SPU: Two-year letterwinner. Three years with the program.
Sophomore (2025): INDOOR – Ran his first college indoor meet, racing in the 800 at the season-opening Spokane Invitational on Dec. 14 with a time of 2:05.51. ... Did not compete in any other meets.
OUTDOOR – Raced in seven meets. ... Ran the second leg on the 7th-place 4x400 relay at the GNAC Championships. ... Broke the two-minute mark in the 800 for the first time with a 1:59.33 at the Whitworth Peace Meet on April 4. ... Ran his first college 1500 on April 19 at the CWU Wildcat Invitational, clocking 4:21.06.
Redshirt freshman (2024): INDOOR – Did not compete.
OUTDOOR – Ran in six meets. … Did the 800 in three of those, recording a personal-best 2:03.08 on April 27 at the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational in Bellingham.
Freshman (2023): INDOOR – Did not compete.
OUTDOOR – Did not compete.
Nathan Hale High School: Went to the Class 3A state track meet for the first time as a senior in 2022, running the third leg on Hale's 4-by-400 relay team that placed 20th. ... Recorded his first individual high school victory when he won the 800 meters in a quad meet against Ballard, Eastside Catholic, and West Seattle early in the 2022 season. ... Later in that same season, won the 1600 once and the 3200 once. ... Received a team scholar-athlete award for both cross country and track, and was recognized as one of Nathan Hale's top three scholar-athletes.
Personal: Ethan Forrest Erickson. ... Computer Science / Honors Liberal Arts major.
Fun facts: Began running at age 7 when he joined a local community center track club. Originally was a sprinter, "but I was intrigued by other athletes who ran farther, so I soon became a distance runner." ...
Has been running for 11 years prior to arriving at SPU. ...
Also has done basketball, ultimate Frisbee, and tennis. ...
Favorite cross country course in high school was at Seattle's Woodland Park. ...
If not for cross country, would focus on basketball. ...
Favorite sport to watch is basketball. ...
Dumbest movie he has ever seen is "Fargo." ...
Book he just couldn't put down was any in the "Artemis Fowl" series by Eoin Colfer. ...
Favorite junk food is chocolate cookies. ...
Favorite healthy foods are fruit or homemade smoothies. ...
Favorite TV program is "Sherlock." ...
His dream car is a Tesla with a custom matte wrap. ...
Loves to shop for electronics. ...
Favorite sports team is the Seattle Sounders. ...
Favorite athlete is Kenyan distance runner Eliud Kipchoge. ...
If he could invite anyone to dinner, it would be author C.S. Lewis, and he would serve tea and pastries. ...
If he could be any action hero, would be the Green Lantern. ...
His friends call him Mantis. ...
In 10 years, plans to be a coding creator, related to either machine learning, cybersecurity, or game development.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
800: 2:05.51
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
400: 55.20 (4/5/2024)
800: 1:59.33 (4 4/2025)
1500: 4:21.06 (4/19/2025)
CAREER RESULTS
