Webster University Athletics

CAREER RESULTS

2020 SLIAC Indoor Track Champion (4-x-400 meter relay)
2020 All-SLIAC Indoor Track (4-x-400 meter relay)

PERSONAL BEST 8K - 28:36.4 - NCAA Midwest Regionals, 11/16/19

PERSONAL BEST 6K - 22:25.1 - WIU Early Bird, 8/30/19

2019 (FRESHMAN): Ran in four races in 2019 ... Posted a season-best 8K time of 28:36.4 at the NCAA Midwest Regionals (11/16) ... Was Webster's No. 3 finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regionals ... Had a season-best 17th place finish at the season opening WIU Early Bird (8/3) as he ran a 6K time of 22:25.1 ... Finished 22nd at the SLIAC Championships (11/2) with an 8K time of 28:47.96 ... Was also a member of the track team ... Competed in four indoor track meets ... Member of Webster's first place 4-x-400 meter relay team that ran a time of 3:31.08 at the SLIAC Indoor Track Championships (2/29) and earned All-SLIAC honors ... Placed fourth in the mile run at the SLIAC Championships (2/29) with a personal best time of 4:47.80 ... Ran a personal best time of 2:13.11 at the Don DeNoon Invitational (1/25).

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year lettermen in both track and cross country at St. Benedict at Auburndale ... As a junior and senior, was named the Cross Country Team MVP ... Ran personal best times of 17.14 in the 5K, 10:13 in the 3,200, 4:48 in the 1,600, 2:04 in the 800 and 0.54 seconds in the 400 during his senior year ... Finished seventh in the 4-x-400 meter and 4-x-800 meter relays at the State Track and Field Championships ... As a junior, was named the MVP in track ... Finished seventh in both the 4-x-400 meter and 4-x-800 meter relays at the State Track and Field Championships ... Recorded PR time of 17:35 in the 5K ... As a sophomore, had 5K PR time of 18:34 ... Earned the Iron Eagle Award and the Eagle Award for track as a freshman ... Posted a PR time of 19:08 in the 5K ... Also lettered in basketball ... In the classroom, was a member of the both the Quill and Scroll and the Tri-M Honor Society and earned an Excellence in Theology Award as a junior ... Ran club track for the Memphis Bolts for two years ... Qualified in the 2K Steeplechase at the Junior Olympic Nationals and finished 14th with a time of 6:49. 

PERSONAL: Born Feb. 12 ... Son of Claudia and Robert Baker ... Sports Communication major ... Has a sister, Sarah (36) ... Chose Webster because of the team chemistry and the campus ... Lists the Memphis Grizzlies and Tinman Elite as his favorite sports teams ... Names Craig Engles, Ja Morant and Eliud Kipchoge as his favorite athletes ... Likes to bowl, rock climb, play video games, play the trombone and attend sporting events in his spare time ... His dream job is to work as a sports broadcaster at ESPN.