Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU:  3-year returning letterman....Conference Carolinas T&F Academic All-Conference Team 2024, 2023....NCAA Division II Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Representative 2022-25....Conference Carolinas XC Academic All-Conference Team 2022, 2023....College Sports Communicators XC/T&F Academic All-District Team 2022-23....Received the school's Swamp Fox Academic Award for 2022-23....Received school's Frankie Award for the Ray E. Thames Memorial Raise the Roof Award in 2023....Completed 4 of 5 meets in 2022....Team's second finisher in one race and third in two others....Placed 88th at 2022 Conference Carolinas Championships....Conference Carolinas Elite 23 Award winner for 2022....Conference Carolinas SAAC....CoSIDA Academic All-District Team 2021-22....Competed in all five meets in 2021....Was team's second runner in two races and third in the other three....Placed 76th at the 2021 Conference Carolinas Championships....Hampered by an injury, only ran in one race during the covid-shortened 2020 season....Placed 53rd at the 2020 Peach Belt Conference Championships....Being the first 2020 verbal commitment and an experienced Carolina Forrest runner, already makes him a special student-athlete....Played an integral role with Carolina Forrest and that will help make the transition to the FMU program and what we are trying to build here a very smooth one....He just recently got involved with distance running....Had a competitive and friendly soccer rivalry with new teammate Pearson Mixon, and looking forward to seeing them soon pushing each other to reach their maximum potential as teammates....Student-Athlete Advisory Committee 2021-22, 2022-2023....Member of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity....Chi Alpha Sigma national college athlete honor society....Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award 2022, 2023, 2024....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2021....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2020 (fall), 2021 (spring, fall), 2022 (spring, fall), 2023 (spring, fall), 2024 (spring)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2022 (spring, fall), 2023 (spring, fall), 2024 (spring).

PERSONAL:

• Born in Concord, NH
• Graduate of Carolina Forest High School, where he ran for coach Jesse Patrick
• Helped lead Carolina Forest to a first-place finish at the Horry County Cross Country Championships where he garnered All-County honors with a seventh-place finish
• Received All-County and All-Region recognition in 2018 and helped the Panthers to a 15-place team finish at the AAAAA state meet and placed 129th individually with a time of 18:05
• Posted times of 2:04 for 800-meters, 4:46 for 1,600-meters, and 16:52 for 5,000-meters

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:  A professional soccer player
• Favorite Fictional Character: Kirby
• Favorite Athlete: Jakob Ingebrigtsen
• Favorite Sports Team:  New England Patriots
• Favorite Movie or TV Show: Family Guy
• Favorite Food:  Pulled Pork
• Favorite Vacation Spot: The mountains
• Favorite Musical Artist: Kanye West
• Favorite Thing About FMU:  The athletic community
• Favorite Off-Course Activity:  Sports photography
• Goals for Upcoming Season: Run fast
• Why you first chose your sport: Promises that it would make me better at soccer
• Biggest mental challenge in your sport: Enjoying running
• Interesting Notes:   I will be the future mayor of Cullendore in NSW, Australia
• Brush With Greatness: I have sang karaoke with the director of NCAA Division II; helping break 2 school relay records at one track meet my junior year of high school