Hokie ClubClass: Junior
High School: Madison West
Hometown: Madison, Wis.
2006 Outdoor: Finished 17th in the 3,000m steeplechase at the NCAA East Region meet with a time of 9:17.55 ... Had a personal-best time of 14:50.48 for fourth place in the 5,000m at the Florida State Relays ... Set a personal best in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Duke Invitational, finishing in 9:15.24 for 11th place ... Finished 12th in the 1,500m at the Lou Onesty Invitational in a time of 3:55.11 ... Was 42nd in the 800m with a time of 1:59.78 at the Lou Onesty Invitational ... Recorded a personal-best time of 9:06.16 in the 3,000m steeplechase at the ACC Championships, qualifying for the regional meet while placing eighth ... Was second in the 1,500m at the Liberty Invitational with a time of 3:56.85 ... Recorded a personal-best time of 14:49.55 in the 5,000m at the Georgia Tech Invitational to finish third.2006 Indoor: Placed 13th in the 5,000m at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a time of 15:49.83 ... Set a personal-best time of 8:25.29 in the 3,000m at the Penn State Invitational, finishing fourth ... Placed 15th in the mile at the Virginia Tech Challenge with a time of 4:16.75 ... Finished 31st at the ACC Championships in the 3,000m with a time of 8:53.93.
2005 Outdoor: Finished in 28th place in the 5,000 meters with a time of 15:31.25 at the ACC Championships ... Had a season-best 5,000 meter time of 14:53.74 to take 25th place at the Duke Invitational ... At the Lions' Invitational, ran the 1,500 meters in 4:09.07 to place 19th and clocked 2:01.74 in the 800 meters to grab 19th place in the race ... Had a 1,500 meters season-best time of 4:02.31 at the Raleigh Relays.
2005 Indoor: Placed 36th in the 3,000 meters in a time of 8:57.36 at the ACC Championships ... Had a personal season-best 3,000m time of 8:46.81 set at the Virginia Tech Last Chance meet ... Ran the 800 meters in 1:59.28 at the Tech Challenge.
High School: Was a three-year letterwinner in cross country and a four-year letterman in track under Coach Thomas Kaufman at Madison West High School ... Was a two-time team captain for track ... Two-time state qualifier in the 1,600m and a state qualifier in the 3,200m and the 4x800m ... Finished ninth in 2003 and sixth in 2004 in the 1,600m at the state meet ... Anchored 4x800m relay which finished fifth at the 2004 state meet ... Competed for Team Wisconsin at Midwest Senior All-Star meet ... Named cross country team captain ... Was a three-time all-city and all-conference and a two-time all-state cross country member ... Placed fourth individually and his team finished runner-up at the 2003 state cross country meet ... Holds the 5K school record with a time of 16:01.
Personal: Born on November 4, 1985 in Cincinnati, Ohio ... Son of Allen and Arrietta Clauss ... Mechanical engineering major ... Has two brothers, Arthur and Warren; and two sisters, Anna and Eulalia.
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