University of North Dakota Athletics

2013-14 (Freshman): Earned Big Sky All-Academic Team honors in the fall (cross country) and winter (indoor track) ... Named to UND's Spring 2014 President's Honor Roll ... Ran in six cross country meets as a freshman … Made his debut in the season-opening NDSU Invite where he placed 24th with a time of 16 minutes, 36 seconds … Ran a season-best 8K time of 26:31 at UND’s Ron Pynn Invitational … Clocked a time of 27:33 and placed 63rd at the Big Sky Conference Cross Country Championship ... Member of UND's distance medley relay that placed seventh at the 2014 Big Sky Conference Indoor Championship ... Quartet clocked a time of 10:35.98 that was the seventh-fastest in UND history ... Earned his first letters in both cross country and track.

Before UND: A 2013 graduate of Grand Rapids High School ... Lettered five times in cross country and track ... State qualifier and team captain in both sports ...Broke school record in 3,200-meters at 2013 Section 7AA meet ... Earned all-area honors in cross country in 2012 ...

Personal: Majoring in mechanical engineering ... Son of Lynn and Greg Cottingham.