Columbia College Athletics

Cross Country 2019: Competed in five events for the Cougars as a senior… Placed 44^th (21:53.29) at the Southwest Baptist University Invitational… Took 52^nd (28:47) at the Bradley University Invitational… Finished 77^th (26:39) at the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge… Placed 8^th (26:56) at the AMC Championships… Took 100^th (26:22) at the NAIA National Championships… Named to the AMC All-Conference Team.

2019 Outdoor: Appeared in six events for the Cougars... Finished 1st in the 1500 meter (3:58) at the Mizzou Spring Open... Took 21st in the 1500 meter (4:02) at the Wichita State KT Woodman Classic... Placed 3rd in the 800 meter (1:53) at the UCM Mule Relays... Was part of the 4x800 meter relay team who took 1st (7:44) and the 4x400 meter relay team who finished 3rd (3:27) at the Outdoor AMC Championships... Was part of the 4x800 meter relay team who took second (7:31) at the NAIA Outdoor Championships.
 
Indoor 2018-19: Appeared in four events for the Cougars... Was part of the distance medley relay team who finished 1st (10:22) at the Missouri Intercollegiate... Finished 2nd in the 800 meter (1:51) at the Pittsburg State Invitational... Took 1st in both the 1000 meter (2:31) and the mile (4:24) at the Indoor AMC Championships... Finished 4th in the 800 meter (1:53) at the NAIA Indoor Championships.

Cross Country 2018: Competed in six events for the Cougars as a junior… Placed 13th (23:19) in the SBU Bearcat Invitational… Took 6th (26:07) at the Bradley Intercollegiate… Finished 60th (26:05) in the Louisville Cross Country Classic… Placed 10th (25:42) at the NAIA Mid-States Classic… Took 2nd (26:00) at the AMC Championships… Finished 39th (25:19) at the NAIA Cross Country Championships… Named All-AMC.

2018 Outdoor: Redshirt
 
Indoor 2017-18: Appeared in five events for the Cougars… Won the 800 (1:55.92) and was a member of the DMR team that took 1st (10:50.49) at the Snow Bird Open… Won the mile (4:19.49) at the Central Missouri Mule Relays… Won the 1000 (2:27.48) at the ONU Invitational… Won the 1000 (2:35.31), the mile (4:28.84), and the 3000 (9:01.71) at the AMC Indoor Championships… Took 2nd in the 1000 (2:26.59) and was a member of the DMR team that took 7th (10:19.60) at the NAIA Indoor Championships… Was an NAIA Indoor Track and Field All-American in the 1000 and the DMR… Named the AMC Indoor Outstanding Track Athlete of the Year.
 
Cross Country 2017: Competed in five events for the Cougars as a sophomore… Finished 16th (20:28.20) in the 2017 SBU Bearcat Invitational… Placed 31^st (26:09) at the Greater Louisville Classic… Took 6^th (26:01) at the Seminole Valley Stampede… Finished 7th (26:10) at the AMC Championships… Placed 62^nd at the NAIA Cross Country National Championships (25:55)… Recognized as All-AMC.

Outdoor 2017: Competed in eight meets for the Cougars in the Spring… Placed 4th in the 1500 meter (3:58.69) and 1st in the 800 meter (1:55.40) at the John Creer Invite… Hit the NAIA A standard and finished 1st in the 800 meter (1:52.28) at the CMU Invite… Hit the NAIA B standard in the 1500 meter run (3:56.08) and finished 11thin the 400 meter (50.79) at the Darrel Gourley Open… Was a member of the 4x800 team (7:45.65) that hit the NAIA B standard at the Kansas Relays… Hit the NAIA A standard in the 800 meter (1:51.35) at the Dewey Allgood Invite… Finished in first place in both the 800 meter (1:56.22) run and the 1500 meter (3:58.51) at the AMC Outdoor Championships… Hit the NAIA A standard in the 1500 meter (3:52.08) at the Dr. Keeler Invite… Was a member of the 4x800 relay team that placed 4th at the NAIA Outdoor Championships (7:34.16) and placed 10th in the 1500 meter (3:57.86) at the same meet… Earned NAIA All-American status in the 4x800 meter relay… Named AMC Men’s Co-Freshman of the Year… Named Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week (4/17/17).
 
Indoor 2016-17: Competed in four events for the Cougars during the indoor season...Placed 2nd and hit the NAIA B Standard in the 800m (1:56) at the Missouri Invitational…Was a member of the 4x800 relay team (7:51) and DMR relay team (10:13) that hit the NAIA A standard in the Principia Relays…Took 1st place in the mile (4:26) and 3rd in the 800m (1:57) at the Jim Green Invite…Finished 2nd in the mile (4:26.59) and 1st in the 600m (1:24.17) at the AMC Championships…Recognized as All-AMC in 600m and mile.
 
Cross Country 2016: Competed in all six races for the Cougars with his best finish coming in the AMC Championships where he took home first place (26:01)...Was named AMC Runner and Freshman of the Year...Finished 242nd in the NAIA National Meet (27:03)

Prep: Attended Mexico High School…Was a member of the National Honors Society…Was named All-State in Cross Country and Track…Also played basketball…Played club for the Brocaw Blazers.

Personal: From Mexico, Missouri, he is the son of Mark and Melissa…He has six siblings: Zori, Daejera, Cameron, Paytience, Qierra, and Matai…He plans on majoring in Business.