2012 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships | Day3
2011-12
Indoor: Finished sixth in the 3,000-meter run at the Indiana State Dual (Jan. 14) with a time of 8:53.29 ... had a career day at the Big Meet (Feb. 10), running a personal-best in the mile (4:21.00) and the 3,000-meter run (8:39.81) ... ran a leg on the sixth-place finishing distance-medley relay team at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 25).
Outdoor: Opened the season with a personal-best performance in the 5,000-meter run at the EIU Big Blue Classic (March 29), running a 15:00.31 ... took third at the ISU vs. SIU Dual (April 7) in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:06.65 ... ran a career-best 10,000-meter run at the Sea Ray Relays (April 11), finishing second with a time of 30:34.66 ... took eighth at the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 11) in the 10,000-meter run, running a time of 31:47.84.
PRIOR TO ISU
At University High School: (Cross Country): Four-year letter winner ... conference, regional and sectional champion ... placed 11th at the state meet ... team finished third overall at the Illinois State Meet ... ran a personal-best 3 miles in 14:43 his senior season ... voted MVP two-straight seasons ... two-time all-state honoree ... holds cross country school record. (Track): Four-year starter and letter winner ... earned all-state honors his junior and senior seasons ... placed second at the 2011 Illinois State AA track meet in the 3,200-meter run ... holds school record in the 3,200-meter run (9:16) and the 1,600-meter run (4:21) ... placed ninth at the Illinois State Meet in the 1,600-meter run.
Personal: Born 7/2/1992 ... son of Steve and Sue Rutherford ... one sibling, Meghan.
