LSU Gold
Position
Distance
Height
6'1
Class
Junior
Hometown
Franklin, Tenn.
High School
Centennial HS

Career Records

2021 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 NCAA South Central All-Region Team

2021 LSWA Runner of the Year
2021 All-SEC Newcomer Team
2021 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 SEC All-Freshman Team (Indoors)
2019-20 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2020 USTFCCCA Academic Award

2021 (JUNIOR)
Top scorer for Tigers at all meets … Set career best 8k time of 23:28.6 and won first career cross country individual title at the Arturo Barrios Invitational … received silver in the 6k race at the LSU Invitational with a readout of 19:09.6 … finished 25th in the 10k race at the South Central Regional with a time of 31:44.7 to earn all-region honors … placed 26th with an 8k time of 24:18.3 at the SEC Championships … finished 32nd at the Chile Pepper Festival with an 8k time of 24:48.4.

2020 (SOPHOMORE)
Ran through the finish line as the team’s top performer and in 17th place with a personal record time of 24:32.6 in the 8k run at the SEC Cross Country Championships …  Top LSU finisher in all four meets this season … Registered the best finish of his college career at the Arturo Barrios Invitational where earned the bronze medal for his time of 23:59.8 in the 8k race … Recorded a personal best time of 17:52.9 in the 6k to place tenth at the LSU SEC Preview Meet … Ran a time of 24:32.5 to place sixth in the 8k run at the Florida State Invitational.

2019 (FRESHMAN)
Competed in five out of seven total meets for the 2019 season … registered his best finish of the season and was named the SEC Men’s Freshman Runner of the Week for his performance at the LSU Invitational (5k) as he led the Tigers to a first place finish with a sixth place individual finish and a personal best time of 15:15.3 … became the first male runner to be named the SEC Men’s Freshman of the Week after his performance at the Joe Piane Invitational (5-Mile) where he finished time of 24:38.2 and placed  12th overall … followed with a 85th place finish at the Arturo Barrios Invitational (8k) registering a time of 25:21.5 … Placed 23rd overall with a time of 23:35.6 at the SEC Championships (8k) … wrapped up his freshman season with a 17th place finish and a time of 30:51.6 at the NCAA South Central Regionals (10k) and earned a spot on the All-Region Team … scored at all five meets for LSU that he competed at.

Prior to LSU
First place finisher in the 5K at the 2018 Brooks Memphis Twilight XC Classic with a time of 15:25.0… Winner of the 2018 Jesse Owens Classic 5,000-meters competition with a time of 15:32.1… Owns a PR of 15:12.1 in the 5k which was good enough for second place at the 2018 MSCCA Championships… Crossed the finish line in first place in the 5k competition at the 2018 TSSAA D-1 Region 6 Large Schools with a time of 16:03.8… Finished in fourth place at the 2018 TSSAA Cross Country State Championships – D-1 Large in the 5k race with a time of 15:45.6… Third place finisher at the 2017 Brooks Memphis Twilight Classic in the 5,000-meters with a time of 15:48.3.

Personal
Son of Marcya and Christopher Bove … has one sister, Brady … attended Centennial High School in Franklin, Tn., where he was a member of the student council, leader of the Wilco United, and graduated in the top 10% of his class … plans to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering.

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