High School
Prepped at Milwaukee Lutheran High School (Wis.) for coach Eric Pankow … lettered all four years in both cross country and track … served as a team captain for one year in cross country/track … earned team’s Most Valuable Runner award in 2015 and 2016 … received the Christian Leadership award in 2017 … qualified for the state championships as part of the 4x800 meter relay in 2015 and 2018 … played basketball for two years … class salutatorian.

Personal
Born in Milwaukee, Wis., on July 3, 1999 … son of Eric and Elizabeth Pankow … has an older sister Lauren and older brother Alex … sister Lauren competed in cross country/track at Concordia from 2012-16 … enjoys reading, playing spikeball and other sports and talking politics.