Utah State University Athletics

HONORS: All-Region: Cross Country (2019); USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2018); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2016 T&F, 2016 XC; 2017 T&F, 2017 XC, 2018 T&F, 2018 XC, 2019 T&F); Academic All-Mountain West (2016 T&F, 2016 XC, 2017 T&F, 2017 XC, 2018 T&F, 2018 XC, 2019 T&F, 2019 XC, 2020 T&F); USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020).
 
2020 (SR)
Cross Country (2019): Helped lead Utah State to a 16th-place finish at the NCAA National Championships by placing 96th with a time of 32:05.8… Garnered all-region accolades by placing 23rd with a time of 31:07.3 at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships… Placed 27th with a time of 24:01.6 at the Mountain West Championships, where the Aggies captured their first-ever team title… Finished ninth with a time of 23:39.5 to help lead Utah State to its third-straight team title at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run… Recorded his best finish of the season at the Montana State Cross Country Classic, where he placed sixth with a time of 25:21.1… Was the third Aggie to cross the finish line at the Wisconsin-hosted Nuttycombe Invitational, where he placed 77th with a time of 24:27.8... Earned academic all-MW honors.
Indoor: Placed 10th in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:34.55 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Set career-best time of 4:21.67 in the mile at the North Dakota State-hosted Bison Team Cup, where he placed sixth… Placed 10th in the 5,000 meters with a personal-best time of 14:24.65 at the Washington Invitational… Best finish of the season came at the New Mexico-hosted Don Kirby Elite Invitational, where he placed second in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:33.80… Earned academic all-MW and USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete honors.
Outdoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 (JR)
Cross Country (2018): Finished 33rd at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships with a time of 30:09.4… Placed 24th at the Mountain West Championships with a time of 25:34.3… Was Utah State’s top finisher at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run, where he placed sixth with a time of 24:34 to help lead the Aggies to the team title… Competed in five meets during the season and recorded a pair of top-10 finishes, including 10th with a time of 21:21.3 at the BYU-hosted Autumn Classic… Placed 60th with a time of 24:42.8 at Pre-Nationals... Earned academic all-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete honors.
Indoor: Placed ninth in the 3,000 meters with a career-best time of 8:26.67 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Also ran the mile at the Montana State Dual Meet, clocking a time of 4:26.70 to place fifth in the event.
Outdoor: Placed 35th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:10.40 at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships… Finished fourth in the steeplechase with a time of 9:01.94 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Also completed in the 1,500 meters, clocking a career-best time of 3:57.28, at the San Francisco State-hosted Mike Fanelli Track Classic… Earned academic all-MW, MW Scholar-Athlete and USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete honors.

2018 (RS-SO)
Cross Country (2017): Placed 209th at the NCAA National Cross Country Championships with a time of 31:44.89… Finished 53rd at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships with a time of 31:42.4… Completed the Mountain West Championships race in 24:57.22 to place 31st… Raced in four other events, with his best finish coming in the men’s open division at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run where he finished first with a time of 24:36… Also placed 13th at the Utah State-hosted Sagebrush Invitational with a time of 22:00.324… Earned academic all-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete honors.
Indoor: Did not compete during the season.
Outdoor: Placed 29th in the quarterfinals of the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a personal-best time of 8:57.46 at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships… Finished fifth in the steeplechase with a time of 9:13.32 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Also competed in the 3,000 meters at one meet, placing first with a personal-best time of 8:30.97 at the UC Irvine-hosted Spring Collegiate Classic… Earned academic all-MW, MW Scholar-Athlete, USTFCCCA All-Academic and USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete accolades.

2017 (SO)
Cross Country (2016): Finished 55th with a time of 32:19.40 at the NCAA Mountain Regional Championships… Placed 38th with a time of 25:14.50 at the Mountain West Championships… Competed in six meets during the season with his best finish coming at the Montana State Invitational, where he finished 16th with a time of 25:18.63... Earned academic all-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete honors.
Indoor: Did not compete during the season.
Outdoor: Placed eighth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:40.10) and 13th in the 5,000 meters (15:42.43) at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Finished first in the steeplechase (9:35.19) at the Utah State-hosted Mark Faldmo Invitational… Recorded five top-10 finishes during the season... Earned academic all-MW, MW Scholar-Athlete and USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete accolades.

2016 (FR)
Indoor: Placed 19th in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:41.49 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Finished third in the mile at the Montana State Invitational with a career-best time of 4:23.92.
Outdoor: Placed ninth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:24.26) and 19th in the 5,000 meters (14:44.54) at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Recorded five top-five finishes, including placing first in the steeplechase at the Boise State-hosted Border Clash with a time of 9:21.64… Earned academic all-MW, MW Scholar-Athlete and USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete accolades.

HIGH SCHOOL: An eight-time letterwinner in cross country and track & field at Box Elder High School in Brigham City, Utah… Recorded track & field bests of 1:59 in the 800 meters, 4:19 in the 1,600 metrers and 9:32 in the 3,200 meters.

PERSONAL: One of 10 children of Travis and Liesle Hendrickson… Married to former USU track & field athlete Jackie (Heaps) Hendrickson... Served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fiji from 2013-2015… Graduated from Utah State in the spring of 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in management information systems... Currently working on his master’s degree in instructional technology and learning sciences.

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