CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Cross Country:
Awards:
- Academic All-Big Sky (2015)
Indoor:
Awards:
- Two-time Academic All-Big Sky (2015, 2016)
All-time PSU rankings:
- Ranks 8th all-time in the 800m - 1:54.10 - UW Invitational (1/31/15)
Outdoor:
Awards:
- Two-time Academic All-Big Sky (2015, 2016)
All-time PSU rankings:
- Ranks 6th all-time in the 800m - 1:51.86 - Triton Invitational (4/23/16)
 
PERSONAL BESTS:
Cross Country:
8,000m - 27:19.54 - Sundodger Invitational (9/19/15)
10,000m - 35:58.3 - NCAA West Regional (11/13/15)
Indoor:
800m - 1:54.10 - UW Invitational (1/31/15)
Mile - 4:33.57 - Bronco Invitational (1/23/16)
Outdoor:
400m - 50.40 - John Knight Twilight (4/8/16)
800m - 1:51.86 - Triton Invitational (4/23/16)
1,500m - 4:00.40 - John Knight Twilight (4/10/15)
5,000m - 16:00.66 - Portland Twilight (5/17/15)

2016 OUTDOOR:
Qualified for the finals of the 800 meters at the Big Sky Championships (5/11-14) and finished eighth...Cracked 1:52 for the first time as a Viking at the Triton Invitational (4/23), finishing in 1:51.86...Moved up to sixth all-time in the 800 at Portland State...Set a new personal best in the 400 meters at the John Knight Twilight (4/8), finishing in 50.40 seconds...Met the Big Sky qualifying standard in the 800 at his first outdoor meet of the season, finishing in 1:53.24 at the Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open (3/19/16)...Shaved close to half a second off his PSU personal best in the 800 meters two weeks later, finishing in 1:52.88 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival (4/1).

2016 INDOOR:
Competed in the 800 meters and Distance Medley Relay at the Big Sky Championships (2/25-27)...Ran the 800 meters in the UW Indoor Preview (1/16), finishing in 1:54.70...Set a new personal best in the mile at the Bronco Invitational (1/23), finishing in 4:33.57...Also ran on the Vikings’ 4x400-meter relay team at the Bronco Invite, finishing in 3:23.18.

2015 CROSS COUNTRY:
Competed at the final four meets of the season for the Vikings, including the Big Sky Championships (10/31) and NCAA West Regional (11/13)...Set 8K and 10K personal bests during the season...Ran a personal-best 27:19.54 for an 8K at his first meet of the season, the Sundodger Invitational (9/19)...Finished his first cross country 10K in a personal-best 35:58.3 at the NCAA West Regional.
 

Date	Meet (Distance)	PSU Finish	Overall Finish	Time
9/19	Sundodger Invitational (8K)	7th	55th	27:19.54
10/17	Emerald City Open (8K)	6th	31st	27:46.4
10/31	Big Sky Championships (8K)	7th	80th	29:08.2
11/13	NCAA West Regional (10K)	7th	192nd	35:58.3

2015 OUTDOOR:
Competed in the 800 meters for the Vikings at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/13-16)...Set a seasonal best in the 800 meters with his performance at the Big Sky meet, finishing in 1:53.22...Also set personal bests in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters during the season...Set his personal best in the 1,500 with his time of 4:00.40 at the John Knight Twilight (4/10)...Set his personal best in the 5,000 with his time of 16:00.66 at the Portland Twilight (5/17)...Also ran the 400 meters at the Linfield Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker (3/7), finishing in 52.23 seconds.

2015 INDOOR:
Competed in the 800 meters and 4x400-meter relay at the Big Sky Championships (2/27-28)...Moved up to seventh all-time in the 800 meters after finishing in a personal-best 1:54.10 at the UW Invitational (1/31)...Part of the Vikings' 4x400-meter relay team that finished in 3:20.63 at the UW Indoor Preview (1/17).

2014 CROSS COUNTRY:
Ran at one meet during the season, finishing 44th overall in 29:13.74 at the Viking XC Classic (10/4).
 

Date	Meet (Distance)	PSU Finish	Overall Finish	Time
10/4	Viking XC Classic (8K)	11th	44th	29:13.74

UTAH STATE:
Finished fourth in the 800 meters as a freshman at the 2013 WAC Outdoor Championships…Earned second-team All-WAC honors with his finish in the 800…Finished eighth in the 800 meters as a sophomore at the 2014 WAC Outdoor Championships.
 
LAKERIDGE HIGH SCHOOL:
Won the district title in the 800 meters as a senior in 2012…Honored with the United State Marines Distinguished Athlete Award…Four-year letterwinner in track and field at Lakeridge…Played three years of football in high school.
 
PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:
Son of Howard and Pam Russell…Has three brothers – Austin, Taylor and Tanner – and one sister, Ashley…Hopes to become a Division I head track and field coach later in his career…Majoring in psychology with a minor in marketing.