2016-17
Cross Country (Senior): Ran a season-best 8K time of 27 minutes, 57 seconds at the SDSU Classic … Opened the season at the Bison Open with a 6K time of 21:18 … Clocked an 8K time of 29 minutes, 42 seconds at UND’s Ron Pynn Classic Open ... Earned fourth letter.
2015-16
Cross Country (Junior): Named to 2015 Big Sky Conference Fall All-Academic Team ... Co-captain of cross country team ... Ran in all six cross country meets, including the Big Sky Conference (Oct. 31) and NCAA Midwest Regional (Nov. 13) Championships ... Ran a season-best time of 25 minutes, 23.5 seconds at UND’s Ron Pynn Classic (Oct. 17) ... Earned third cross country letter.
Indoor (Junior): Competed in one indoor meet, the SDSU Indoor Classic (Feb. 12).
Outdoor (Junior): Placed third in the 10,000-meter run at the Jim Duncan Invitational (April 15) with a time of 34:20.21 … Earned third track letter.
2014-15
Cross Country (Sophomore): Named cross country team’s Most Improved Runner ... Ran a time of 32 minutes, 28.4 seconds at the NCAA Midwest Regional (Nov. 14) … Clocked an 8K time of 26:07.8 at the Big Sky Championship (Nov. 1) … Took ninth at the UND Ron Pynn Classic (Oct. 18) with a time of 26:07.83 … Finished 36th out of 76 runners at the Woody Greeno/Nebraska (Sept. 20) Invitational with a time of 27:58.80 … Earned second letter.
Indoor (Sophomore): Named to Big Sky Conference 2015 Winter All-Academic Team … Placed fourth in the 10K at the Shamrock Invitational (March 19-21) with a time of 32:40.87.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Named to Big Sky Conference 2015 Spring All-Academic Team … Qualified for the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championship (May 15-16) in the 10K … Earned second track letter.
2013-14
Cross Country (Freshman): Named UND’s Freshman of the Year in the fall … Competed in six meets with his collegiate debut coming at the University of Minnesota’s Oz Memorial where he ran a 6K time of 21 minutes, 49 seconds … Ran a season-best 8K time of 26:40 and placed 14th at UND’s Ron Pynn Invitational … Clocked a time of 27:16 at the Big Sky Conference Championship … Ran a 10K time of 33:56 at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Midwest Regional ... Earned first letter.
Indoor (Freshman): Named to the 2014 Big Sky Conference Winter All-Academic Team in indoor track.
Outdoor (Freshman): Placed third in the 1,500-meters at the Cobber Twilight (April 22) with a time of 4:10.08 ... Earned first letter in track.
Before UND
A 2013 graduate of West Fargo High School ... Lettered six times in cross country and five times in track ... Named the Eastern Dakota Conference (EDC) Cross Country Senior Athlete of the Year in 2012 ... Earned all-state second team honors in 2011 ... Earned All-EDC honors in 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012 ... Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
Majoring in social studies education ... Son of Jim and Joan Baltezore.
