CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

Cross Country:

Awards:

- Academic All-Big Sky (2016)
 

PERSONAL BESTS:

Cross Country:

6,000m - 20:40.5 - John Frank Oregon State Invitational (9/3/16)
8,000m - 25:20.6 - Santa Clara Bronco Invitational (10/13/18)
10,000m - 32:50.1 - NCAA West Regional (11/9/18)

Indoor:

Mile - 4:29.81 - Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/23/19)
3,000m - 9:10.88 - Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open and Multi Events (1/12/19)

Outdoor:

800m - 1:59.22 - SF State Distance Carnival (3/31/18)
1,500m - 3:57.18 - Mike Fanelli Track Classic (3/29/19)
5,000m - 15:23.70 - Bob Larsen Distance Carnival (3/31/17)
 

2019 CROSS COUNTRY:

Ran his only race of the season at the Beaver Classic (11/9), finishing as the Vikings' top runner and fourth overall in 25:44.29...Fourth-place finish at the Beaver Classic marked his first top-10 finish at any race as a Viking.
 

Date	Meet (Distance)	PSU Finish	Overall Finish	Time
11/9	Beaver Classic (8k)	1st	4th	25:44.29

 

2019 OUTDOOR:

Competed in the 1,500 meters for the Vikings at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/8-11), finishing 25th in the prelims in 4:04.00...Cracked four minutes in the 1,500 meters for the second straight race while finishing in 3:58.28 at the OSU High Performance meet (4/26-27)...Shaved six seconds off his personal best in the 1,500 meters with his finish in 3:57.18 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic (3/29)...Ran the 5,000 meters in 15:24.71 at the L&C Spring Break Open (3/16)...Opened his outdoor season with a time of 2:00.29 in the 800 meters at the Willamette Opener (3/2).
 

2019 INDOOR:

Set a new personal best in the mile while finishing in 4:29.81 and placing 21st at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/21-23)...Shaved over 20 seconds off his personal best in the indoor 3,000 meters while winning his section of the race in a time of 9:10.88 at the Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open and Multi Events (1/12).
 

2018 CROSS COUNTRY:

Finished among the Vikings' top five runners at the last six meets of the season, including the Big Sky Championships (10/27) and NCAA West Regional (11/9)...Shaved close to two-and-a-half minutes off his previous 10k time at the NCAA West Regional while finishing 157th overall in 32:50.1 at the regional meet this season...Set an 8k personal best with his finish in 25:20.6 at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational (10/13)...Recorded his highest finish ever in the Vikings' lineup while finishing as the team's second runner and 49th overall at the Cougar Classic (9/14).
 

Date	Meet (Distance)	PSU Finish	Overall Finish	Time
9/1	Viking 'Rust-Buster' (6k)	11th	27th	20:55.6
9/14	Cougar Classic (8k)	2nd	49th	26:13
9/29	Charles Bowles Invitational (8k)	5th	42nd	25:55.6
10/13	Santa Clara Bronco Invitational (8k)	3rd	105th	25:20.6
10/27	Big Sky Championships (8k)	3rd	52nd	25:27.6
11/9	NCAA West Regional (10k)	5th	157th	32:50.1

 

2018 OUTDOOR:

Shaved more than 3.5 seconds off his personal best in the 1,500 meters with his finish in 4:03.46 at the OSU High Performance Meet (4/27-28)...Set a new personal best in the 1,500 meters with his finish in 4:07.02 at the Pelluer Invitational (4/13-14)...Ran the 800 and 1,500 meters at the SF State Distance Carnival (3/30-31) in times of 1:59.22 and 4:13.81, respectively...Made his outdoor debut at the L&C Spring Break Open (3/16-17), running the 5,000 meters in 15:28.81.
 

2018 INDOOR:

Did not compete during the season.
 

2017 OUTDOOR:

Placed sixth in the 5,000 meters at the Linfield Open (5/6), finishing in 15:49.17...Set a new personal best in the 1,500 meters at the John Knight Twilight (4/7), finishing in 4:07.62...Ran the 5,000 meters in 15:23.70 at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival (3/31)...Led a group of six Vikings in the 1,500 meters while opening his outdoor season with a time of 4:08.60 at the L&C Spring Break Open (3/18).
 

2017 INDOOR:

Shaved more than four seconds off his personal best in the indoor mile, finishing in 4:30.83 at the UW Indoor Open (2/12)...Ran the mile in 4:35.20 at the Cougar Indoor Invitational (2/4)...Made his indoor track debut in the 3,000 meters at the Idaho Duals (2/3), finishing in 9:31.17.
 

2016 CROSS COUNTRY:

Competed at all six meets during the season...Finished as the Vikings' third runner at the Charles Bowles Invitational (10/1) for his highest finish in the Vikings' lineup during the season...Set personal bests in the 6,000 meters (20:40.5), 8,000 meters (26:11.7) and 10,000 meters (35:18.4) at the John Frank Oregon State Invitational (9/3), Charles Bowles Invitational (10/1) and NCAA West Regional (11/11), respectively.
 

Date	Meet (Distance)	PSU Finish	Overall Finish	Time
9/3	John Frank Oregon State Invitational (6k)	7th	44th	20:40.5
9/17	Sundodger Invitational (8k)	5th	46th	26:25.60
10/1	Charles Bowles Invitational (8k)	3rd	52nd	26:11.7
10/15	Bronco Invitational (8k)	6th	153rd	26:29.1
10/28	Big Sky Championships (8k)	4th	63rd	27:01
11/11	NCAA West Regional (10k)	5th	191st	35:18.4

 

MORRO BAY HIGH SCHOOL:

All-CIF Southern Section in the 1,600 meters as a junior in 2015…All-CIF Southern Section in cross country as a senior in the fall of 2015…Earned four straight all-league honors in cross country, as well as four straight all-league honors in the 1,600 meters in track…Helped his cross country team win back-to-back league titles during his freshman and sophomore years in 2012 and 2013.
 

PERSONAL/MISCELLANEOUS:

Son of Karen and Robert Stafford…Has two brothers, Eric and Randy…Plans on majoring in business administration with a minor in economics.