2010 Outdoor: Finished seventh at the RMAC Championships in the
10k in 33:12.09 ... placed 20th at the RMAC Championships in the 5k in 16:09.85 ... ran a season-best 16:00.79 5k on April 24 at the Jack Christiansen Invitational ... broke the school record in the 3k in 9:02.14 on April 10 at the CU Invitational ... ran a 4:18.93 1500m on April 3 at the Tom Benich Invitational.
2009-10 Indoor: Competed as the team's top distance runner ... placed 10th in the 5k at the RMAC Championships in 15:49.39 ... finished 22nd at the RMAC Championships in the 3k in 9:22.61 ... ran a season-best 9:20.42 3k on Jan. 23 at the Joe Davies Open ... ran a season-best mile in 4:36.71 on Feb. 12, winning the slack division at the Air Force Invitational.
2009 Cross Country: Helped Metro State to finish 14th at the NCAA Championships and fourth at the RMAC Championships ... placed 28th at the RMAC Championships in 27:02 ... finished 34th at the NCAA Central Region Championships in 33:12.2 in the 10k and placed 108th at the NCAA Championships in 33:58.4.
2009 Outdoor: Redshirted.
2008-09 Indoor: Redshirted.
2008 Cross Country: Helped the Roadrunners to a 14th-place
finish at the NCAA Championships … placed 89th in 33:19 (10K) at the NCAA Championships … finished 36th in 33:11.46 at the NCAA Central Region Championships … ran the 8K RMAC Championships in 27:33.1, 41st place … placed 20th at the CU Time Trial on Aug. 30 in 27:48 (8K).
2008 Outdoor: Competed as a distance runner as a sophomore … placed 17th in 15:41.34 in the 5000 meter run at the RMAC Championships … ran a season-best 5K on April 5 at the Tom Benich Classic, finishing in 16:03.04 … also ran a 9:36.32 3000m on March 22 at the Potts Invitational.
2007-08 Indoor: Competed in the distance events as a sophomore … finished in 24th place in 9:12.99 in the 3000 meter run as at the RMAC Championships … ran a 4:57.69 mile on Feb. 1 at the Air Force Invitational … completed the 5K in 17:44.21 on Feb. 16 at the Mines All-Comers Invitational.
2007 Cross Country: Redshirted.
2007 Outdoor: Ran 16:01.51 to finish fifth in the 5000 meters at the Tom Benich Classic … placed eighth in the 5000 meters at the Jack Christiansen Invitational … finished 16th in the 5000 meters at the RMAC Championship, running 17:05.2 … finished 11th in the 3000 meters at the Potts Collegiate.
2007 Indoor: Finished 11th in the mile at the Colorado School of Mines Twilight, running 4:52.83 … placed 16th in the 5000 meters, running a time of 17:02.78 at the RMAC Championship.
2006 Cross Country: Ran in five meets as a 2006 freshman … finished 34th overall at the RMAC Championship, running the 8K race in a time of 26:59.85 … ran a time of 23:37 to finish 35th at the Wyoming Invitational … finished fifth for the Roadrunners and 67th overall at the University of Colorado Shootout … ran 34:15.4 to finish 73rd at the 10K NCAA regional.
High School: 2006 graduate of Thornton High School … four-year letterwinner in cross country … a four-time state qualifier in cross country, the first runner in school history to do so … earned second team All-Front Range League honors in cross country as a 2004 junior and a 2005 senior … Trojans finished fifth at state and won the Front Range League title as a 2003 sophomore … also a three-year letterwinner in track and field and a two-year letterwinner in basketball … qualified for the state 3200 meters as a 2006 senior.
Personal: Born Aug. 13, 1987 ... son of Dennis and Debra Mares … has a brother, Adam, and a sister, Tiffany … is a program leader at GOALS, Inc. as a mentor for high school youth ... majoring in physical education (K-12).
Best Times:
6,000 meters: 20:21.84, 9/4/09 UCCS Rust Buster (Colorado Springs)
8,000 meters: 26:59, 10/21/06 RMAC Championships (Pueblo, Colo.)
10,000 meters: 33:11, 11/8/08 NCAA Central Region (Kearney, Neb.)
