I was born in raised in Pataskala, OH and always played sports and it turned out that I was best at running so it stuck. I ran CC three years of HS at Watkins Memorial, where we got 11^th, 5^th, and 6^th in the state as a team, and ran track all 4 years under coaches Marty Dahlman and John Jarvis. I then proceeded on to Tiffin University to help them build a program there. I was a 4 time national qualifier there under Coach Jeremy Croy and the legendary Scott Fry. The steeplechase seemed to be my best event as that is the only event I qualified to NCAA nationals in, placing a disappointing 10^th. The program has continued to be competitive and is now 10 times the size it was when I was a freshman there. Go Dragons! I have since coached at Neosho County Community College in Southeast Kansas for a short stint, been an assistant coach for Ohio State the year they finished 11^th in the nation in cross, coached at Heidelberg College where they finished 20^th in the nation and had the fastest freshman in the Division III event making him All-American. I now coach and teach at Watkins Memorial HS giving back what was given to me and we are having a blast and making great improvements.  Running wise, I have continued to run since college and was lucky enough to stumble upon the great guys at Columbus Running Co. whom allowed me to join their team. I have run a few marathons, my fastest being at Grandma’s marathon (2:25) in Duluth, MN on a hot day. God has given me the ability to run and I am now in pursuit of praising God when I compete for all he has given me.  

1 Corinthians 9:24-25

²⁴Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.  ²⁵Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. ²⁶Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. ²⁷No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.