2004-05: Redshirted in cross country & outdoor track.

2003-04: Continued to improve in distance events ... had a fourth-place finish with a time of 21:09 at the UIC Cross Country Home Opener ... at the Great American Legends 8k race, placed 14th with a time of 26:08 ... placed 19th at the Horizon League Cross Country Championships ...at Notre Dame Invite finished the 3,000m in 8:37.38 for a personal best ...placed 11th and 12th in the 3,000m and 5,000m races, respectively, at the indoor championships ... during the outdoor season, clocked in at 3:59.61 for another personal best in the 1,500m run at the Butler Twilight ...top team finisher at the Cardinal Invite in the 10,000m run with a mark of 30:46.92,replacing his former personal record from last year and landing him eighth all-time ... at the outdoor championships placed seventh in the 10,000m and 12th in the 5,000m.

2002-03: Had a breakout year in indoor and outdoor track, setting six personal bests in the indoor mile (4:24.70), 3,000m (8:37.82), 5,000m (15:07.30), and in the outdoor 1,500m (3:59.82), 5,000m (14:53.61) and 10,000m of (31:20.27)... scored valuable points for the Ramblers at the indoor and outdoor Horizon League Championships by finishing fourth in the indoor 5,000m and third in the outdoor 10,000m.

2001-02: Competed in five cross country meets during his first season ... ran a personal-best time of 25:15 at the Illini Invitational ... placed fourth at UIC Home Opener (21:23) and was the team 's top finisher at the Lakefront Invitational (25:37)... recorded the team 's ninth-fastest indoor 3,000m (8:40.90) and 10th-fastest outdoor 5,000m (15:21.45).

High School: Qualified for the Junior Olympic National Team in both cross country and track in 1999 and 2000 ...was captain of the track team ... state qualifier in cross country as a senior.