2008 Outdoor: Clocked 1:56.71 in the 800-meter run at the Duke Invitational for 17th place … Earned runner-up finish at the Liberty Twilight’s 1,500-meters with time of 3:56.03 … Placed second, running 4:01.27, in the 1,500-meter run at the Duke Invitational.

2008 Indoor: Finished 16th at the ACC Championships’ 800-meter run with a time of 1:57.90 … Ran the mile in 4:25.90 for ninth place at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet.

High School: Member of school-record 4x800-meter relay squad that crossed the line in 7:56 … Competed on three-time Mid Penn Keystone Division Team Champion squad … Three-time state qualifier … Also played football … Lettered seven times … Coached by Kevin Stover … Received President’s Education Award … Earned PA Certificate of Distinctions for PSSA in both reading and mathematics … Member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Jan. 11, 1989 in Hershey, Pa. … Son of Curtis and Rebecca Walizer … Has three sisters, Stephanie, Brooke and Alyssa … Majoring in finance