I am a sophomore on the Minnesota State Mankato Cross Country and Track teams. I am majoring in Mechanical Engineering with minors in Mathematics and Aeronautics. I’m originally from Central Illinois and came here to Mankato to mainly run. I ran Cross Country and Track in high school as well as playing Baseball. I won multiple Conference Championships in both Cross Country and Track as well as a top 10 performance at the Illinois State Track Meet and a top 25 finish at the Illinois State Cross Country Championship. I was named Small-town Athlete of the year twice by the Springfield Journal Register throughout my high school career. Academically, I graduated top of my class as Valedictorian and am part of the Dean’s List here at MNSU.