2025 Men's Track & Field Roster
Biography
CAREER STATS
2024-25 (Senior)
- Saw action in three varsity cross country meets
- Best 8K was 26:30.4 at the G-MAC Championship to place 51st of 156 competitors
- Finished 38th of 248 at the Wilmington Classic in 26:41.8
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2023-24 (Junior)
- NCCAA Indoor All-American in the mile run
- Finished third in the race with a time of 4:19.54
- Turned in a career-best mile of 4:19.54 at the G-MAC Indoor Championship
- Finished fifth in the NCCAA Indoor 3K in 8:54.64
- Set a 3K PR of 8:34.01 at the Wittenberg Invite
- Competed in the 5,000 meters in two outdoor meets
- Fastest 5K mark was 15:32.14 at the Otterbein Twilight
- Won the 5K at the Ohio University Invite in 15:39.64
- Participated in five cross country meets and was among the team’s top six finishers each time
- Jackets’ top runner at the season-opening Wright State 5K placing 28th overall in 15:19.4
- Fastest 8K was 25:35.8 at the All-Ohio finishing 28th out of 464 runners
- Came in 22nd at the G-MAC Championship in 25:57.3
- Finished 63rd of 215 in the Midwest Regional in 32:30.8 for the 10K
- USTFCCCA Division II All-Academic
- NCCAA Scholar-Athlete and G-MAC Academic Team
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2022-23 (Sophomore)
- Ran the middle distances indoors with PR’s in the mile (4:20.18) and 3K (8:56.39)
- Fastest indoor 800 was 1:59.35 at Grand Valley State
- Top marks during the outdoor season came in the 800 (1:59.77); 1,500 (4:05.73); and 5K (15:13.45)
- Competed in six cross country meets and was among the team’s top seven finishers each time
- Placed 24th in the G-MAC Championship in 25:46.1
- Jackets’ No. 11 runner in the Wilmington Classic placing 14th overall in 25:47.4
- Posted a career-best 8K of 25:32.4 at the Alabama-Huntsville Invitational
- Started the season at the Wright State 5K as team’s fifth finisher in 15:53.5
- NCCAA Scholar-Athlete and G-MAC Academic Team
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2021-22 (Freshman)
- Middle distance competitor during the track & field season
- Best indoor marks were 1:57.32 in the 800 and 4:27.92 in the mile
- Established outdoor PR’s in the 800 (1:59.21) and the 1,500 (4:03.76)
- Ran in two varsity cross country meets during rookie campaign
- Fastest 8K was 28:10.8 in the G-MAC Championship
- Team’s #5 finisher at the Wilmington Classic in 28:15.4
- G-MAC Academic Team
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High School
- Earned four letters in cross country and three more on the track at Glenwood High School
- Member of cross country program that was 2018 state champions
- Squad won 2020 region trophy and placed third in the state
- All-state performer as a senior after achieving all-section honors
- 2020 all-region and all-conference performer
- Named the 2020 Springfield Road Runner’s Club Runner of the Year
- Part of 4 x 800 relay quartet that set the school record (7:55)
- Three-time academic all-conference honoree
- National Honor Society student
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Personal
- Dean’s List student as a math education major
- Born June 2, 2003 in Springfield, Illinois
- Son of Andrew and Kelly Peterson
- Older brother, Cooper, was a five-year distance runner for the Yellow Jackets
Historical Player Information
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2022Freshman
Distance
5'11"
155 lbs
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2023Sophomore
Distance
5'11"
155 lbs
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2024Junior
Distance
5'11"
155 lbs
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2025Senior
Distance
5'11"
160 lbs
