COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 600m – 1:16.89, 800m – 1:47.19, 1000m – 2:20.84, 1500m – 3:47.88, Mile – 4:10.38
CAREER RECORDS, AWARDS AND NOTES
AWARDS:
1x Second-Team All-America (2026 Indoor DMR)
1x USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ('24)
1x Academic All-Big Ten (Spring '25, Spring '26)
RECORDS:
No. 6 all-time in the indoor DMR (9:32.87)
No. 8 all-time in indoor 1000m (2:20.84)
T-No. 10 all-time in indoor 600m (1:16.89)
Outdoor 2026
Season: Competed in five meets, highlighted by his second career appearance at the NCAA First Round and one top-five finish...
Pepsi Florida Relays (4/3-4): Opened the outdoor season with a 1:47.38 in the 800m … Virginia Challenge (4/17-18): Clocked a 1:47.32 in the 800m…Larry Ellis Invitational (5/1-2): Finished fourth in the 800m with a time of 1:48.37…Big Ten Championships (5/15-17): Ran a 1:47.80 in the 800m…NCAA First Round (5/27-30): Closed his junior outdoor season with a 1:48.55 in the 800m.
Indoor 2026
Season: Competed in six meets for the Nittany Lions, moving into the program's top 10 in three events while recording three top-five finishes.
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/17): Opened the season by lowering his personal best in the 600m to 1:16.89, tying for the 10th-fastest time in program history … Penn State National Open (1/30-31): Placed third in the 1000m with a personal-best 2:20.84, the eighth-fastest time in program history, while also running 1:48.22 in the 800m … Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/7): Set a personal best in the 800m with a 1:47.19, finishing fifth … Tyson Invitational (2/13-14): Clocked a 1:48.02 in the 800m … Big Ten Championships (2/26-28): Ran 1:17.01 in the 600m and 1:49.91 in the 800m … NCAA Championships (3/13-14): Helped the distance medley relay team record the sixth-fastest time in program history at 9:32.87.
Outdoor 2025
Season: Did not compete.
Indoor 2025
Season: Competed in four meets, setting a personal best in the mile while recording two top-three finishes (one individual and one relay).
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/18): Opened the season with a personal-best 4:10.38 in the mile…Penn State National Open (1/31-2/1): Ran 1:49.80 in the 800m and helped the distance medley relay to a runner-up finish in 9:45.61…Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/8): Placed third in the 600m with a 1:18.34…Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/14-15): Clocked a 1:51.48 in the 800m...
Outdoor 2024
Season: Qualified for the NCAA East Region First Round in the 800m during his first collegiate outdoor season.
UCF Knights Invite (3/22-23): Made his outdoor debut by running 3:47.88 in the 1500m before clocking 1:49.28 in the 800m…Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/5-6): Finished fourth in the 800m with an outdoor season-best 1:48.43…NCAA East Region First Round (5/22-25): Made his NCAA debut, placing 46th in the East Region in the 800m.
Indoor 2024
Season: Scored a point with an eighth-place finish in the 800m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships during his true freshman season.
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/13): Made his collegiate debut with a third-place finish in the 1000m, clocking 2:23.13…Penn State National Open (1/26-27): Ran 1:48.85 in the 800m to finish ninth overall…Penn State Tune-Up (2/16): Set a personal best in the 800m with a 1:48.30…Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/23-24): Finished eighth in the 800m with a 1:50.48 in the final after running 1:48.62 in the prelims.
BEFORE PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: 400m – 48.33, 800m – 1:48.31, Mile – 4:13.95
Competed at United Local High School where he set Ohio indoor and outdoor records at the 800m distance…Owns two OHSAA outdoor and one indoor state titles in the 800m…2023 Nike Outdoor National Champion in the 800m…2023 Nike Indoor National Runner-Up in the 800m…Won the emerging elite mile at the 2023 Nike Outdoor National meet…Three-time state qualifier in track & field…Three-time state qualifier in cross country…Five-time All-Ohio Athletic honoree…Owns eight school records at his high school, seven on the track and one in cross country…Member of the honor roll all four years of high school…Was a member of the Boy Scouts of America.
PERSONAL
Son of Matthew and Sarah Nastari…Has one brother, Zachary…Enjoys basketball, golf, swimming, bike riding, target practice, hiking, and video games…Studying kinesiology at Penn State…Chose Penn State because of “its great academics and athletics.”