COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 1K – 2:19.06, 1500m – 3:39.56, Mile – 3:54.90, 3K – 7:42.68, 5K – 13:45.36, 6K (XC) – 17:55.10, 8K (XC) – 23:22.20, 10K (XC) – 29:37.00, 5.2 Mile – 25:28.40
CAREER RECORDS, AWARDS AND NOTES:
AWARDS:
1x Second Team All-America ('26 Indoor DMR)
1x Big Ten Bronze Medalist ('26 Indoor 5K)
3x Academic All-Big Ten (Fall '24, Spring '25, Fall '25)
1x Mid-Atlantic All-Region Team ('25)
RECORDS:
No. 1 all-time in indoor mile (3:54.90)
No. 1 all-time in indoor 3K (7:42.68)
No. 2 all-time in indoor 5K (13:45.36)
No. 5 all-time in indoor 1K (2:19.06)
No. 5 all-time in outdoor 5K (13:49.03)
No. 6 all-time in indoor DMR (9:32.87)
No. 7 all-time in outdoor 1500m(3:39.56)
Outdoor 2026
Season: Competed in six meets, reaching the NCAA Championships in the 1500m.
Bison Outdoor Classic (4/11-13): Clocked the seventh-fastest 1500m time in program history with a 3:39.56, earning second place..also competed in the 5K...Virginia Challenge (4/17-18): Recorded a time of 14:01.12 in the 5K...Penn Relays (4/23-25): Won the 1500m with a time of 3:40.85 and also competed in the 4xMile relay, recording a time of 16:52.08...Big Ten Championships (5/15-17): Finished fifth in the 1500m with a time of 4:02.42...NCAA First Round (5/27-30): Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 1500m after running 3:43.33...NCAA Championships (6/10-13): Closed out an impressive outdoor campaign with a time of 3:42.96 in the 1500m.
Indoor 2026
Season: Competed in eight meets for the Nittany Lions, setting two program records in the indoor mile and 3K while earning Second Team All-America honors in the distance medley relay.
Boston University Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/6): Began the season by recording the second-fastest 5K time in program history with a mark of 13:45.36...Nittany Lion Challenge (1/17): Finished fourth in the 1000m with a personal-best time of 2:19.06...Penn Elite (1/24): Won his first race of the season, clocking 7:48.55 in the 3K...Penn State National Open (1/30-31): Set the fastest mile time in program history with a meet-winning performance of 3:54.90...Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/13-14): Earned another program record, winning the mile in 7:42.68 and setting his second program record in as many weeks...Philadelphia Metro (2/20): Finished second with distance medley relay team in 9:18.58...Big Ten Championships (2/26-28): Earned a bronze medal in the 5K with a time of 13:49.93 and also placed fourth in the 3K with a time of 8:01.94...NCAA Championships (3/13-14): Earned Second Team All-America honors in the distance medley relay with a time of 9:32.87.
Cross Country 2025
Season: Competed in seven meets for the Nittany Lions, qualifying for the NCAA Championships for the first time and setting personal bests in two events.
Dolan Duels (9/5): Clocked 18:29.60 in the 6K...Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/12): Set a personal best in the 5.2 Mile with a time of 25:28.40...Lehigh Paul Short Run (10/3): Finished the 8K with a time of 23:30.90...Princeton Fall Classic (10/17): Ran the 8K in 23:28.60...Big Ten Championships (10/31): Posted a time of 24:00.40 in the 8K, making second straight appearance at the conference championships...NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships (11/14): Qualified for the NCAA Championships with a personal-best 10K time of 29:37.00, becoming the only men’s Nittany Lion to advance.
NCAA Championships (11/22): Finished the 10K with a time of 29:49.20...
Outdoor 2025
Season: Competed in seven meets for the Nittany Lions, earning a pair of Top-5 finishes.
Raleigh Relays (3/27-29): Posted a time of 13:49.03 in the 5K...Florida Relays (4/4-5): Finished fourth in the 1500m with a time of 3:43.31...Virginia Challenge (4/18-19): Ran 14:21.32 in the 5K...Penn Relays (4/24-26): Recorded times of 3:46.08 in the 1500m and 16:32.32 in the 4xMile relay...Larry Ellis Invitational (5/2-3): Lowered his personal best in the 1500m to 3:41.13, finishing third...Big Ten Championships (5/16-18): Recorded a time of 3:57.99 in the 1500m and competed in the 5K...NCAA First Round (5/28-31): Concluded outdoor campaign with times of 3:43.59 in the 1500m and 14:48.14 in the 5K...
Indoor 2025
Season: Competed in six meets, winning two races and qualifying for the Big Ten Championships.
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/18): Delivered a meet-winning performance in the mile with a time of 4:05.37 and also clocked 2:23.55 in the 1000m...Penn 10 Elite (1/25): Recorded a time of 7:59.33 in the 3K...Penn State National Open (1/31-2/1): Finished third in the mile with a time of 4:01.62 and competed in the 3K...Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/8): Placed second, finishing the 1000m in 2:22.64...Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/14-15): Recorded times of 3:43.50 in the 1500m and 3:59.63 in the mile...Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/28-3/1): Posted times of 8:01.40 in the 3K and 10:04.85 in the distance medley relay.
Cross Country 2024
Season: Competed in six meets for the Nittany Lions, setting two personal bests and qualifying for the NCAA Championships.
Dolan Duals (9/6): Made his collegiate debut by winning the 6K with a personal-best time of 17:55.10...Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/13): Ran 25:41.30 in the 5.2 Mile...Lehigh Paul Short Run (10/5): Competed in the 8K for the first time, finishing with a time of 24:27.40...Princeton Fall Classic (10/18): Lowered his personal best in the 8K to 23:22.20...Big Ten Championships (11/1): Posted a time of 23:38.80 in the 8K...NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships (11/15): Closed out cross country campaign with a time of 30:21.50 in the 10K...
Outdoor 2024
Season: Did not compete.
Indoor 2024
Season: Did not compete.
Cross Country 2023
Season: Did not compete.
BEFORE PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: 800m -1:54.32, 1600m – 4:11.40
Competed at State College High School where he was a four-time district six champion…Won 4x800 state title in 2022…Finished 16th in the cross country state championships in 2023.
PERSONAL
Son of Nick Sloff and Rebecca Hitchings…Mother, Rebecca Hitchings, ran cross country and track at Slippery Rock…Father, Nick, mother, Rebecca, as well as grandfather and uncle all attended Penn State…Studying architectural engineering…Enjoys skiing, caving, biking, camping, and fishing…Chose Penn State because of “…its architectural engineering program as well as its excellent cross country and track programs.”