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Personal Records
Ohio State Career
- Earned bachelor's degree in fashion and retail studies in Spring 2024
- Four-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar in 2021 and earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades for both cross country and track and field in 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24
- Received 2023 Big Ten Sportsmanship award for cross country
- Raced in cross country Big Ten Championships and NCAA Great Lakes Regional four times
- Ranks fourth in program history in the indoor 5000m (14:05.95)
Cross Country
- Raced in all six events, finishing among Ohio State Top 3 in three
- Second for the Buckeyes and 31st overall at Big Ten Championships
- Placed eighth at Badger Classic
- Sixth for Ohio State at NCAA Regionals
- Ran 8K PR at Barrios Invitational (23:50.0)
- Ran the Buckeyes’ fastest 5000m time of the season (14:05.95) at the Boston Invite to rank fourth in program history and finish as the runner-up
- Was the runner-up in the 3000m (8:17.80) at the Rod McCravy Memorial
- Ran the mile (4:15.91) at Louisville
- Competed in the 5000m (14:49.47) at the Big Ten Championships
- Also ran the 5000m at Penn Relays (14:29.94), Bryan Clay Invite (14:34.81) and Raleigh Relays (14:41.35)
2022-23
Cross Country
- Ran in all seven races during the year
- 8K personal-best 24:17.6 at Texas A&M, finishing second for Ohio State and 23rd overall
- Second for the Buckeyes and 15th overall at Loyola Lakefront Invitational
- First for Ohio State at the Big Ten Championships, placing 27th (24:53.9)
- His season-best time of 14:26.44 in the 5000m at the Music City Challenge was the fastest among OSU athletes this season
- Finished 14th at the Big Ten Championships in the 5000m (14:38.63)
- In the 3000m, finished seventh (8:21.47) at the Michigan Invite and eighth (8:26.66) at the Rod McCravy Memorial
- Ran the 5000m (15:25.13) at the Big Ten Championships
Cross Country
- Raced in all six meets during the season, finishing in Ohio State Top 5 in four, including Big Ten and NCAA regional races
- Ran personal-best 26:35.8 at Big Ten Championships, finishing third among Buckeyes and 70th overall
- Earned Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten honors
- Ran the 3000m at the Iowa State Classic (8:30.69) and the Notre Dame Meyo Invite (8:35.53)
- Finished 10th in the 5000m (14:55.40) at the Tennessee Relays
- Also ran the 5000m (14:53.60) at the Raleigh Relays
- Did not compete
2019-20
Cross Country
- Competed at 2019 Big Ten championships as a true freshman
- Team’s third-fastest performer at the Big Ten Championships
- Raced at Great Lakes Regionals
Prior to Ohio State
- 2015-18 first team all-league in both cross country and track
- Regional and state qualifier in both cross country and track three years in a row
- AAC cross country champion (2017)
- 2017 regional track and field champion
- 2018 team captain
- Son of Vincent and Jean
- Has an older sister, Angela
- Majoring in fashion and retail studies
