Ave Maria

As a Junior in 2024: First Team All-Sun Conference ... NAIA National Championship Qualifier ... Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete ... Sun Conference All-Academic Team ... Competed in all five events during sophomore season at Ave Maria ... Contributed to Ave Maria team score in each of team's five meets, including one as team's top finisher ... Started season at Fire Invitational with top 20 finish, running Holloway Park course in 29:08.6 ... Lowered 8k time at Embry-Riddle Cross Country Classic, finishing second among Gyrenes at 27:48.2 ... Was Ave Maria's top finisher at home meet, finishing fourth overall at Ave Maria Invitational with time of 26:36.9 ... Posted personal best 8k time at NAIA Great Lakes Challenge, clocking in at 25:34.2 ... Placed seventh overall at Sun Conference Cross Country Championships, running course in 26:40.5 to earn First Team All-SUN honors ... Ended season at NAIA Cross Country Championships, clocking in at 26:02.9

As a Sophomore in 2023: First Team All-Sun Conference ... NAIA National Championship Qualifier ... Team Most Valuable Player ... Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete ... Sun Conference All-Academic Team ... Continued to be one of Gyrenes' top runners in second season on campus ... Finished among top three Gyrenes at all five events ... Best 5k time was 16:09.98 at Keiser University Flagship XC Invitational ... Competed in three 8k events, dropping time in each appearance ... Part of Ave Maria contingent at NAIA Great Lakes Challenge as one of team's top seven runners ... Led AMU in Michigan with 8k time of 26:26.20 ... Finished fourth at Sun Conference Championships with career record time of 26:15.91 ... Time at Sun Conference Championships was third fastest 8k time in school history ... As Ave Maria's lone male runner at nationals, finished NAIA National Championships course in 27:54.0

As a Freshman in 2022: Second Team All-Sun Conference ... Sun Conference Freshman of the Year ... Competed in all six team events during first season on campus ... Contributed to Ave Maria team score in every competition ... Ranked as AMU's number two finisher at Ave Maria Invitational and Sun Conference Championships ... Set collegiate personal best at Ave Maria Invitational with fourth-place finish of 27:36.10 ... Clocked time of 25:36.00 at Sun Conference Championships, good for tenth on shortened course ... Started season with top ten finish at Fire Short Course Invitational, running 5k course in 17:15.20 ... Placed in top five at Ave Maria Invitational with time of 27:36.1

Personal: Born July 30, 2004 ... son of Joel and Sarah Paga ... majoring in biology