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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Caty, Texas
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 | High School: Cinco Ranch
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 | Event: Cross Country, Distance
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AS A SOPHOMORE (2004-05): Competed in all seven cross country meets during the 2004 season...was among the Hurricanes' top four finishers in all seven races including a fourth-place overall finish at the UM, FIU, FMU Tri Meet and a fifth-place overall finish at the FIU Invitational...recorded a season-best time over 8000-meters (26:22.30) in placing 26th at the Walt Disney Cross Country Classic...placed 74th at the ACC Cross Country Championships and 68th at the NCAA South Region Championships...competed in the 3000-meters and 5000-meters during the indoor track season posting top-10 finishes in all three races...placed sixth in the 3000-meters (8:53.47) at the Florida Intercollegiate...recorded a season-best indoor 3000-meter time of 8:48.28 in finishing seventh at the Boston University Invitational...finished ninth in the 5000-meters (15:33.25) at the Gator Invitational...competed in the 1500-meters, 3000-meters and 5000-meters during the outdoor season...placed second in the 1500-meters (4:05.96) at the South Florida Invitational...finished seventh in the 3000-meters at the Miami Gatorade Invitational recording a season-best time of 8:55.56...registered a season-best 5000-meter time of 15:17.01 at the Duke Invitational...placed 29th in the 5000-meters (15:32.73) at the ACC Outdoor Championships.
AS A FRESHMAN (2003-04): Competed in all seven meets during the 2003 cross country season...finished a season-best 10th overall at the FIU Invitational...placed 76th at the BIG EAST Cross Country Championships and 108th overall at the NCAA South Region Championships...recorded season-best times of 4:13.97 in the 1,500-meters, 9:12.68 in the 3,000-meters and 15:55.85 in the 5,000-meters during the outdoor track and field season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Cinco Ranch...led cross country team to the District Championship with a fourth-place finish at the Katy Independent School District Meet...placed 20th at the State Regionals to lead team to a second-place finish...cross country team captain as a junior and senior...finished second at the Katy Independent School District Indoor Track Championship in the mile run...was runner-up in the 1,600-meters at the District Outdoor Championships to help team win District title...team went on to a runner-up finish at the Regional Championships and a fifth-place finish at the State Championships his senior season...was a member of the National Honor Society...coached by Gary Derks.
PERSONAL: Business major...enjoys playing piano, video games and watching movies in his free time...lists former Denver Bronco John Elway as his favorite athlete.