COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 800m – 1:48.47, Mile – 4:09.75
CAREER RECORDS, AWARDS, AND NOTES
AWARDS:
1x Academic All-Big Ten (’24)
2024 Outdoor
Season: Ran six meets for Penn State, achieving a season-best 800m mark at the Jim Thorpe Invitational.
Virginia Challenge (4/19-20): Ran a 1:51.01 in the 800, placing seventh. Penn Relays (4/25-27): Ran on two relay teams for the Nittany Lions at the Penn Relays…Helped his team to a 7:33.21 in the 4x800 and the a 9:43.45 in the DMR. Jim Thorpe Invitational (5/3): Clocked a 1:50.16 season-best mark in the 800m, placing second. Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/10-12): Made his first appearance at the conference meet as a member of the Nittany Lions following his time with Iowa.
2024 Indoor
Season: Competed in two meets for the Nittany Lions.
Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/3): Ran a season-best 1:52.39 in the 800m in his first race in over a year.
BEFORE PENN STATE
2023 Outdoor (at Iowa)
Season: Did not compete.
2023 Indoor (at Iowa):
Season: Competed twice for the Hawkeyes, earning two top-three finishes.
Hawkeye Invite (1/14): Placed third in the 600 with a 1:18.98…Also claimed third in the 4x400 with a 3:14.81.
2022 Outdoor (at Iowa)
Season: Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the 800 in his first outdoor campaign.
Bryan Clay Invitational (4/13-15): Crossed the line in 1:48.68 in the 800 for 13th overall. Mt. SAC Relays (4/13-16): Ran a 3:11.89 in the 4x400, finishing third overall with his team. Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/13-15): Qualified for the finals in the 800 once again, scoring a point with an eighth-place finish, coming in at 1:52.95. NCAA West Prelims (5/25-28): Made the semifinals of the 800 where he ran a 1:51.96 to finish 24th in the West region in the event.
2022 Indoor (at Iowa)
Season: Finished seventh in the Big Ten conference in the 800m in his first collegiate indoor season.
Jimmy Grant Invite (12/11): Clocked a 2:24.05 PR in the 1000m to win the event…Finished second in the 4z400 with a 3:12.55. Hawkeye Invite (1/14-15): Set his collegiate personal best in the mile with a 4:09.75 to finish third. Meyo Invitational (2/4-5): Finished fifth in the 800 with a lifetime-best 1:48.47. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/25-26): Placed seventh in the 800 finals with a 1:50.03.
BEFORE COLLEGE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: 400m – 48.63, 800m – 1:51.33, 1600m – 4:17.56
Attended Golden Valley High School where he was a four-time California All-State team member…He won the Claifornia Winter State Championship in the 600m…Owns five school records and two league records.
PERSONAL
Son of Giulia Lewers…Has one sister, Gabriella Abrego…Enjoys reading, running, listening to podcasts, watching movies, and hanging out with friends…Chose Penn State because “it has a great academic program, a fun campus atmosphere, and a tradition of excellence in the 800m.”