BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE INFORMATION:

SPORTS PLAYED AT B-W (YEARS AND LETTERS WON):   As a senior in 2011-2012, Michael competed in his fourth season of cross country and track earning his fourth varsity letters in each.

ACADEMIC HONORS: Mike was on the Dean's List for fall 2010 and spring 2011.

GENERAL CROSS COUNTRY INFORMATION: Mike had a solid four-year cross country career for B-W.  He has helped the Yellow Jackets to a 280-247 record in his four years on the team.  

As a freshman in 2008-2009, Michael competed in his first season on the cross country team.   Mike's best time for the 8K was at the Oberlin Inter-Regional where he clocked a time of 28:23 to finish 213th of 271 total runners.  Mike also finished 110th at the 2009 OAC Championship Meet at Marietta where he ran 30:44.71 in the 8K.

As a sophomore in 2009-2010, Mike competed in his second season of cross country.  His best finish took place at the OAC Championships where he finished 91st out of 147 total runners with a time of 28:41.38.

As a junior in 2010-2011, Michael  competed in his third season of cross country. His best finish took place at the OAC Championship at B-W where he placed 55th in a time of 28:19. Michael lettered in corss country this year.

As a senior in 2011-12, Michael competed in his fourth season of cross country. He placed 97th (28:46.2) at the OAC Championship meet and posted a season-best time of (28:42.30) during the Çalvin College Invitational, finishing 152nd overall.

GENERAL INDOOR TRACK INFORMATION: Mike had a solid four-year indoor track career for B-W.  He has helped the Yellow Jackets to a 148-36-1 record in his four years on the team.

As a freshman in 2008-2009, Michael competed in his first season men's indoor track & field.  Mike ran in the middle distance and distance races.  His best times were 800-meter run (2:16.45), 1000-meter run (2:59.87), 3000-meter run (9:44.63), 5000-meter run (17:36.04) and one mile run (4:49.76).

As a sophmore in 2009-2010, Michael ran his second one-mile run with a time of (5:02.00)

As a junior in 2010-2011, Michael competed in his third season of indoor track.He had a season best of 17:02.22 in the 5000-meter run and a time of 9:46.68 in the 3000-meter run.

As a senior in 2011-2012, Michael competed in this fourth season of indoor track.  He had a season best of 9:52.32 in the 3000-meter run and a time of 16:46.10 in the 5000-meter run.

GENERAL OUTDOOR TRACK INFORMATION: Mike had a solid four-year outdoor track career for B-W.  He has helped the Yellow Jackets to a 151-27 record in his four years on the team.

As a freshman in 2008-2009, Mike competed in his first season outdoor track & field and earned his first letter.  Mike posted a season-best time in the 1500-meter run of 4:27.40 at the Coastal Carolina (S.C.) Invite.  Mike also ran the 5000-meters where his season best was 17:25.88 at the OAC Split Meet East at B-W.

As a sophmore in 2009-2010, Mike competed in his second season of outdoor track.  He set a personal-best in the 5000-meter run with a time of 17:10.23 at the OAC Gold Meet.  He also ran for the first time in the 3000-meter run with a time of 10:04.64 and in the 3000-meter steeplechase where he posted a time of 11:03.51.

As a junior in 2010-2011, Mike  competed in his third season of outdoor track.Mike recorded a personal best of (16:53.57) in the 5000 meter run. Look for mike to compete in his fourth season of outdoor track this spring.  He ran a personal best in the 5000 with a time of 16:53 twice that season.  He also ran the 10,000 in a personal best of 34:42.  

As a senior in 2011-2012, Mike competed in his fourth season of outdoor track.  Mike ran the 800-meter run for the first time as a senior and posted a season-best of 2:12.42.  Mike also ran the 1500-meter run and finished in a time of 4:25.89 at the Marv Frye Invitational.  Mike ran a career-best in the 5000-meter run improving his time by over twenty seconds to 16:25.16.  In the 10,000-meter run he almost tied his career best but finished just a second too late at 34:43.00.

HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION:

HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDED:  Olmsted Falls

NAME OF HIGH SCHOOL CONFERENCE: Southwestern

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS PLAYED (YEARS & LETTERS EARNED): Mike ran on cross country for three years and lettered all three, ran track for four years and lettered three, bowled for four years and played football for one year.

HIGH SCHOOL HONORS, SPECIFY SPORT & YEAR: (ALL-CONFERENCE, DISTRICT,  ETC.):  Michael, in 2006, received most improved for track, then in 2006 won the Bulldog Award for cross country and in 2007 won most valuable senior for cross country.