University of Colorado Athletics
CU Athletic Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2017
- Class:
- 2003
The 2002 NCAA Cross Country champion in a course record time, he was an eight-time All-American with three runner-up finishes in 10 NCAA Championship races โฆ He was an 11-time letterman in cross country, indoor and outdoor track combined and a three-time CU Male Athlete of the Year at Colorado (2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03), the only three-time selection and one of just two to be honored twice โฆ Also co-recipient of the Career Athletic Achievement Award in 2003 โฆ The national runner-up finishes came in the 2001 NCAA Cross Country championship, and in the 2002 Indoor and Outdoor 5,000-meter races โฆ The CU record holder in the outdoor 5,000-meter run (13:24.56) โฆ He was also third at the NCAA XC meet as a sophomore in 2000, when he was 16th at USA Outdoor 5K โฆย A dominant performer in the Big 12 as well, claiming three conference cross country titles (2000, 2001, 2002), two 5,000-meter indoor titles (2000, 2002) and outdoor wins in the 1,500-meters (2002) and the 5K (2003), often setting meet and venue records in the process ... Also had a handful of top runner-up finishes in his career ... After completing his collegiate eligibility in the spring of โ03 he signed an endorsement contract with Reebok and began competing professionally; his post-collegiate resume includes making the finals at the 2003 World Outdoor Championships (15th), after finishing third in at the US Championships in the 5K โฆ On the โ03 European circuit, he had stops in Greece (3rd, 1,500-meters), Belgium (11th, 5K) and Finland (3K) where he set personal bests in all three events โฆ His 2004 Olympic bid fell short when he finished seventh in the trials โฆ Qualified for the 2008 Olympics in the 10,000-meters, finishing third at the trialsย ... Also served for a brief time as a volunteer assistant coach for the cross country and track teams.
