High Point University Athletics

2014:

2012: Teamed with Paddy Grandinali to finish second in the season-opening Demon Deacon Quad ... Competed in the Winthrop Invitational, finishing 31st with a time of 25:53.43 ... Placed 143rd with a mark of 33.30.4 at the Chile Pepper Festival (10K) ... Finished 20th at the Big South Championship with a time of 26:03.34 ... Placed 111th at the NCAA Southeast Regional (10K) with a mark of 32:36.31 ... Big South Presidential Honor Roll and Millis Scholar-Athlete.

2011: Named Big South Freshman of the Year … Placed 16th at the Big South Championship on Oct. 29, running a season-best time of 25:21 … Made his collegiate debut finishing 16th in the Big South Preview Meet on Sept. 17, running a time of 26:06 … Placed 41st in the Blue Ridge Open in 26:02.1 on Oct. 14.

Prep: A four-year member of the cross country and track & field teams at Tunkhannock High ... Two-time PIAA District 2 champion in cross country ... At the state cross country championship, placed ninth as a junior and sixth as a senior ... Earned All-State honors three times, Footlocker All-Northeast honors twice and competed in Nike Cross Nationals twice ... Track & field bests of 9:12 in the 3,200-meter (a school record), 4:23 in the mile and 15:27 in the 5,000-meter.

Personal: Intends to major in Business Administration ... Son of Kevin and Karin Ayers ... Has two brothers, Nathan and Carson, and two sisters, Tenleigh and Tierney ... Nathan and Tenleigh both competed in cross country and track & field ... Born June 21, 1992.