2008: Finished 23rd at the NAIA Championship … Finished in all seven races … Turned in season-best time of 17:47.5 to finish 17th at UC Riverside Invitational (9/27)-seventh in school history … Also broke 18-minute mark with time of 17:55 for a sixth-place performance at GSAC Championships (11/8) … Ran 23rd-place time of 18:13 at NAIA Championships (11/22) … Finished third at Biola Invitational (10/25) with a time of18:04.1.

TRACK AND FIELD: Member of 2008-09 team … Ran fourth-place mile time of 4:58.95 at NAIA National Indoor Championships (3/7) … Also ran on fifth-place relay teams that broke the tape at 9:22.80 in 4x800m and 12:09.98 in distance medley, respectively, at nationals … Turned in sixth-place mark of 10:54.70 at 3000m steeplechase at NAIA National Outdoor Championships (5/23).

PERSONAL: Born June 1, 1981 in Gorum-Sungurlu, Turkey, to Kamil and Hova Kizilarslan … Has four brothers (36, 26, 24, 21) and four sisters (34, 33, 31, 19) … Majoring in communication with a minor in coaching … Enjoys reading, listening to music and writing poetry.