Dallas Baptist University Athletics

CAREER HONORS
2017-18
First Team All-Heartland Conference
Fall Heartland Conference President's Honor Roll
Spring Heartland Conference President's Honor Roll
NCCAA Outdoor Track and Field All-American
NCCAA Outdoor Track and Field Scholar Athlete
NCCAA Indoor Track and Field All-American
NCCAA Indoor Track and Field Scholar Athlete
2016-17
Spring Heartland Conference President's Honor Roll
NCCAA Outdoor Track and Field All-American
NCCAA Indoor Track and Field All-American
First Team All-Heartland Conference
Fall Heartland Conference President's Honor Roll
2015-16:
Spring Heartland Conference President’s Honor Roll
Honorable Mention All-Heartland Conference
NCCAA All-American
Fall Heartland Conference President’s Honor Roll
 
2017-18 (JUNIOR)
Outdoor 
Competed in the 1500, 5000, 3000 Steeplechase, and 4x400 relay... Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor National Championships in the Steeplechase... Started the outdoor season by taking first in the 1500 and sixth in the 5000 at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational, setting a PR in the 5000 with a time of 15:19.10... Took first in the 1500 at the Skechers Carl Kight Invitational and repeated a week later at the East Texas Invitational... Set a PR in the Steeplechase at the Brian Clay Invitational with a time of 8:57.79... Recorded his season-best time in the 1500 at the Oregon State High Performance meet with a time of 3:50.34...Captured NCCAA national titles in the Steeplechase and 4x400 and took second in the 1500 at the NCCAA Outdoor National Championship as the Patriots finished third as a team

Indoor
Competed in the Mile, 3000, and 5000... Kicked off the indoor season with a first place finish in the 3000 at the Crimson and Gold Invitational... Took sixth in the 3000 at the Pittsburg State Invitational... Set a PR in the Mile, taking fourth place with a time of 4:12.43 at the 3rd Annual Indoor Gorilla Classic... Was a key contributor to the DBU cause as the Patriots took second at the NCCAA Indoor National Championship, winning the national title in the Mile, placing second in the 3000, and taking third in the 5000

Cross Country
Was a key contributor to the Patriot team that earned its first ever NCAA National Championship berth... Earned his highest finish of the year with a season-best 8K time of 25:12.2 at the DBU Patriot XC Opener to help the Patriots to a first place finish... Contributed to DBU's second-place finish at the Missouri Southern Stampede with a 15th place individual showing... Was the highest-finishing Patriot as DBU took second place at the Arkansas Chile Pepper Festival, coming in 14th with a personal-best 10K time of 30:55.1... Finished fourth at the Heartland Conference Championship as DBU narrowly missed its second straight conference title... Finished in the top 100 at the NCAA National Championship in Evansville, IN

2016-17 (SOPHOMORE)
Outdoor
Competed in the 800, 1500, 3000 Steeplechase, 5000, 4x400 relay and 4x800 relay... Finished second in the 1500 at the Skechers Carl Kight Invitational with a PR time of 3:50.03... Recorded a season-best time in the Steeplechase at the Brian Clay Invitational, finishing in 9:06.83... Finished fifth in the Steeplechase at the J Fred Duckett Twilight Meet... Placed third in the 800 at the MSSU Bill Williams/Bob Laptad Invitational with a time of 1:55.97 and helped the 4x400 team to an eighth place finish... Was a key member of the DBU team that took second at the NCCAA Outdoor National Championships in Shawnee, OK... Won the NCCAA national title in the 1500 with a time of 3:57.21... Placed third in the Steeplechase and seventh in the 1500 and ran first on the 4x800 relay team that took fifth at the NCCAA National Championships
 
Indoor
Competed in the Mile, 3000, and Distance Medley relay... Began his indoor season with a first-place finish in the Mile at the MSSU Southern Invitational with a season-best 4:15.90 mark... Took fifth in the Mile and ran anchor for the Distance Medley relay team that finished eighth at the Pittsburg State Invitational... Finished seventh in the 3000 with a PR time of 8:24.71 and helped the Distance Medley relay to a fourth-place showing at the 2nd Annual Indoor Gorilla Classic... Placed first in the mile and second in the 3000 and ran anchor on the Distance Medley relay team that took first at the NCCAA Indoor National Championship, helping the Patriots to a third-place finish

Cross Country
Started the season with a seventh-place showing at the MSSU Stampede... Helped propel DBU to the Heartland Conference title with a second-place finish at the conference meet, finishing the 8K race in a personal-best 24:44.4... Contributed to DBU's 10th-place finish at the NCAA South Central Regional in Denver, CO... Was a key member of the Patriots' NCCAA National Championship team, taking second with a time of 25:00.2

2015-16 (FRESHMAN)
Outdoor
Competed in the 800, 1500, 3000 Steeplechase, and Distance Medley relay... Started the outdoor season with a second-place finish in the 1500 at the Joe Gillespie Invitational... Finished third in the 1500 at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational, shaving more than four seconds off his previous time... Took fifth in the Steeplechase at the Skechers Performance Carl Kight Invitational... Recorded season bests in both the 1500 and Steeplechase at the Brian Clay Invitational, finishing in 3:56.90 and 9:22.37, respectively... Took 10th in the 800 at the MSSU Bill Williams/Bob Laptad Invitational with a time of 2:01.66... Wrapped up the season with a second-place finish in the Steeplechase at the NCCAA Outdoor National Championship

Indoor
Competed in the Mile, 3000, 4x400 relay, 4x800 relay, and Distance Medley relay...  Placed fifth in the 3000 at the Crimson and Gold Invitational... Took seventh in the Mile and helped the Distance Medley relay take third at the MSSU Southern Invite... Finished third in the 3000 with a season-best time of 8:41.75 and ran the first leg for the Distance Medley relay team that took fourth at the MSSU Lion Invitational... Took first in the Mile with a season-best time of 4:18.98 and ran on the Distance Medley relay team that took third at the 1st Annual Gorilla Indoor Classic... Placed fourth in the 3000, helped the 4x800 team finish seventh, and ran the second leg for the Distance Medley relay team that took first at the NCCAA Indoor National Championships in Marion, IN

Cross Country
Key member of a DBU team that finished second at the Heartland Conference Championships in Laredo, Texas … Notched a top 20 showing at the Heartland Conference Championships, where he posted a 14th place finish individually … Helped the Patriots earn a 14th place showing at the NCAA Division II South Central Regional Championship in Canyon, Texas … Garnered NCCAA All-American honors after crossing the finish line in third place at the at the NCCAA Nationals in Houghton, New York, helping DBU to a third place team showing.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterman at Edgewood High School where he was coached by Kenneth Phelps … Four-time state qualifier and was a two-time medalist.
 
PERSONAL
Born on May 12, 1997 … Parents are Kenneth and Heidi Phelps ... Majoring in Kinesiology ... Favorite Bible verse is 1 Corinthians 9:24-25.