SPU: Four-year letterwinner. ... GNAC All-Academic (2019, 2020, 2021).
Senior (2021): INDOOR – Season canceled.
OUTDOOR – Placed 18th in the 5000 meters at GNAC Championships in 15:43.83, the final race of his career. ... Ran his first sub-4 in the 1500 meters when he clocked 3 minutes, 59.27 seconds at the WWU Invittional on April 3 in Bellingham. ... Topped that with a 3:58.29 at the Petyon-Shotwell Invitational on April 24 at Puget Sound, then went even faster with a 3:58.12 in the Ken Shannon Invitational at Husky Track on May 7. ... Ran a PR of 2:00.21 in the 800 on March 27 in the Ed Boitano Invitational at Puget Sound. ... Ran in nine meets.
Junior (2020): INDOOR – Ran in three meets, doing the 800 twice and the mile twice. … Placed 12
th in the mile at GNAC in 4:26.36. … Ran the 1200-meter leadoff leg on the 7
th-place distance medley relay at GNAC.
OUTDOOR – Did not race at the season-opening Ed Boitano / Puget Sound Invitational. … Rest of the season canceled because of the coronavirus.
Sophomore (2019): INDOOR – Placed 14th in the mile (4:27.03) and ran the 1600-meter anchor leg on the 4th-place 4000 distance medley relay at the GNAC Championships. Joined by Colby Otero, Alec Llamas, and Jesse Phan, the Falcons posted a time of 10:23.59, the fastest by an SPU foursome in that event since 2007.... Shattered his PR in the 3000 with a time of 8:44.23 at the SPU Final Qualifier one week after GNAC. His only other collegiate 3K had been on Feb. 2 at the Cougar Indoor in Pullman when he went 9:23.83.
OUTDOOR – Raced to a personal-best time of 15:09.89 to score with an 8th-place finish in the 5000 meters at the GNAC Championships, the first conference point of his career. That was three second faster than his previous PR of 15:12.91 from the Mike Fanelli Track Classic on March 29 in Hayward, Calif. The GNAC race was his fourth 5K of the season. ... Ran in nine meets.
Freshman (2018): INDOOR – Placed 13th in the mile at GNAC In 4:27.73. ... Ran the 1600-meter anchor leg on the 4000 distance medley at GNAC, following Ben Hansen, Jesse Phan and Brysten James for a scoring 7th-place finish in 10:34.94. It was the first time that group had run together. ... Ran in three other meets, doing the mile in two and the 1500 in one. ... Made college debut by clocking 4:23.61 in the mile at the season-opening UW Indoor Preview on Jan. 13.
OUTDOOR – Ran in the 5000 at GNAC, but did not finish. ... Focused primarily on the 1500 and 5000 in nine regular-season meets. ... Posted a PR of 4:03.74 in the 1500 at the PLU Open on March 10 in Tacoma. ... His first 5K was his fastest, 15:20.81 at the Sacramento State Hornet Invitational on March 17.
Wilson High School (Portland): Placed 6th in the 3000 meters at the Portland Interscholasitc League district meet as a senior in 2017 with a time of 9:01.80. ... After just missing a sub-9 at the Centennial Invitational with a 9:00.54 on April 22 of that year, came back and did it six days later with an 8:55.09 at the Nike / Jesuit Twilight Relays. ... Ran to a 10th-place finish in the 1500 at district as a junior in 2016.
Personal: Elius Allen Graff. ... Computer engineering major.
Fun facts: Started running as a junior in high school to stay in shape for soccer. Ran well enough in track that the coach encouraged him to come out for cross country. ...
If not for running, would still be playing soccer, a game he has played his whole life. ...
Favorite sport to watch is European soccer. ... Book he just couldn't put down was "Unbroken." ...
Favorite junk food is doughnuts. ...
Favorite healthy food is avocados. ...
Favorite TV program is "River Monsters." ...
His dream car is a McLaren P1. ...
Loves to shop for aquarium fish. ...
Favorite sports team is Chelsea FC. ...
Favorite athlete is Chelsea and Belgian national team player Eden Hazard. ...
Easiest subject in school is math. ...
Toughest subject is English. ...
His pre-race ritual is to make someone laugh. ..
If he could be any action hero, would be Harry Potter because "being able to use magic in this Muggle world would be really fun." ...
In 10 years, would like to be living in Bend, Ore., with his own family, working for a tech company during the week and skiing on weekends.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
800: 2:03.50 (1/26/2020)
Mile: 4:23.61 (1/13/2018)
3000: 8:44.23 (2/23/2019)
5000: 15:50.86 (1/26/2018)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
800: 2:00.21 (3/272021)
1500: 3:58.12 (5/7/2021)
5000: 15:09.83 (5/11/2019)
CAREER RESULTS
