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Multi-Event, 2001-04
Honors: Two-time NCAA Division II outdoor national champion in the decathlon in 2003 and 2004, runner-up in 2001 … Three-time NCAA Division II Indoor All-American in the 4x400 meter relay, 60 meter hurdles, and the long jump in 2004 … Four-time NCAA Division II Outdoor All-American in the Decathlon in 2001, 2003, and 2004, and … 2004 Outdoor Most Outstanding Athlete … Holds the NDSU indoor record in the pentathlon in 2004 with 3,994 points and the 4x200 meter relay with a time of 1:28.85 … Holds the Bison Sports Arena record in the pentathlon in 2005 with 4,032 points
Stats/Notes: Three-time North Central Conference Indoor Champion, winning the long jump with a jump of 23-4, in the pentathlon with 3,994 points, and the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:20.84 all in 2004 … Six-time North Central Conference Outdoor Champion, twice in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 53.24 in 2001, and a time of 52.27 in 2004, a Four-time champion in the decathlon with 6,949, 7,119, 7,513, 7,483 points from 2001-2004 … Ranked 1st all-time on the NDSU performance list in the pentathlon with 3,994 points and the 4x200 meter relay with a time of 1:28.85, 7th all-time in the 55 meter hurdles with a time of 7.64 and the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.04, 6th and 8th all-time in the 4x400 meter relay with times of 3:13.24 and 3:13.66 … Is 2nd all-time on the NDSU outdoor performance list in the 4x100 meter relay with a time of 40.39, 3rd all-time in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 52.27 and the decathlon with 7,513 points, 4th all-time in the 4x100 meter relay with a time of 40.44, 8th all-time in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 14.35, and 2nd and 3rd all-time in the 4x200 meter relay with times of 1:24.21 and 1:25.01 … Native of Redwood Falls, Minn. … Minnesota state track and field champion in the 300 hurdles for Redwood Valley High School, runner-up in high jump, and all-state in the 400 and 800 relays, the long jump and triple jump … Earned both bachelor and master's degrees from NDSU, working as a graduate assistant with Team Makers and marketing department … Competed in US Track and Field Championships three times, twice indoor and once outdoor, with fourth place top finish … Married to former NDSU golfer Sarah Welder … They have four children, Chase, Crew, Piper and Knox … Currently sales team leader in western North Dakota with Zimmer Biomet, an orthopedic implant provider
