Discipline/Event: Canoe Slalom, C1 and C2
Hometown: Peachtree City, Georgia
Birthplace: Rome, Georgia
Birthdate: 2/23/1989
Height: 6'1"
College: Georgia State University
2014 U.S. World Championship Team Member in C-2 with Scott McCleskey
Career Highlights
- 2008 Olympian
- 6th at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
- 4-time consecutive U.S. National Champion (2007-2010)
- 3rd in 2008 World Cup overall standings
- 13th in 2007 World Cup Rankings
- 2005 Junior Pre-Worlds Champion
- Fifth at the 2006 Junior World Championships
- First C1 boat on the Senior National Team
Recent Results
- 2014 U.S. Team Trials: 3rd in C2 with Scott McCleskey
- 4th place at 2012 Australian Open
- 2011 US National Slalom Team Member
- Reached the finals at 2011 Slalom World Cup No. 2, placing 7th
- Reached the semifinals at 2011 Slalom World Cup No. 3
- Placed 22nd among Men's Canoes in final 2011 ICF World Cup Standings
- 2011 National Champion in Men's Canoe. Read about it HERE.
Personal
- Music in iPod: Modest Mouse, Saul Williams, Elliott Smith
- Favorite TV show: "The Office"
Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian;
- Olympic Games Beijing 2008, 6th (C1 - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2014 – 10th (C2 Team - Men), 35th (C2 - Men)
- Years of participation: C2 - Men 2011, 2014; C2 Team - Men 2011, 2014; C1 - Men 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011; C1 Team - Men 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Top finish: 4th – 2007 (C1 Team - Men)
