Utah State University Athletics

HONORS: Mountain West All-Conference Indoor: 4x400-Meter Relay (2020); Academic All-Mountain West (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2019, 2021).

INDOOR RECORDS: Ranks ninth all-time in USU history in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:13.49, set in 2020.

2023 (SR)
Indoor: Recorded season bests in the 400 meters (24th, 49.65) and 4x400-meter relay (13th, 3:18.19) at the New Mexico-hosted Don Kirby Invitational… Finished third in the 600 meters with a season-best time of 1:26.33 at the Utah State-hosted Speed and Power Meet.
Outdoor: Finished fifth in the 4x400-meter relay with a career-best time of 3:13.78 and 11th in the preliminaries of the 400 meters with a time of 49.52 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Set a personal best in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 42.18 as he finished 14th at the Long Beach State-hosted Pacific Coast Intercollegiate… Recorded season bests in the 200 meters (28th, 22.30) and 400 meters (18th, 49.19) at the Arizona-hosted Willie Williams Classic… Earned academic all-MW honors.

2022 (SR)
Indoor: Placed sixth in the 400 meters with a time of 48.33 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Set a season-best time of 48.18 in the 400 meters to place 17th at the New Mexico-hosted Don Kirby Elite Invitational… Placed first in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:17.65 at the Idaho State-hosted Stacy Dragila Invitational, where he also finished fourth in the 400 meters with a time of 49.66… Finished third in the 600 meters with a career-best time of 1:23.31at the USU-hosted Speed and Power Meet … Opened the season by placing second in the 4x400-meter relay (3:20.07) and fourth in the 400 meters (49.48) at the BYU Invitational… Set a season-best time of 3:16.87 in the 4x400-meter relay to finish third at the Nebraska-hosted Mark Colligan Memorial, where he also placed fifth in the 400 meters with a time of 49.84.
Outdoor: Placed ninth in the 400 meters (48.66) and eighth in the 4x400-meter relay (3:18.04) at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Ran a career-best time of 47.59 in the 400 meters to place second at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational… Finished second in the 4x400-meter relay (3:15.52) and fourth in the 400 meters (48.88) at the Utah Valley Invitational… Opened the season by placing 13th in the 400 meters with a time of 48.50 at the Arizona-hosted Willie Williams Classic… Placed 24th in the 400 meters with a time of 49.18 at the Long Beach Invitational... Earned Academic All-MW honors and was named a Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.

2021 (JR)
Indoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Outdoor: Placed fifth in the 400 meters with a time of 48.37 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Advanced to the finals of the 400 meters by finishing fourth in the prelims with a season-best time of 48.02… Won both the Utah Valley Collegiate Invitational 400 meters (48.10) and 4x400-meter relay (personal-best time of 3:14.03)… Won the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:18.89… Finished second in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:22.21 at the Oklahoma-hosted Sooner Invitational & Multis… Earned academic all-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete accolades.

2020 (SO)
Indoor: Earned first-team all-Mountain West honors after placing third in the 4x400-meter relay with a personal-best time of 3:13.49, which ranks ninth all-time in school history, at the Indoor Championships… Placed seventh in the 400 meters with a personal-best time of 48.10 at the Indoor Championships… Ran career-best time of 22.41 in the 200 meters at the Boise State-hosted Ed Jacoby Invitational… Earned academic all-MW honors.
Outdoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 (FR)
Indoor: Placed sixth in the 4x400-meter relay with a season-best time of 3:18.87 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships, where he also finished 10th in the prelims of the 400 meters with a time of 50.10… Ran a leg on the 4x400-meter relay team that placed first with a time of 3:20.74 at the Boise State-hosted Bronco Invitational… Also placed second in the 400 meters with a season-best time of 49.43 at the Bronco Invitational… Did not place outside the top-10 in all four 4x400-meter relays he competed in.
Outdoor: Placed fifth in both the 400 meters (48.73) and 4x400-meter relay (3:18.57) at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Qualified for the finals of the 400 meters at the Outdoor Championships by running a season-best time of 48.72 in the prelims to place seventh… Also ran career-best time of 22.04 in the 200 meters at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational and a season-best time of 3:16.55 in the 4x400-meter relay at the BYU-hosted Clarence Robison Invitational… Earned academic all-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete accolades.

HIGH SCHOOL: A five-time letterwinner in track & field and football at Juab High School in Nephi, Utah…Won the 2016 3A state title in the 200 meters with a personal-best time of 22.07, the 300-meter hurdles (38.99) and 400 meters (48.43)… Ran a personal-best time of 38.79 in the 300-meter hurdles in the Region 12 Championships, helping him qualify for the state championships… Helped the Wasps to a 3A state runner-up at the state championship in 2016… Also played football in high school.

PERSONAL: Son of Jared and Melanie Eldridge… Has three brothers and one sister… Served an LDS Church Mission in Riverside, Calif… Majoring in mechanical engineering.

PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE:

EVENT	INDOOR	OUTDOOR
200 Meters	22.41	22.04
400 Meters	48.10	47.59
600 Meters	1:23.31	NA
4x400-Meter Relay	3:13.49	3:13.78

POSTSEASON RESULTS:
MW INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

YEAR	EVENT	PLACE	TIME
2019	4x400-Meter Relay	6th	3:18.87
2019	400 Meters	10th (prelims)	50.10
2020	4x400-Meter Relay	3rd	3:13.49
2020	400 Meters	7th	48.10
2022	400 Meters	6th (prelims)	48.25
2022	400 Meters	6th	48.33

MW OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

YEAR	EVENT	PLACE	TIME
2019	400 Meters	5th	48.73
2019	4x400-Meter Relay	5th	3:18.57
2021	400 Meters	5th	48.37
2021	4x400-Meter Relay	--	DNF
2022	400 Meters	9th (prelims)	48.97
2022	400 Meters	9th	48.66
2022	4x400-Meter Relay	8th	3:18.04
2023	400 Meters	11th	49.52
2023	4x400-Meter Relay	5th	3:13.78