Joyce’s Performance History and Personal Bests
2014-15 SEASON
Cross Country (Senior): Top finisher for the Bison at the Summit League Championships, placing 8th overall to earn second-team All-Summit League honors … Season-best 8k time of 24:50 at the Stanford Invitational on Sept. 27 … Highest individual finish for the season was 3rd place at the UND Ron Pynn Invitational 8k on Oct. 18 … Among NDSU’s top three finishers at each of the final five meets … Finished 73rd overall at the NCAA Midwest Regional, running 31:15.4 for the 10k course.
Indoor (Senior): Anchored NDSU to a 4th-place finish in the distance medley relay at the Summit League Indoor Championships in Fargo … Season-best 3,000m time of 8:54.11 at the SDSU Indoor Classic on Feb. 14.
Outdoor (Senior): Placed 8th in the 10,000m at the Summit League Outdoor Championships in Macomb, Ill. … Also finished 18th in the 5,000m at the conference meet … Personal-best 10,000m time of 30:57.58 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival on Apr. 3, just missing a spot in the NDSU all-time Top 10 … Season-best 5,000m time of 15:17.26 at the Bryan Clay Invitational on Apr. 17.
2013-14 SEASON
Cross Country (Junior): Among NDSU's top six finishers at all six meets on the season, including two races in the No. 3 finishing spot for the Bison ... NDSU's No. 6 finisher at the Summit League Championships and NCAA Midwest Regional ... Season-best 8k time of 25:38.9 at the UND Ron Pynn Invitational on Oct. 19, placing fifth in the D-I race.
Indoor (Junior): Ran season-best times of 8:46.93 in the 3,000m and 15:39.35 in the 5,000m.
Outdoor (Junior): Placed sixth in the 5,000m at the Summit League Outdoor Championships, finishing in 15:04.68 ... Also finished 14th in the 10,000m at the league meet ... Season-best time of 15:03.98 in the 5,000m at the Kip Janvrin Open on Apr. 25 ... Top 10,000m time of 31:07.98 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival on Apr. 5.
2012-13 SEASON
Cross Country: Redshirted and did not compete.
Indoor (Sophomore): Recorded a season-best 3,000m time of 8:55.27 at the Bison Open on Feb. 9.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Placed 24th in the 5,000m at the Summit League Outdoor Championships in Muncie, Ind. ... Season-best time of 15:18.70 in the 5,000m at the Aztec Invitational on Mar. 15.
2011-12 SEASON
Cross Country (Sophomore): No. 2 finisher for the Bison at The Summit League Championships (10/29) and the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/12) ... took 14th place overall at the conference meet, finishing the 8k in 25:32.70 to earn second-team All-Summit League honors ... 75th overall at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a 10k time of 33:20.23 ... captured third place at the Bison Open (9/30) in a season-best 8k time of 25:41.88 ... seventh at the Tim Young Invitational in 25:48.21.
Indoor (Freshman): Recorded a season-best 3,000m time of 8:52.64 at the Bill Bergan Invitational on Jan. 28 ... posted a season-best mile time of 4:22.92 at the to win the Cobber Duals on Feb. 4.
Outdoor (Freshman): Claimed a fifth-place finish in the 10,000m at the Summit League Outdoor Championships, finishing in 32:17.34 ... 16th at the league championships in the 5,000m ... season-best 5,000m time of 15:04.18 at the Sun Angel Classic on Apr. 7 ... season-best 1,500m time of 4:01.34 at the Bison Invitational on Apr. 14.
2010-11 SEASON
Cross Country (Freshman): Competed in all six meets...Notched a personal best 6k time of 19:15.08 at the NDSU Open...Clocked in at 25:57.2, an 8k best time, at the Jim Drews Invitational...Finished 24th at the Summit League Championships (8k) in 26:01.0...Named Summit League Newcomer of the Championships as the top freshman finisher...Placed 105th at the 10k NCAA Midwest Regional in 32:33.59.
Indoor: Redshirt.
Outdoor: Redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track...Three-time all-conference honoree in cross country...Minnesota state runner-up in 2009...Two-time all-state in cross country...Personal best 5k time of 15:35...Ran the 1600 and 3200 in track...All-conference and all-state performer three years...Also an all-conference athlete in Nordic skiing.
PERSONAL: Son of Michael and Patricia Joyce ... Has four sisters, Caitlin, Maggie, Caroline and Ellie and one brother, Kevin ... Majoring in civil engineering.
