2023 Men's Track & Field Roster
Biography
CAREER STATS
2022 (Junior)
- NCCAA Indoor champion in the 4 x 400 meter relay
- Teamed up with Will Faunce, Jaden Johnson, and Brandon Thomas to win in 3:23.28 - fifth-fastest mark in school history
- NCCAA Indoor All-American in the 60 meter hurdles, 400 meters, and 4 x 400 meter relay
- Runner-up in the 60 meter hurdles (8.76) and third in the 400 (50.82)
- Placed fourth in the G-MAC Indoor 400 meters in 50.14 seconds
- Established indoor PR’s in the 200 (23.19), 400 (49.87), and 60 hurdles (8.72)
- USTFCCCA Division II Outdoor All-Region Team in the 400 meter hurdles
- Placed third in the even at the Ohio State Jesse Owens Classic in a career-best 52.82
- G-MAC Outdoor Second Team in the 400 meters and 4 x 400 meter relay
- G-MAC runner-up in the 400 meter hurdles (53.34)Â
- Ran with Faunce, Johnson, and Thomas to finish third in the G-MAC (3:17.69) - No. 7 on the school’s Top 10
2021 (Sophomore)
- Posted fastest indoor marks in the 200 (24.65) and 60 meter hurdles (9.07)
- Finished fourth in the G-MAC Outdoor 400 meter hurdles in a season-best 54.08 seconds
- Turned in a 55.67 effort in the 400 hurdles in the G-MAC prelims
2020 (Freshman)
- Competed in the sprints and hurdles during the indoor season
- Best 60 meter hurdles mark was 9.01 seconds in the G-MAC Indoor Championship prelims
- Fastest 200 meters was 25.08 in his collegiate debut at Indianapolis
- Outdoor season was canceled due to Covid
High School
- Four-year track & field letter winner at Cedarville High School
- All-State as a senior placing third in the Ohio Division III 300 meter hurdles in 39.50 seconds
- Ohio Heritage Conference MVP
- Helped lead Indians to OHC title and district runner-up finish in final season
- National Honor Society student
Personal
- Dean’s List student as an accounting major
- Birth date is June, 21, 2000 in Dayton, Ohio
- Married wife, Victoria, on June 18, 2022
- Son of John and Racha Gruet
- Older brother, Chase, was a four-year member of the Yellow Jacket track & field program
- Has another older brother, Devin, and a younger brother, Brice
Historical Player Information
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2020Freshman
Hurdles
6'0"
155 lbs
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2021Sophomore
Hurdles
6'0"
155 lbs
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2023Senior
Hurdles/Sprints
6'0"
180 lbs
