Colorado Mesa University Athletics

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2025 Outdoor (Redshirt Freshman): Ran in four meets, competing in the 1,500 and 3K Steeplechase events… Set season best-times of 4:05.69 and 9:34.85 at the Maverick Invitational… Won the steeplechase in his debut effort in that discipline with the time that ranks him second in program history… Was ranked eighth on the RMAC’s season-long performance list with the altitude-adjusted mark of 9:22.17… Qualified for but was unable to finish the event at the RMAC Championships.

2024-25 Indoor (Sophomore): Ran the mile at three meets… Had a season-best time of 4:33.64 at the Colorado Invitational.

2023-24 (Freshman @ South Dakota Mines): Redshirted during 2023 cross country season… Competed in three indoor track and field meets during the 2023-24 indoor season… Set season-best times of 4:27.37 (Mile) and 8:50.78 (3K) at the South Dakota State Indoor Classic… Ran to a time of 2:06.99 in his lone 800-meter start at the Myrle Hanson Open… Recorded four top-10 finishes in six races… Redshirted during the 2024 outdoor track & field season.

Prep: 2023 graduate of Ridgeview Classical School, but ran for Heritage Christian Academy… Coached by Joe Packard… Was a 4-year varsity letterwinner in cross country and track & field for the Eagles… Helped lead the team to 2020 and 2021 state cross country championships before helping them take second as a senior… Also helped lead the Eagles to state track titles in 2021 and 2022… Was a 3-time all-state and all-conference performer in track… Also earned all-state honors in cross country as a senior after earning three all-region and all-conference honors… Took third in the 3200, sixth in the 1600 and 12^th in the 800 at the 2023 2A state track & field championships… Set PR times of 9:53.41, 4:33.09 and 2:04.20 to do so… Took third at the 2A state cross country championships as a senior as well… Was also third at the Region 1 Championships and second in the Mile High & Foothills League Championship… Set a PR time of 16:09.40 during the regular season at the prestigious Liberty Bell Invitational… Finished second in the 3200 and third in the 1600 at the state track meet as a junior in 2022… Was third in the 3200 and fourth in the 1600 as a sophomore in 2021… Had also placed 17^th at the state cross country meet as a junior in the fall of 2021 after taking 25^th as a sophomore and 49^th as a freshman.

Personal: Is majoring in mechanical engineering… Aspires to create a robotics company and design and build robots to help first responders in emergency situations… Son of Stacey O’Loughlin… Enjoys spending time outdoors, hiking, biking, playing disc golf and climbing… Also likes to spend time with friends and family.

Why I Chose CMU: “I chose CMU for the mechanical engineering partnership program, as it allows me to get a great degree for a great price. Additionally, I chose it for the tight knit community that can be found on the cross country and track teams to the whole school.”