Pomona-Pitzer Athletics

At Pomona-Pitzer: Completed his final season as a member of the Pomona-Pitzer Track and Field and Cross Country teams...2013 (track): All-SCIAC (5000 meters)...SCIAC All-Academic team...Finished in third place at the SCIAC Championships in the 5000 meters (out of 54 competitors), crossing the line with a time of 14:55.01...2012 (cross country): All-West Region finisher...All-SCIAC...NCAA Qualifier...SCIAC All-Academic team...Finished in third place at the NCAA West Regional Championships to help the Sagehens finish second, qualifying for nationals as a team for the first time since 2005...Qualified for the NCAA National Championships for the third time...2012 (track): All-SCIAC (5000 meters)...Finished in fifth place in the 5000 meters for the Sagehens with a time of 15:17.37...One of three top-six finishers for Pomona-Pitzer in the event...2011 (cross country): All-West Region finisher...All-SCIAC...NCAA Qualifier...Finished a team-high eighth place at the NCAA Regional Championships held at Pomona-Pitzer to earn All-Region honors...Qualified for the NCAA National Championships for the second time in his career...Ran a 26:02 in the 8K race at the NCAA Division III championships in Winneconne, Wisconsin, the highest finish for the Sagehens...2011 (track): All-SCIAC (5000 meters)...Finished 6th in the 5K at SCIAC Championships...2010 (cross country): All-SCIAC...National Qualifier...High School: Attended Seattle Academy, where he competed on the cross country, track and basketball teams...Helped the Cardinals to a Washington 1A state championship in cross country in 2005...Set the school's record in both the two-mile run and the 5K run...Emerald City league champion from 2006-08...Also a high honor roll student in 2008-09...Personal: Attending Pitzer College, where he majors in English and world literature...Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Mike Kafka is his favorite athlete...Lists The Legend of Boggy Creek as his favorite movie...Favorite course he's taken at Pitzer is Ultimate Frisbee with John Goldhammer...Born February 1, 1991.