Bio

2022 at Taylor:

• Ran in five events, including the Crossroads League Championships … Posted a career-best time of 27:56.7 at the Louisville Cross Country Classic-Silver meet … Finished within the top-five Trojans on two occasions … Finished 36th overall at the Ray Bullock Invite on September 16.
• NAIA Scholar-Athlete
• Academic All-Crossroads League

2021 at Taylor: Took to the course five times during his sophomore season … Posted a career-best time of 28:01.9 at the Louisville Classic … Finished as Taylor’s fourth-placed runner at the Great Lakes – White meet.

2020 at Taylor: Competed in the first two races of the regular season during his freshman campaign … Posted consistent times, improving from the first race to the second … Clocked a season-best time of 30:52.3 at the Ray Bullock Invite … Finished inside Taylor’s top-15 in both races.

Prep: Earned eight varsity letters in cross country and track at Eastbrook High under Ethan Evans … Former prep teammate with current runners Zane Callison and Connor White … Qualified for cross country semi-state in 2016 … Regional cross country qualifier in 2018 and 2019 … CIC team cross country champions in 2017 … Member of 4x800 squad that qualified for regionals in 2018 … Sectional and Grant Four track and field team champions in 2017 and 2018 … Earned Indiana Academic All-State Honorable Mention … Member of the National Honor Society … Academic honor roll student.

Personal: Son of Michael and Jennifer Hammond … Majoring in computer science – digital media systems.