Southern Utah University Athletics

2020 | Senior Outdoor

• Season canceled due to concerns surrounding COVID-19

2020 | Senior Indoor

• Competed in five meets for the Thunderbirds
• Finished first in the mile at the 2020 Mountain State Games
• Locked in the seventh best time of 4:04.82 in the mile in the T-Bird record book
• Competed in the mile and the distance medley relay at the Big Sky Championships

2019 | Redshirt Senior XC

• Competed in three meets for the Thunderbirds
• Finished fifth at the Roy Griak Invitational with a time of 24:50.8 in the 8K

2019 | Redshirt Junior Outdoor

• Competed in four meets for the Thunderbirds
• Finished 17th in both the 1,500-meter and the 5,000-meter at the 2019 Big Sky Championships

2019 | Junior Indoor

• Competed in three meets for the Thunderbids
• Appeared in the 3,000-meter and the 5,000-meter at the Big Sky Championships

2018 | Junior XC

• Did not compete

2018 | Redshirt Junior Outdoor

• Did not compete

2018 | Redshirt Junior Indoor

• Did not compete

2017 | Sophomore XC

• Took 3rd in the 8,000-meter at the UCR Invitational with a time of 24:03.5, the T-Birds won the meet
• Placed 17th at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational 5 mile race with a time of 24:07.8, the Thunderbirds won the meet
• At the Big Sky Conference XC Championships, placed 7th in the 8,000-meter with a time of 24:26.6
• Placed 13th at the NCAA Division I Mountain Region Cross Country Championships in the 6.21167-miles with a time of 30:41.9
• Took 50th at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships in the 10,000-meter race with a time of 30:10.9

2017 | Sophomore Outdoor 

• Competed in six meets
• Ran the 1,500-meter and the 5,000-meter at the 2017 Big Sky Indoor Championships 
• Set his PR in both the 800-meter and the 5,000-meter 

2017 | Sophomore Indoor 

• Part of Distance Medley Relay team that broke the school record by setting a mark of 9:45.08
• Bronze Medalist in the Mile at the 2017 Big Sky Indoor Championships
• Ran the 2nd fastest 3,000-meter time in SUU history with a 8:02.03
• Ran the 6th fastest Mile time in SUU history with a 4:04.82 

2016 | Sophomore XC 

• Led the Thunderbirds at the NCAA National Championships, finishing the 10K course in 30:36.4. He finished in 61st place. 
• Earned All-Region (11th; 31:08.90) and All-Conference (8th; 24:44) status for his placement at those respective meets

2016 | Freshman Indoor

• Competed in six indoor races
• 800 M best 1:58.69
• Mile best 4:12.91
• 3000 M best 8:50.15

2016 | Freshman Outdoor

• Competed in eleven races
• Placed third at the UNLV Invitational in the 1500 meter with a 3:54.08 mark
• 800 M best 1: 55.95
• 1500 M best 3:49.69
• 3000 M best 8:47.15
• 5000 M best 14:31.92

2015 | Freshman XC

• Finished seventh at the Big Sky Conference Championship in the 8K with a time of 25:40.0
• Placed 32nd in the 10K at Regionals with a 31:12.11
• Setting a season personal best, Collins placed 8th in the 8K at the UC Riverside Invitational with a time of 24:27.6
• Finished 18th at the Roy Griak Invitational in the 8K 
• Competed at Nationals in the 10K with a time of 32:24.2

Best Collegiate Marks :  

• 800-meter: 1:55.11
• 1500-meter: 3:49.69
• 3000-meter: 8:02.03
• 5000-meter: 14:12.86
• Mile: 4:05.34

Prep:

• 2 time state champion (Cross Country and 1600-meter), 2 time state runner up (1600-meter and 3200-meter) Foot Locker All-American Cross Country

• HS Team Finishes: Sophomore- 1st Region/ 2nd State, Senior- 1st region

Personal:

• Parents are Ken and Sue Collins