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Notable Cross Country Awards
- NCAA All-West Region (2023, 2024)
- All-CCAA (2023, 2024)
As a Junior - Track & Field (2025)
- Did not compete
As a Sophomore - Cross Country (2024)
- Finished 42nd overall at the NCAA Championships with a personal-best time of 30:32.1 (10K)
- Made the NCAA All-West Region team by finishing ninth at 30:47.2
- Earned a spot on the All-CCAA by finishing third in 24:21.5 at the conference championships
- Finished 14th out of 336 runners in 24:13.5 at the Alabama Huntsville Charger Invitational
- Ran a personal-best 23:49.8 (8K) at the season-opening Kim Duyst Twilight
As a Freshman - Track & Field (2024)
- Appeared in seven meets, competing in the 1500m, 5000m, and 10,000m
- Finished in 4th in the 10,000m at the CCAA Championships with a time of 31:13.71
- Recorded a new personal best at the CCAA Championships in the 5000m with a time of 14:44.68
As a Freshman - XC (2023)
- Ran all six meets
- Finished 98th in 31:10.9 (10K) at the NCAA Championships
- Named All-West Region after finishing 17th in 31:08.4 (10K), a season best
- Earned All-CCAA after placing 17th in 25:33.8 (8K) at the championship meet
- Ran a season-best 25:27.6 (8K) at the Cal State San Marcos Cougar Challenge
- Made collegiate debut at the Ash Creek Collegiate, running in 18:37.8 (6K)
As a Freshman - T&F (2022)
- Did not see action
As a Freshman - XC (2022)
- Did not see action
As a Freshman - Both XC & T&F (2021-22)
- Redshirted both the 2021 cross country and 2022 track & field seasons
- In the fall, posted an 8k time of 25:41.3 September 10, 2021 at the San Francisco State Invitational, finishing 19th overall
- Ran an 8k time of 25:42.4 to earn a 28th place finish October 16, 2021 at Santa Clara’s Bronco Invitational
- On the track, turned in a time of 8:50.53 on the way to placing 34th March 12, 2022 at the Aggie Open
- Finished 51st with a 5k time of 14:48.94 April 1, 2022 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic.
Pre-Chico Days
- One of the top male distance runners in the state of Nevada during his senior year at Galena High School in Reno
- Won three consecutive regional cross country titles
- State cross country champion as a sophomore
- On the track, went undefeated in 10 races between the 1,600m and 3,200m distances, winning regional titles in both events
- Recorded PR’s in the 800m (2:00), 1,600m (4:27), and 3,200m (9:41) during his senior season (all at altitude)
- As a sophomore, finished third in the state in the 3,200m.
Personal
- Born November 1 in Reno, Nevada
- Son of Bryson and Karen
- Has one older sibling, Cassidy
- Favorite course is Surveying with Spangler & Ringle (Civil 130 & 140)
- Admires his dad because "he has been an amazing role model my entire life."
- Favorite athlete is Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant because of his work ethic and philosophy surrounding life and sports
- Chose Chico State because of the "amazing program and winning tradition Coach Gary Towne has built."
- His greatest moment in sports thus far was competing at the NCAA Championships in his collegiate career
- The most impressive thing he accomplished in his life outside of sports is "beating teammates Travis Selby in a 1-v-1."
- Outside of sports, "I'm the best hooper on the team."
- Enjoys playing basketball outside the cross country course
- Likes to spend time with his dogs during his free time
- On his bucket list is to "pay my parents back for all they've provided for me."
- The best advice he received was "if something seems impossible, that's all the more reason to go for it."
- Majoring in Civil Engineering
