Age: 21 • Major: communications. Hobby: basketball

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS

• First Gopher to win five individual Big Ten Conference titles in same school year (2008-09).

• Six-time All-America (three in cross-country, three in track).

• Conference athlete of the year in track, and track athlete of the Big Ten meet, both in 2009.

Cross-country: Two-time Big Ten champion, one-time runner-up. Two-time NCAA Midwest Region champion. Three-time All-America (43rd, 31st and 16th at NCAA meets).

Indoor track: Two-time Big Ten champion (3,000 and 5,000). Fourth in 3,000 in NCAA meet as sophomore (school record 7 minutes, 56.15 seconds).

Outdoor track: Three-time Big Ten champion (5,000 twice, 10,000 once). NCAA Midwest Region champion (5,000). Sixth at NCAA twice in 5,000.

HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS

• Class 2A cross-country state champion at Minneapolis South as senior.

• All-state four times in track.

• Fifth in two-mile run in 2007 Nike outdoor nationals after senior year time of 8:51.23 is fourth best in state prep history.

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