Utah State University Athletics

2019 (JR)
Indoor: Placed fifth in the DMR with a personal-best time of 10:02.33 and 10th in the prelims of the 800 meters with a time of 1:54.78 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Finished first in the 600 meters with a time of 1:22.78 at the Boise State-hosted Bronco Invitational… Captured second place in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:21.67 at the Boise State-hosted Jacksons/Nike Boise Indoor Invitational.
Outdoor: Placed 11th in the prelims of the 800 meters with a time of 1:57.05 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Competed in the 800 meters at four separate meets with his best finish coming at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational, where he placed second with a time of 1:54.96.

2018 (SO)
Indoor: Placed fifth in the 800 meters (1:52.16) and sixth in the 4x400-meter relay (3:21.25) at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Finished first in the 800 meters (1:53.18) and first in the 4x400-meter relay (1:53.18) at the Boise State-hosted Jacksons/Nike Indoor Invitational… Recorded career-best times of 51.85 in the 400 meters and 10:16.10 in the DMR at the Boise State-hosted Ed Jacoby Invitational, and 1:20.62 in the 600 meters at the New Mexico Team Challenge… Placed in the top-seven in all 11 races he competed in, including finishing in the top-three six times.
Outdoor: Placed 13th in the prelims of the 800 meters with a time of 1:56.03 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Recorded career-best time of 3:16.61 in the 4x400-meter relay at the Texas Relays.

2017 (FR)
Indoor: Placed seventh in the 800 meters with a personal-best time of 1:52.06 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Finished first in the DMR with a career-best time of 10:13.73 at the Boise State-hosted Ed Jacoby Invitational… Recorded personal-best time of 3:16.56 in the 4x400-meter relay at the New Mexico-hosted Don Kirby Invitational… Placed in the top-10 in all nine races he competed in, including finishing in the top-three four times.
Outdoor: Placed eighth in the 800 meters with a time of 1:52.96 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Captured first place in the 800 meters with a personal-best time of 1:51.69 at the BYU-hosted Clarence Robison Invitational… Recorded career best of 50.20 in the 400 meters at the Utah State-hosted Mark Faldmo Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-time letterwinner in track & field at Lehi (Utah) High School… Recorded track & field bests of 49.64 in the 400 meters and 1:55 in the 800 meters… Named team captain as a senior.

PERSONAL: One of four children of Robert Barker and Nicole Richards… Majoring in exercise science.

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