Cedarville University Yellow Jackets

Eli Pyles returns to the Yellow Jackets for his second season.....saw action in five varsity meets during his rookie season.....clocked in a season-best 8K time of 27:53 at the NAIA Great Lakes Invitational.....distance runner on the track team.

High School - Three-year letter winner in cross country at Cedarville High School with four more letters earned in track & field.....All-Ohio Heritage Conference performer in both sports as a senior.....state qualifier on the track as a senior in the 4 x 800 meter relay and helped set school record at 8:05.88.....National Honor Society student.

Personal - Technical and professional communication major at Cedarville University.....born 10/29/91 in Xenia, OH.....son of Dan and Jackie Pyles.....older sister, Elisabeth, was an All-America distance runner with the Lady Jackets from 2006-09.....also has one older brother and three other older sisters.