2014: Ran in all seven team races ... Posted season-low 8K of 26:51 at the PBC Championships, finishing 43rd ... Season-best 10K came at the NCAA Regionals, posting a 35:44 in 82nd ... PBC Bronze Scholar.
2013: Ran in all seven of the team's races ... Won the Bridgestone-Pacer Invite with a 27:42 8K ... had five top-20 finishes and four places in the top-five ... Led the team in 42nd place overall at the NCAA Regionals, finishing the 10K in a personal-best 33:21 ... Led the team with a 27:14 in 17th place at the GSW Remembrance Run ... Set a personal-best 8K of 26:20 at the PBC Championships, taking 23rd ... Named Bobcat Athlete of the Week Oct. 6 for winning the Bridgestone-Pacer Invite.
Prior to GC: Spent one season at Division I Georgia State University ... Finished inside the top-five for GSU at the Sun Belt Conference Championships as a freshman ... Demonstrated he can compete well at the collegiate level with his best times of 27:18.78 for 8,000 meters at the ASU Jaguar Invitational last season and 35:11 for 10,000 meters.
In High School: One of the top prep runners at Brookwood High School, earning a spot on the Gwinnett All-County Team in track his senior year ... Personal bests of 4:27.08 for 1,600 meters and 16:40.0 at 5,000 meters.
Personal: Exercise science major with a minor in health education … Son of Dawn Turner … Favorite athlete is Michael Warrick … Chose GC to enhance his well being … Biggest sports thrill is having total separation of mind and body while running … He smiles before every race … Fears negativity … Favorite song is Accentuate the Positive by Johnny Mercer … Enjoys watching the movie Donnie Darko and the TV show It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia … Lives by the motto, “Decide what to be and go be it.”
YEAR | RACES | 8K | 10K |
2014 | 7 | 26:51 | 35:44 |
2013 | 7 | 26:20 | 33:21 |
Totals | 14 | 26:20 | 33:21 |