Freshman (2018): Recorded a 5K time of 16:36.1 at the Wolverine Twilight Invitational ... recorded an 8K time of 26:07.21 at the Jayhawk Invitational ... placed 13th with a time of 27:07.7 at the Ray Bullock Invitational.

High School: Ran three years of high school cross country at Wayne Memorial High School … recorded a 5K PR of 16:45 and was named team MVP during his senior year … Also ran four years of high school track … was a three-year letter winner in cross country.

Personal: Born Jan. 14, 2000 … son of Joseph and Windy Gaton … majoring in electrical engineering.