2003-04: Ran in four cross country meets with a 28th place finish at the Winthrop Classic... Placed 13th in the SoCon Championships in the 10,000m with a 34:14... Finished eighth at Furman Invitational in 5,000m in 16:32.70. 2002-03: Appeared in two cross country meets for the Paladins recording a season-best finish of 13th at the Pre-Southern Conference Championships. 2001-02: Ran five cross country races, posting a season-best time of 26:59.67 at the Southern Conference Championships, where he finished 46th... Top finish of the year was 11th (27:24) at the SoCon Pre-Meet... Did not run track due to an injury. High School: Helped his Wade Hampton cross country team to two state championships and one runner-up finish... Team captain as a senior and winner of the Leadership Award... Named all-county, all-region, and all-state... Recipient of the Tommy Mangum Memorial Valor Award and named to Who's Who In Sports...Also captained the track team and recorded personal bests of 4:52 in the 1600m run and 10:22 in the 3200m... Member of the National Honor Society, the Junior and Senior Action Committees, the Drama Club, and the Senior Class Hall of Fame... Recipient of the Junior Civitan Citizenship Award and the U.S. Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award.