JUNIOR (2012): Improved on his eighth-best time in the 10,000 at the Shamrock Invitational with a mark of 32:41.17 … earned first place at the Palmetto Classic in the 5,000 with a time of 15:19.55 to enter the 10th spot on the all-time list … moved into ninth place all-time in the 3,000 with a time of 8:53.93 at the Wesley A. Brown Invitational … took second place in the 5,000 at the Weems Baskin Invitational with a time of 15:33.67.
SOPHOMORE (2011): Earned a fifth place finish in the 10,000 with a time of 32:44.50 at the Shamrock Invitational.
FRESHMAN (2010): Competed in the 5,000 at the SoCon Indoor Championships and finished with a time of 16:14.89 … recorded three seventh-place finishes in the 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000 … ran the 3,000 in a time of 9:06.56 at the UNF Osprey Challenge … completed the 5,000 posting a time of 15:58.48 at the Palmetto Classic and ran a time of 33:35.57 in the 10,000 at the Shamrock Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2009 graduate of Woodruff High School … earned two letters in track and field and cross country … also played varsity soccer … ran a time of 4:41 in the 1600, 10:16 in the 3200 and 2:10 in the 800 … was a member of the 2007-08 cross country state team … placed third in the 3200 at the 2008-09 individual track and field state meet … earned the Most Valuable Runner award for cross country and track and field from 2007-09 … all-region cross country runner and All-State runner … earned the scholar athlete award from 2007-09.
PERSONAL: Son of Mark Waldrop and Candice Branim … also a member of the Bulldog cross country team … majoring in health, exercise and sport science.