HONORS: Mountain West All-Conference Indoor: DMR (2023), Mile (2022); Academic All-Mountain West (2019 T&F, 2020 XC, 2021 T&F, 2023 T&F).
INDOOR RECORDS: Owns the Utah State record in the mile with a time of 4:00.36, set in 2022... Ranks eighth all-time at USU in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:09.40, set in 2023... Ranks third all-time at USU in the distance medley relay with a time of 9:44.03, set in 2023... Also owns the eighth- and ninth-fastest times at USU in the DMR with times of 9:52.76 and 9:53.81, both set in 2022.
OUTDOOR RECORDS: Ranks fourth all-time at USU in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:42.92, set in 2023.
2023 (SR)
Cross Country (2022): Competed in one meet, placing 44th with an 8K time of 25:09.8 at the Mountain West Championships, where the Aggies finished third.
Indoor: Named to the all-Mountain West team after placing third in the distance medley relay with a personal-best time of 9:44.03, which ranks third in school history, and fourth in the mile with a time of 4:06.78, after advancing from preliminaries in fifth with a time of 4:11.15 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Won the 3,000 meters with a personal best time of 8:09.40, which ranks ninth in school history, at the Nebraska-hosted Mark Colligan Memorial.
Outdoor: Finished 26th in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:45.91 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round… Placed fourth in the 1,500 meters with a personal-best time of 3:42.92, which ranks fourth in school history, after advancing from preliminaries in sixth with a time of 3:52.73 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Finished third in the 800 meters with a season-best time of 1:52.99 at the Utah Spring Classic… Earned academic all-MW honors.
2022 (SR)
Cross Country (2021): Competed in five meets with his best finish coming at the Idaho State Invitational, where he placed fourth with a time of 18:42.0 to help Utah State capture the team title… Opened the season at the Utah State-hosted Sagebrush Invitational, where he finished sixth with a time of 22:06… Helped lead the Aggies to the team title at the Utah Open as he placed sixth with a time of 19:22.9… Also helped Utah State capture the team title at the Montana State Invitational, where he finished 13th with a time of 25:07.30… Placed 23rd with a time of 25:14.1 in the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational B race.
Indoor: Earned first-team all-Mountain West honors after placing third in the mile with a time of 4:05.32 at the Indoor Championships… Placed fourth in the DMR with a time of 9:53.81, which ranks seventh all-time in school history, at the Indoor Championships… Set the school record in the mile with a time of 4:00.36 to place 15th at the Boston University-hosted David Hemery Valentine Invitational… Placed first in the DMR with a personal-best time of 9:52.76, which ranks sixth all-time in program history, at the Washington Invitational… Also placed 14th in the mile with a time of 4:02.66 at the Washington Invitational… Opened the season by winning the mile at the BYU Invitational with a time of 4:09.03 and placing third in the 4x400-meter relay with a career-best time of 3:29.34.
Outdoor: Placed 36th in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:49.10 at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships… Finished seventh in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:52.23 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Placed eighth in the 1,500 meters with a career-best time of 3:43.30, which ranks third all-time in school history, at the Stanford-hosted Payton Jordan Invitational… Placed second in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:51.76 at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational… Finished 137th in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:52.04 at the Azusa Pacific-hosted Bryan Clay Invitational.
2021 (JR)
Cross Country (2020): Competed at just one meet during the shortened season, placing fourth with a time of 25:12.9 in the UNLV Invitational Garnet race… Earned academic all-MW honors.
Indoor: Won the Air Force-hosted Championships at the Peak DMR with a time of 10:20.97.
Outdoor: Placed sixth in the 1,500 meters with a season-best time of 3:45.31 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships, where he also competed in the 5,000 meters, but did not finish the race… Won the Weber State Twilight Meet 1,500 meters with a time of 3:49.38… Placed third in the 1,500 meters with a time of 3:59.90 at the Montana-hosted Al Manuel Northwest Invitational, where he also finished third in the 4x400-meter relay with a personal-best time of 3:24.16… Finished second in the mile with a personal-best time of 4:09.69 at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational… Place fifth in the DMR with a career-best time of 9:45.66 at the Drake Relays… Earned academic all-MW honors.
2020 (SO)
Cross Country (2019): Placed first overall with a time of 19:24.1 to help the Aggies capture the team title at the Utah Open… Finished third (21:41.95) at the Utah State-hosted Steve T. Reeder Memorial and ninth (22:29.06) at the USU-hosted Sagebrush Invitational, helping lead the Aggies to team titles in both races… Finished 22nd with a time of 26:05.3 at the Montana State Cross Country Classic… Placed 30th with a time of 24:58.4 in the Open Race at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run.
