Covenant College

Honors:

• USA South All-Academic (2013-14)

2014 (Sophomore): Raced in the Mountaintop Invitional (Aug. 29), where he finished in a time of 21:21.3

2013 (Freshman): Helped Covenant to win the Scots Opener (Aug. 30) with a 5k time of 20:18.2… Established a personal best time in the 8k at the Greensboro Invitational (Sept. 28), with a time of 31:32.6… Earned a spot on the USA South All-Academic team

High School: Attended Veritas Academy… Was team MVP in sophomore year… Helped lead team to top district finishes every year… Graduated second in class… Leadership Award winner in senior year… Magna Cum Laude Award as a freshman, sophomore and senior… Won the American Math Competition for secondary schools

Personal: Born March 13, 1993 in Denver, Colo. … Parents are Rob and Tamera Spykstra… Has two brothers, Zach and Seth, and one sister, Emily… His father, Rob, ran cross country at Hastings College and his grandfather, Bob Spykstra, ran cross country for Univ. of Colorado… Favorite bible verse is 1 Timothy 6:12… Majoring in Art

Personal Records:

8K: 31:32.57