Bio

2010 at Defiance: Led the DC harriers in final four events of the season … Earned All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference accolades after 12th-place overall finish at HCAC Championships … Season-best time of 26:23.7 at Oberlin College.

2009 at Defiance: Set Defiance College records in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and 5,000 meter run as a member of the track and field team … Placed first among DC harriers at five meets, including a first-place overall finish at the Bluffton Invitational … Finished 24th overall at the HCAC Championships.

2008 at Defiance: Notched eight first-place finishes for the Yellow Jackets as a freshman … Finished second overall at the DC Invitational, and fifth overall at the Heidelberg Invitational … Place 22nd overall at the HCAC Championships.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Fairview High for head coach Curt Foust … Three-time All-Green Meadows Conference selection…All-Ohio selection in cross country and track and field in 2008.

Personal: Son of Brett and Jackie Perkins … Majoring in athletic training.