2023-24 Men’s Track & Field
Biography
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Career Highlights: Scored 3 points with a 6th place finish in the 60m at the 2023 NACC Indoor Championships in another winning effort by the Knights… a part of the 2nd place 4x1 relay at the 2022 NACC Outdoor Championships to help the team sweep the championships on the season… Scored 3 points in a 6th place finish in the 60m at the 2022 NACC Indoor Championships to help the team win their first ever title… Scored 6 points with a 3rd place finish in the 100m at the 2021 Midwest Conference Championships, also competed on the winning 4x1 relay team to help the team win their first title since 2015. Personal records include; 7.17 seconds in the 60m, and 11.25 in the 100m.
2023: Indoor: Fought through injury all season. Clutched it up at the conference meet where he ran a season best in the 60m with a time of 7.20 in a 6th place effort, which scored 3 points for the team. Those points helped the team defend their title. Also set a new personal record in the 200m with a time of 24.10 at the Lake Michigan Open hosted by Parkside.
2022: Indoor: Saw his greatest success so far as a Green Knight by consistently being under 7.3 seconds in the 60m, eventually peaking with a time of 7.17 at the Stevens Point Invite. Later competed in the 60m at the conference meet and finished with a time of 7.19 seconds to score 3 points in a 6th place finish to help the Knights win their first ever indoor title by a half point margin.
Outdoor: Fought through injury all season, but got healthy enough to compete in the 4x1 relay that took 2nd at the conference championships. Another notable performance is a season best in the 100m crossing the finish line in a time of 11.39 seconds at the St. Norbert Quad.
2021: Indoor: No season due to Covid.
Outdoor: Competed as a part of the 4x1 relay all throughout the season. The team peaked with a 43.19 second performance in a winning effort at the Midwest Conference Championships. For the open 100m, he set a personal record with a time of 11.08 at the Green Knight Invite.
Personal: Majoring in physics. Attended Seymour High School. Two-time team MVP. Had high-school bests of 11.26 seconds in the 100, 23.62 seconds in the 200 and 19 feet 9 inches in the long jump. Enjoys skiing, drumming and hiking. Birthdate is 10/22/01.
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