Personal Bests (XC) | Personal Bests (track)
Ohio State Career
- Earned bachelor's degree in economics-business in Spring 2024
- A four-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
- Two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten selection
- Scored in Big Ten Cross Country Championships and Indoor Big Ten Track & Field Championships as a freshman
Cross Country
- Ran in three events - Loyola Lakefront Invitational, Texas A&M Barrios Invite and Big Ten Championships
- Set 8K PR at Texas A&M (25:36.2)
- Ran a leg of the winning distance medley relay (10:09.79) at the Rod McCravy Memorial
- Finished sixth in the mile (4:15.40) at the Rod McCravy Memorial
- Ran the 800m (1:57.15) and mile (4:22.03) at Louisville
- Finished 12th in the 1500m (4:01.42) at the Big Ten Championships after running a 3:56.91 in prelims
- Had the two fastest 1500m times for the Buckeyes this season
- Finished third in the 1500m (3:51.91) at Jesse Owens Classic
- Also ran the 1500m at Louisville (3:54.53)
2022-23
Cross Country
- Raced in first three meets of the year - Wright State, Big Ten Preview and Minnesota
- Set 6k PR at Big Ten Preview (19:04.2) and 5k personal best at Wright State (15:41.1)
- Ran the mile (4:19.85) at the Music City Challenge
- Finished ninth in the 800m with a personal-best time of 1:58.48 at the Oliver Nikoloff Invite
- Had a PR in the 1500m (3:57.31) at the Tennessee Relays, also running the 800m (1:59.22)
- Finished seventh in the 1500m (4:04.87) at the Ohio Invite
- Ran the 1500m (4:00.40) at the Jesse Owens Classic
Cross Country
- Did not compete
- Did not compete
- Ran the 800m (2:00.09) and 1500m (4:04.01) at the Jesse Owens Classic
- Also competed in the 1500m (3:59.65) at the Oliver Nicoloff Invite
Cross Country
- Ran at Big Ten Championships
- Ran mile and DMR at Big Ten Indoor championships; DMR finished eighth
- Set personal best in the mile at B1G Indoor T&F Invitational and 3000 best at UM B1G Simmons-Harvey Invitational
- Also ran at Hoosier Hills Invitational
- Did not compete
- Two-time All-Ohio honoree indoors at 1,600 meters and was indoor runner-up in the 1,600 meters in 2020
- 2019 Ohio Capital Conference cross country champion
- Earned All-Ohio honors with an eighth-place finish at the Division I State meet in 2019
- Only child of Andrea and Adrian
- Pursuing a double specialization in international business and economics with a double minor in international relations and diplomacy and environment, economy, development, and sustainability
- Enjoys traveling and has been to 13 countries
- Has dual citizenship with the United States and Romania; born in Romania and hopes to represent his home country in world championships
