Nittany Lion middle distance coach in seventh year at Penn State
Before Penn State... || High School || Only one of the most highly-touted middle distance athletes in the high school ranks... Was the number-one ranked high schooler in the 1000 meters as a junior (2:26.13)... Ran 1:19.20 for 600 in 2012-the second fastest effort nationally, and 10th-best performance in the all-time high school record book... Finished second at New Balance Indoor Nationals with a sizzling 1:50.11-the third fastest time ever run by a prep indoors... Placed second at New Balance Outdoor Nationals two years in-a-row, clocking his lifetime-best 800 1:49.70 in 2011... Turned heads at New Balance Nationals in 2010, splitting 1:47.99 on Liverpool's 4x800... was continually impressive at the New Balance National meet, splitting 1:48.85 as a junior on the anchor of the sprint medley and clocking 1:48.05 on the SMR... Won the 1500 at the prestigious Millrose Games as a senior... Won the 1000 at the NYSPHSAA Indoor State Championships as a sophomore and again as a senior... Won the 800 at the NY Outdoor State Meet senior year, also finished second in the 1600 in 4:07.24-the sixth ranked time in the country in 2012... Also won the 800 and placed second in the 1600 at NY States as a junior... Placed third in the 800 at the Brooks PR Meet in 2012... Also played quarterback at Liverpool.
