Before Harvard
Member of the varsity cross country and track and field teams all four years at George Washington High School ... Captain of the cross country team in 2011 and the track team in 2011 and 2012 ... Named the 2012 Cedar Rapids Washington Orville Rust Athlete of the Year ... Drake Relays champion in 1600 medley relay and third place in 4x400 relay in 2012 ... Named the Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Division Athlete of the Year in 2012 ... 2011 cross country district champion and MVC Mississippi Division runner-up in 2011 ... Named first team all-conference in 2011 ... Also named first team all-metro in 2011 ... Champion at the Clinton Classic in 2011 ... Selected Elite All-State for the 1600 medley relay after a second-place finish at the state meet in 2011 ... Helped track and field team win the state championship in 2009 and 2010 ... Ran in cross country team win at MVC Valley Division Championship in 2010 ... 2010 cross country first team all-conference  and second team all-metro ... A 4x800 relay state champion, Elite All-State, all-state and Drake Relays runner up in 2010 ... Also an Elite All-State selection in the 1600 medley relay in 2010 ... Named first team all-metro and second team all-conference in 2009 ... Also played three years of varsity baseball at George Washington ... Named academic all-conference in track and field (2011 and 2012), cross country (2011), and baseball (2012).

Personal
Graduated valedictorian ... National Merit Finalist ... National AP Scholar ... Member of the ADASTRA