Rogers State University Athletics

2019 (Outdoor): Ran a season best in the 5000-meter run, finishing with a time of 15:57.01 at the Wendy's/PSU Invitational ... Ran a season best in the 10,000-meter run, finishing with a time of 33:37.65 at the Great American Conference Championships ... Ran a season best in the 1500-meter run, finishing with a time of 4:32.59 at the Oklahoma Baptist Early Outdoor Invite ... Earned a 29-place finish in the 800-meter run at the Oklahoma Baptist Early Outdoor Invite with a time of 2:16.54 ...
 
2018-19 (Indoor): Set a personal and season best in the 5000-meter run, finishing with a time of 16:04.72 at the Great American Conference Championships …

2018 (XC): First Team All-Heartland … Heartland Conference Runner of the Week (10/2) … Competed in six events on the season … Finished as the team’s top runner one time … Finished as a scoring runner for the team five times … Averaged a 2.17 finish among team runners … Had an overall best finish of 6th on the season … Averaged a finish among all competitors of 54.00 … Ran a season best 8K time of 25:22.0 and averaged a time of 26:18.7 in 8K events for the season … Heartland Conference Fall 2018 President's Honor Roll … Heartland Conference Spring 2019 President's Honor Roll …

2018 (Outdoor): First Team All-GAC (10,000-meter run) ... Second Team All-GAC (5,000-meter run) ... Set a personal best and established a new school record in the 10,000-meter run, finishing with a time of 31:48.06 at the Great American Conference Championships ... Set a personal and season best in the 5000-meter run, finishing with a time of 15:02.54 at the Great American Conference Championships ... Ran a season best in the 1500-meter run, finishing with a time of 4:13.05 at the Oklahoma Baptist Early Outdoor Invite ... Earned a 17-place finish in the 800-meter run at the Oklahoma Baptist Early Outdoor Invite with a time of 2:09.33 ... Earned a third-place finish in the 5000-meter run at the UCA Open with a time of 15:11.84 ... Earned a fourth-place finish in the 5000-meter run at the MSSU Bill Williams/Bob Laptad Invite with a time of 15:19.74 ... Earned a sixth-place finish in the 5000-meter run at the Emporia State Relays with a time of 15:27.51 ...
 
2017-18 (Indoor): Ran a season best in the 3000-meter run, finishing with a time of 9:06.38 at the 3rd Annual Indoor Gorilla Classic …

2017 (XC): Garnered All-Heartland Conference honors during cross country...Ran in all six meets during his junior season in cross country...Timed a personal best in the 8-kilometer at the Southern Stampede in 25:13.74 on Sept. 16, 2017...Finished sixth at the Heartland Conference Championships on Oct. 21, 2017 in 25:25.4...Placed in the top 16 in all four regular season events...
 
2017 (Outdoor): Ran a season best in the 5000-meter run, finishing with a time of 15:34.58 at the Wendy's/PSU Invitational ... Ran a season best in the 10,000-meter run, finishing with a time of 32:37.43 at the Great American Conference Championships ... Ran a season best in the 1500-meter run, finishing with a time of 4:16.47 at the MSSU Bill Williams/Bob Laptad Invite ... Earned a fifth-place finish in the 5000-meter run at the Oklahoma Baptist Early Outdoor Invite with a time of 15:52.30 ...
 
2016-17 (Indoor): Set a personal and season best in the 3000-meter run, finishing with a time of 8:54.95 at the 2nd Annual Indoor Gorilla Classic ... Earned a ninth-place finish in the 3000-meter run at the Pittsburg State Invitational with a time of 8:59.70 ... Member of relay team that set a season best and established a new school record in the distance-medley relay, finishing with a time of 10:46.58 at the 2nd Annual Indoor Gorilla Classic …

2016 (XC): Earned All-Heartland Conference honors during the cross country season with a eighth place finish at the Heartland Conference Championships on Oct. 22 in Mansfield, Texas. He timed a personal best of 25:28.5 in the 8k race...Placed in the top 10 three times during the 2016 cross country season...Finished a season-best second behind teammate Baylor Harvey at the Trevecca NCAA Division II Showcase Invitational on Sept. 24 in Nashville, Tenn. with a time of 26:31.2...Placed seventh at the UCO Land Run to start the 2016 cross country campaign in 20:43.4 in the 4-mile race.
 
2016 (Outdoor): Second Team All-GAC (10,000-meter run) ... Second Team All-GAC (5,000-meter run) ... Set a personal and season best in the 1500-meter run, finishing with a time of 4:06.76 at the MSSU Bill Williams/Bob Laptad Invite ... Set a personal and season best in the 800-meter run, finishing with a time of 2:04.71 at the KT Woodman Classic ... Ran a season best in the 10,000-meter run, finishing with a time of 32:33.03 at the Great American Conference Championships ... Ran a season best in the 5000-meter run, finishing with a time of 15:25.02 at the Great American Conference Championships ... Earned a second-place finish in the 5000-meter run at the SBU Bearcat Invite with a time of 15:32.21 ... Earned a fifth-place finish in the 5000-meter run at the Southwestern Invitational with a time of 15:29.44 ... Earned a sixth-place finish in the 5000-meter run at the Wendy's/PSU Invitational with a time of 15:34.75 ...
 
2015-16 (Indoor): Set a personal and season best in the mile, finishing with a time of 4:43.28 at the Pittsburg State Invitational ... Ran a season best in the 3000-meter run, finishing with a time of 8:58.07 at the Indoor Gorilla Classic ... Member of relay team that ran a season best in the distance-medley relay, finishing with a time of 11:12.36 at the Pittsburg State Invitational …

2015 (XC): Heartland Conference Freshman of the Year and First-Team All-Heartland Conference selection ... Led RSU in all five races as a true freshman, including a third-place finish at the 2015 Heartland Conference Championship in Laredo, Texas ... Selected as the Hillcats' Cross Country Runner of the Year ... Ran his season best in the finale turning in an 8k time of 26:06.1 ... Named to the 2015-16 Heartland Conference Academic All-Conference President's Honor Roll in the fall semester and landed on the Commissioner's Honor Roll in the spring.
 
Prep: Standout at Kansas High School for head coach Cory Steele ... Three-time all-state honoree ... Holds the Comets' school record in the 5k ... Closed the 2014 cross country season by placing second at the Oklahoma Class 3A Championships in Shawnee, Oklahoma ... Finished behind only current RSU teammate, Colton Green, and improved one spot following a third-place result as a junior ... Named cross country MVP for the Comets twice during his prep career helping KHS to a team state title in 2013.
 
Personal: Son of Shawn Whittington and Stacy Whittington ... Chose RSU because "it was a great school with great guys."