the Year, the Palm Beach Post All-Area Runner of the Year, and the Boca Raton News All-Area Runner of the Year during the Cross Country season his senior year… won eight of 11 meets as a senior including the Palm Beach County Championship (15:29), the District Championship (15:47) and Regional Championship (15:15)… .finished ninth at the State Championship (15:59)… coached by Jay Lower and Nate Robinson.
PERSONAL: Majoring in Business.