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Senior
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| Hometown:
Whitewater, Wis.
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| High School:
Whitewater
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| Height / Weight:
6-1 / 180
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| Event:
Hurdles/Sprints
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Grant Bughman Photo Gallery
Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Senior/Senior
Notables
• 2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships Preliminary Round qualifier (400 hurdles)
At Wisconsin
2012 Indoor: Claimed the win in the 400 meters with a time of 48.86 at the Wisconsin NCAA Qualifier (3/2) ... finished second in the 600 meters at the Badger Track Classic (1/14), clocking in at 1:21.29
2012 Outdoor: Behind a personal-best time of 52.25 seconds, finished 11th in a preliminary section of the 400-meter hurdles at the Big Ten championships (5/12) ... with a time of 52.55, finished 6th in the 400 hurdles at the Musco Twilight Invitational (4/21) ... won the 400 hurdles at the Wisconsin Open (5/5) with a time of 53.36 ... took second in the 400 hurdles at the Triton Invitational (4/28) with a time of 52.79 and was part of the 4x400-meter relay team that won in a time of 3:16.96... came in fifth in the 400 hurdles at the Stanford Invitational (4/6) with a time of 53.37 ... with a time of 54.41, finished 11thin the 400 hurdles at the SEC/Big Ten Challenge (3/23) and also was part of the 4x400 relay team that finished ninth in a time of 3:22.08 ... came in sixth in the 400 hurdles at the Mississippi Open (4/14) with a time of 54.45
2011 Indoor: Finished sixth in the 600 meters at the Big Ten championships (2/27), crossing the line in 1:18.34 in the prelims ... finished fourth in the 400 meters in a personal-best 47.69 at the GaREAT Invitational (2/5)... member runner-up 4x400-meter relay team (3:09.06) at the Iowa State Classic (2/12), ranking No. 5 all-time at Wisconsin ... won the 400 meters with a time of 47.97 and was a member of the winning 4x400-meter relay team at the Badger Track Classic (1/15) ... won the 600 meters at the Illini Classic (1/22) with a time of 1:18.71... won the 400 meters, crossing the line in 47.69, and was a member of the winning 4x400-meter relay (3:11.75) at the Wisconsin Elite Invitational (1/29)
2011 Outdoor: Missed most of season due to injury ... finished 18th in the 400 meters in 50.17 at the Aztec Invitational (3/19)
2010 Indoor: Member of the third-place 4x400-meter relay team at the Alex Wilson Invitational (3/6), which ran a provisional NCAA-qualifying time of 3:09.14 ... member of the winning Distance Medley Relay (9:47.96) and third-place 4x400-meter relay (3:12.96) at the Big Ten Indoor Championships ... won the 400 meters at the Wisconsin Elite Invite (1/30) in apersonal-best time of 49.09 ... part of the winning 4x400-meter relay team for two consecutive home meets (1/16) and(1/23)
2010 Outdoor: Member of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished 12th in the prelims (3:10.18) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/10) ... member of the 12th-place 4x400-meter relay (3:07.03) at the NCAA Preliminary Round (5/29), qualifying for the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... member of the fifth-place 4x400-meter relay (3:09.59) and placed 11th in the preliminaries of the 400-meter hurdles (53.26) at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships ... won the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 54.24 at the Wisconsin Twilight Invitational (5/8) ... finished seventh in the 400-meter hurdles in a personal-best time of 53.26 and was a member of the winning 4x400-meter relay team at the Musco Twilight Invitational (5/1) ... won the 400-meter hurdles in a personal-best time of 53.27 at the Jeff Miller Drake Alternative Meet (4/24) ... member of the second-place 4x200-meter relay team (1:24.48) at the Drake Relays (4/23) ... finished third in the 400-meter hurldes at the Gateway Classic (4/17) in a personal-best time of 53.86 ... finished second in the 400-meter hurdles at the Rex Foster Warhawk Open (4/9) in a personal-best time of 53.89 ... finished eighth in the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 54.80 at the Florida State Relays (3/27)
2009 Indoor: Won the 600 meters at the Wisconsin Badger Open (2/21) in 1:20.78, a personal best ... set a personal best and finished second at the Badger Track Classic (1/17) in the 600 meters with a time of 1:21.50 ... took fourth in the 400 meters at the Notre Dame Invitational (1/23), finishing in 49.42
2009 Outdoor: Won the 400-meter hurdles at the Jim Duncan Invitational (4/11) in 54.11 and Kip Janvrin Open (4/24) in 54.05 ... took second in the 400-meter hurdles in 54.83 and was a member of the winning 4x400-meter relay team at the Rose-Hulman Early Bird ... finished 11th at the Stanford Invitational in the 400-meter hurdles in 53.98
High School
As a senior, won Wisconsin Division 2 state tile as part of Whitewater 4x400-meter relay team in 2008 ... also part of 4x400 relay teams that finished runner-up in 2006 and third in 2005 at state meet ... finished runner-up to current UW teammate Adam Hexum in 110-meter hurdles at state meet as a junior ... also was third in 300-meter hurdles as a junior at state, finishing behind Hexum and UW teammate Pat Plank ... owns school record in the 300-meter hurdles ... nine-time conference champion ... helped team to four consecutive conference team titles ... two-time team MVP
Personal
Parents are Robert and Mary Pat ... has two brothers, Robert and Matt, and a sister, Heather ... Matt ran track at UW-Whitewater ... intends to major in special education
| Personal Bests |
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Outdoor |
| 300 Meters |
34.98 |
1-23-10 |
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400 Meters |
50.17 |
3-19-11 |
| 400 Meters |
47.69 |
2-5-11 |
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400 Hurdles |
52.25 |
4-21-12 |
| 500 Meters |
1:03.46 |
2-5-10 |
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| 600 Meters |
1:18.34 |
1-26-11 |
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All-Big Ten Honors (1)
2010 - Indoor (1)
Distance Medley Relay: 1st (9:47.96)
At the NCAA Championships
2010 - Outdoor
4x400-Meter Relay: 12th-P (3:10.18)
At the NCAA Preliminary Round
2010 - West Preliminary Round
4x400-Meter Relay: 12th (3:07.03)
At the Big Ten Championships
2012 - Outdoor
400 Hurdles: 11th-P (52.25)
2011 - Indoor
600 Meters: 7th-P (1:18.34)
600 Meters: 6th (1:18.54)
4x400-Meter Relay: 6th (3:13.32)
2010 - Indoor
4x400-Meter Relay: 3rd (3:12.96)
Distance Medley Relay: 1st (9:47.96)
2010 - Outdoor
400-Meter Hurdles: 11th-P (53.26)
4x400-Meter Relay: 5th (3:09.59)
2009 - Indoor
600 Meters: 17th (1:25.76)
2009 - Outdoor
400-Meter Hurdles: 19th (1:06.39)
