2015-16

Indoor: Claimed his first Missouri Valley Conference title in the men’s 5,000-meter run at the MVC championships with a time of 14:24.03…Earned his eighth All-Valley honors as he placed second in the men’s 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:14.56…captured his season-best 3K at the Meyo Invite with a time of 8:04.74 which is third all-time…ran his season-best 5K at the Iowa State Classic and ran a time of 14:09.88 which is fifth on the ISU’s all-time best list…placed third in the mile at the Double Dual (4:12.86) and the Mark Colligan Memorial (4:09.63). 

Outdoor: NCAA Championships Qualifier...placed tenth at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the 10,000-meter run at a time of 29:58.13...MVC Champion in the 10K and runner-up in the 5,000-meter run...placed 17th in the 10K at the Stanford Invite at a time of 29:15.86...posted his career-best 1,500-meter run at a time of 3:49.95 which was earned at the Redbird Invite...competed at the Drake Relays in the distance medley relay where the team palced fifth with a time of 9:50.44...at the Drake Relays ran a leg in the 4x1,600-meter relay as the squad posted a time of 16:56.46 and placed sixth overall.

2014-15 

 Redshirt season

2013-14

Indoor: Held the best mile time of the season for the Redbird squad with a 4:09.61 performance at Notre Dame to finish fourth overall … ran to a personal-best 3,000m time of 8:17.27 at the Indiana Relays to finish third … sat atop the ISU season-best list of the 5,000-meter race with a personal-best performance of 14:10.88 at the Iowa State Classic … finished the season with All-Valley honors in both the 3,000m and the 5,000m race with times of 8:19.31 and 14:14.21, respectively.

Outdoor: Broke two school records, including the Missouri Valley Conference record in the 10,000-meter race during the 2013-14 slate with times of 13:49.99 (Jesse Owens) in the 5,000m and 28:41.23 (Stanford Invitational) in the 10,000m … earned a spot at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in Arkansas with his record-breaking performance in the 10,000m race, running a time of 29:47.23 to finish 18th in the 48-man field … finished second in both the 5,000m and 10,000m at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships with times of 14:25.55 and 29:35.15, respectively, earning All-Valley honors in both events … named one of Flotracks’ biggest surprises of the 2013-14 campaign … sat atop the Redbirds’ season-best list with a personal-best 1,500m time of 3:52.34 at the Redbird Invite … ran a leg of the 4x800m relay team at Drake, clocking a time of 7:42.67 … a member of the 4x1,600m relay team that ran 16:54.82 at the Drake Relays ... named ISU's Most Outstanding Track Athlete of 2013-14. 

2012-13 

Indoor: Ran a personal-bestmile time of 4:19.48 to finish eighth in a field of 49 competitors at the GVSU Big Meet...Captured a personal-best time of 8:29.94 in the 3,000-meter race to finish 13th at the GVSU Big Meet...Finished seventh at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships with a time of 8:32.00 in the 3,000-meter run...Picked up a personal-best time of 14:37.82 to finish fourth at the MVC Championships.

Outdoor: Earned five top-five finishes for the 2012-13 season...Ran a personal-best 3:58.15 in the 1,500-meter at the Redbird Spring Invite to finish in fifth...Posted a 14:42.92 in the 5,000-meter to finish 33-of-129 at the SFS Distance Carnival...Notched a personal-best 14:38.22 in the 5,000-meter to finish third at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships...Picked up a third-place finish in the 10,000-meter at the Drake Relays with a time of 29:51.66...Concluded the season with a 30:07.51 in the 10,000-meter to finish second at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships.

2011-12 

Indoor: Finished sixth in the 3,000-meter run at the Indiana State Dual (Jan. 14) with a time of 8:53.29 ... had a career day at the Big Meet (Feb. 10), running a personal-best in the mile (4:21.00) and the 3,000-meter run (8:39.81) ... ran a leg on the sixth-place finishing distance-medley relay team at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 25).

Outdoor: Opened the season with a personal-best performance in the 5,000-meter run at the EIU Big Blue Classic (March 29), running a 15:00.31 ... took third at the ISU vs. SIU Dual (April 7) in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:06.65 ... ran a career-best 10,000-meter run at the Sea Ray Relays (April 11), finishing second with a time of 30:34.66 ... took eighth at the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 11) in the 10,000-meter run, running a time of 31:47.84.

PRIOR TO ISU

University High School: (Cross Country): Four-year letter winner ... conference, regional and sectional champion ... placed 11th at the state meet ... team finished third overall at the Illinois State Meet ... ran a personal-best 3 miles in 14:43 his senior season ... voted MVP two-straight seasons ... two-time all-state honoree ... holds cross country school record. (Track): Four-year starter and letter winner ... earned all-state honors his junior and senior seasons ... placed second at the 2011 Illinois State AA track meet in the 3,200-meter run ... holds school record in the 3,200-meter run (9:16) and the 1,600-meter run (4:21) ... placed ninth at the Illinois State Meet in the 1,600-meter run.

Personal: Born 7/2/1992 ... son of Steve and Sue Rutherford ... one sibling, Meghan.