A 2001 graduate of Stevens High School ... majoring in kinesiology ... personal bests: 100 hurdles - 15.0; 300 hurdles - 46.0; 400m hurdles - 1:07.00 ... member of a four-time team state champion in the state of South Dakota ... earned letters in basketball, volleyball and track as a prep athlete ... placed third at the South Dakota state track meet in the 100 hurdles as a senior ... took eighth place in the 400m hurdles at the 2002 NCC Outdoor Championships.