University of Portland Athletics

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2006: Finished 183rd at the NCAA Championship meet (10k, 33:30)... placed 40th at the NCAA West Region meet (10k, 31:31)... finished 12th ath the Jim Drews Invitational (8k, 24:51)... placed 37th at the Bill Dellinger Invitational... finished third at the Pier Park Invitational (4 miles, 19:55).

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2005: Pilots’ top runner and sixth-place finisher at the Sundodger Invitational (8k, 24:10) … named WCC Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Month for October … placed 201st in the NCAA Pre-National Meet’s White Race (8k, 26:27).

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2004: Redshirt season ... competed unattached at the Willamette Invitational and finished in 30th place (8k, 24:57) ... competed unattached at the Jim Danner Invitational and finished in sixth place (6.436k, 20:19).

FERRIS HS: Ten-time letterwinner in cross country, track, wrestling and golf under coach Mike Hadway … first team all-conference in cross country … two-time team MVP … member of league championship and state championship team … named first team all-state in cross country and the two-mile run … recorded personal bests of 4:13 in the 1600-meter run, 1:56 in the 800-meter run, 9:11 in the 3200-meter run and 15:20 in the 5000-meter run.

PERSONAL: Born December 4, 1985 in Spokane, Wash. … Parents are Tom and Lori Houck ... major is undeclared.