2008 Cross Country: Ran in seven meets ... received all-conference

and all-region accolades ... finished fifth at the conference

championships (24:52) and 22nd at the NCAA South Regional (32:15).

2008 Outdoor: Finished first in the 5000m at Furman (15:39.88)

... posted a scoring effort in the 5000m at the conference

championships (15:15.35).

2008 Indoor: Redshirted

2007 Cross Country: Raced in five of the six meets ... selected

to the all-conference team ... finished third at the Atlantic Sun

Championships ... posted three top-5 finishes.

2007 Outdoor: Competed in the 800, 1500, 5000, and 1000-meters

... finished fourth in the 5000-meters and fifth in the 10000 at the

conference championships.

2007 Indoor: Received third team all-conference honors in

the 5000-meters ... finished second in the 3000-meters at the

Appalachian State Invitational.

2006 Cross Country: Won his first-ever collegiate title at the

Gardner-Webb Cross Country Duals, completing the 6K race in 18:59

... was the first Buccaneer runner to cross the finish line in the six

meets he competed in ... named all-conference, placing 9th at the

A-Sun Championships.

2006 Outdoor: Posted a season-best 8:56.34 at the 5000m at the

Milligan Open ... placed fourth at the A-Sun Championships with a

mark of 32:31.02, good for another season best.

2006 Indoor: Finished second in the 3000-meters with a time of

9:08.31 at the Appalachian Invitational ... placed seventh in section

two of the 5000-meters in the Virginia Tech Invitational ... took fifth

in the 5000-meters at the A-Sun Championships.

2005 Cross Country: Ran in three events ... finished ninth at the

Virginia Tech Invitational in collegiate debut... finished 19th at

Atlantic Sun Championships ... finished 59th at NCAA South Regional.

Prep: Two-sport competitor in cross country and track ... four-time

letterwinner for cross country, five-time for track ... twice named

Western New York Runner of the Year ... state champion in the 3200

meters as a senior with a time of 9:09.35.

Personal: Born on June 22, 1987… son of Richard and Linda

Deren… majoring in math.