CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Cross Country:
- Ranks fifth all-time in the 10,000 meters - 32:12.20 - NCAA West Regional (11/14/14)
- Ranks ninth all-time in 8,000-meter races at 6,000 feet elevation or above (10/27/12)
- Two-time Academic All-Big Sky (2013, 2014)
Indoor:
- Ranks sixth all-time in the 5,000 meters at Portland State - 15:27.31 - UW Invitational (1/31/14)
- Academic All-Big Sky (2014)
Outdoor:
- Ranks seventh all-time in the 10,000 meters at Portland State - 31:37.23 - Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker (3/6/15)
- Two-time Academic All-Big Sky (2014, 2015)

PSU PERSONAL BESTS:
Cross Country:
8,000m - 25:13.98 - Sundodger Invitational (9/19/15)
10,000m - 32:12.2 - NCAA West Regional (11/14/14)
Indoor:
800m - 2:06.30 - Portland Indoor (2/17/13)
Mile - 4:29.41 - UW Invitational (2/1/14)
3,000m - 8:52.71 - Husky Classic (2/15/14)
5,000m - 15:27.31 - UW Invitational (1/31/14)
Outdoor:
1,500m - 4:05.67 - John Knight Twilight (4/10/15)
3,000m - 9:09.67 - Oregon Preview (3/22/14)
5,000m - 15:23.86 - SF State Distance Carnival (4/4/14)
10,000m - 31:37.23 - Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker (3/7/15)

2015 CROSS COUNTRY:
Finished as the Vikings' top runner at the Sundodger Invitational (9/19), where he set an 8K personal best with his time of 25:13.98...Placed as the Vikings' second runner at the Bill Dellinger Invitational (9/11) and NCAA West Regional (11/13).
 

2015 OUTDOOR:
Competed in the 10,000 meters at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/13-16), but did not finish...Set a seasonal best in the 5,000 meters at the OSU High Performance meet (5/1), finishing in 15:24.08...Also set a new personal best in the 1,500 meters at the John Knight Twilight (4/10), finishing in 4:05.67.

2015 INDOOR:
Did not compete during the indoor season.

2014 CROSS COUNTRY:
Finished among the Vikings' top three runner at all six meets during the season...Placed second or better at four of the team's six meets, and led the Vikings for the first time in his career at the NCAA West Regional (11/14)...Bettered his outdoor personal best in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA West Regional, finishing in 32:12.2...Also set a personal best for a cross country 8K at the Viking XC Classic (10/4), crossing the line in 25:19.13...Placed in the overall top 10 at both the Big Sky XC Triangular (9/20) and the Viking XC Classic (10/4).

2014 OUTDOOR:
Ran at every distance from the 1,500 to 10,000 meters during the season…Set a two-minute personal best in the 10,000 meters while placing third in the event in 32:56.80 at the Oregon Relays (4/18)…Ran a seasonal-best 4:13.35 in the 1,500 meters at the Willamette Invitational (3/29)…Ran a seasonal-best 9:09.67 in the 3,000 meters in the Oregon Preview (3/22)…Ran a seasonal-best 15:23.86 in the 5,000 meters at the SF State Distance Carnival (4/4).

2014 INDOOR:
Competed at three meets for the Vikings during the season…Moved up to fifth all-time in the 5,000 meters with a personal-best time of 15:27.31 at the UW Invitational (1/31/14)…Also set a personal best in the mile with a time of 4:29.41 at the UW Invitational…Ran a personal-best 8:52.71 in the 3,000 meters at the Husky Classic (2/15/14).

2013 CROSS COUNTRY:
Finished in the Vikings' top five runners in four of the team's six meets during the season...Ran as the Vikings' secon runner at the season-opening PSU Viking Classic...Recorded a season-best 8K time at the Oak Knoll Loop Run, running the distance in 25:55.93.

2013 OUTDOOR:
Placed sixth in the 10,000 meters at the Pacific Twilight (5/4/13) in 35:03.86…Opened the outdoor season with a 30th-place finish in the 3,000 meters at the Oregon Preview (3/16/13), running the distance in 9:11.24…Finished 21st in the 5,000 meters at the Willamette Invitational (3/30/13) in 15:51.27…Finished 22nd in the 1,500 meters at the Mondo Mid-Major Challenge (4/13/13) in 4:11.10.
 
2013 INDOOR:
Part of the Vikings’ Distance Medley relay team that placed 10th at the Big Sky Championships (2/23/13) in 11:20.12…Placed fourth in the 800 meters at the Portland Indoor (2/17/13) in 2:06.30…Ran a season-best time of 9:02.77 in the 3,000 meters at the UW Indoor Preview (1/12/13).

2012 CROSS COUNTRY:
Ran as one of the Vikings top three runners at all seven meets during the season...Finished as the Vikings' second runner at five of the team's seven meets.

ROSEBURG HIGH SCHOOL: 
Named to the Academic All-State team in high school…Ran three years of cross country and two years of track in high school…Named the top freshman on his cross country team...Named MVP of his cross country team as a junior and senior.
 
PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:
Son of David Talik and Jill Pearson…Has two brothers, Kevin and Beau, and one sister, Kylie…Lists backpacking, cycling, camping, swimming, boulderin, rock climbing and triathlons as hobbies…Recipient of several academic scholarships, including the Innovation Program Grant, CleanTech Challenge Prototype Grant, Donna Koch Engineering Scholarship, Jim Robinson Scholarship and Booster Club Scholarship…Member of the NASA Space Grant Consortium...Majoring in mechanical engineering, with the hopes of becoming a CEO of a Fotune 500 company.