Indoor: Placed seventh in the DMR with a season-best time of 10:06.27 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships, where he also finished 16th in the mile with a time of 4:28.85… Captured first place in the DMR with a time of 10:14.31 at the Boise State-hosted Ed Jacoby Invitational.
Outdoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 (FR)
Cross Country (2018): Competed in two meets during the season with his best finish coming at the Utah State-hosted Steve T. Reeder Memorial Invitational, where he placed 13th with a time of 22:11.70… Also placed 45th with a time of 22:41.0 at the BYU-hosted Autumn Classic.
Indoor: Placed fifth in the DMR with a season-best time of 10:12.33 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships, where he also finished 11th in the prelims of the 800 meters with a time of 1:55.57… Placed second in the mile with a career-best time of 4:11.07 at the Boise State-hosted Jackson’s/Nike Boise Indoor Invitational… Ran career-best time of 1:54.94 in the 800 meters at the New Mexico-hosted Don Kirby Invitational, where he placed seventh… Recorded five top-10 finishes.
Outdoor: Placed third in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:30.11 at the USATF U20 Outdoor Championships… Finished 10th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:35.77 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Placed sixth in the steeplechase with a personal-best time of 9:23.73 at the Arizona State-hosted Sun Angel Classic… Ran season-best times of 1:54.35 in the 800 meters at the BYU-hosted Clarence Robison Invitational and 3:53.90 in the 1,500 meters at the San Francisco State-hosted Mike Fanelli Track Classic… Earned academic all-MW honors.
HIGH SCHOOL: A six-time letterwinnner in cross country and track & field at Springville (Utah) High School… Earned first-team all-state honors for cross country and track & field… Helped lead the Red Devils to two region championships, one in cross country (2017) and one in track & field (2017)… Helped Springville HS to a first-place finish in the 5A state championships for cross country in 2017 and track & field championships in 2018… Helped the Red Devils to a second-place finish at the Nike Cross Country Regionals in 2017 and a fifth-place finish at the Nike Cross Country Nationals in 2017... Recorded career-best times of 1:54.40 in the 800 meters, 4:18.20 in the 1,600 meters, 9:33.00 in the 3,200 meters, 15:03.50 in the 3-mile run and 15:33.00 in the 5K… Earned academic all-region honors and was a part of the honor roll with a 3.8 GPA.
PERSONAL: Son of
Kevin and Wendi Pancake… Has two sisters… Majoring in recreation resource management.
PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE:
| EVENT |
INDOOR |
OUTDOOR |
| 800 Meters |
1:54.94 |
1:52.99 |
| 1,500 Meters |
NA |
3:42.92 |
| Mile |
4:00.36 |
4:09.69 |
| 3,000 Meters |
8:09.40 |
NA |
| 3,000-Meter SC |
NA |
9:23.73 |
| 4x400-Meter Relay |
3:29.34 |
3:24.16 |
| DMR |
9:44.03 |
9:45.66 |
POSTSEASON RESULTS:
NCAA WEST PRELIMINARY CHAMPIONSHIPS
| YEAR |
EVENT |
PLACE |
TIME |
| 2022 |
1,500 Meters |
36th |
3:49.10 |
| 2023 (Sacramento) |
1,500 Meters |
26th |
3:45.91 |
MW INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
| YEAR |
EVENT |
PLACE |
TIME |
| 2019 |
DMR |
5th |
10:12.33 |
| 2019 |
800 Meters |
11th (prelims) |
1:55.57 |
| 2020 |
DMR |
7th |
10:06.27 |
| 2020 |
Mile |
16th |
4:28.85 |
| 2022 |
DMR |
4th |
9:53.81 |
| 2022 |
Mile |
3rd (prelims) |
4:08.01 |
| 2022 |
Mile |
3rd |
4:05.32 |
| 2022 |
3,000 Meters |
DNF |
DNF |
| 2023 |
Mile |
5th |
4:11.15q |
| 2023 |
Mile |
4th |
4:06.78 |
| 2023 |
3,000 Meters |
DNS |
DNS |
| 2023 |
DMR |
3rd |
9:44.03 |
MW OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
| YEAR |
EVENT |
PLACE |
TIME |
| 2019 |
3,000-Meter SC |
10th |
9:35.77 |
| 2019 |
5,000 Meters |
-- |
DNF |
| 2021 |
1,500 Meters |
6th |
3:45.31 |
| 2021 |
5,000 Meters |
-- |
DNF |
| 2022 |
1,500 Meters |
7th |
3:52.23 |
| 2022 |
5,000 Meters |
-- |
DNF |
