2012 XC: Finished fifth overall at the Warhawk Invitational, running 29:15...finished 11th at the Northwestern Invite, running 28:37.
2011 Outdoor: Ran a season-best
time of 16:18.11 in the 5,000-meter run at the Sun Belt Championships.
2011 Indoor: Had a
team-best time in the 3,000-meter run (9:57.67).
2010 Cross Country: Recorded a pair of
top-11 finishes on the trail ... Recorded his highest finish of the year, third
(16:43.18), at the Mississippi Choctaw Open ... Finished in the 11th spot
(30:02.90) at the ULM Warhawk Festival ... Placed 212th (27:59.90) at the
Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree ... Finished the season in the 41st spot
(29:55.66) at the Sun Belt Championships.
2010 Outdoor:Ran the 1500m in 4:07.28 at the Dogwood Invitational ... Ran the 5000m
in 15:42.01 at the Alabama Relays ... Participated in the 4x400 relay at the
Warhawk Classic with a time of 3:35.88.
2010 Indoor: Ran the
mile in 4:36.60 at the LSU Purple Tiger Classic ... Ran the 3000m in 9:07.15 at
the LSU Twilight ... Ran the 5000m in 15:28.08 at the Sun Belt Championships.
2009 Cross Country: Ran
in all five events ULM competed in ... Finished 10th in the ULM Warhawk
Invitational with a time of 27:07.95 ... Placed ninth at a time of 22:44.85 at
the NSU Invitational, an event the Warhawk men won by three points ... Was the
top runner for the Warhawks at the Watson Ford Invitational with a time of
26:55.43 in the 8K event ... Recorded a second-place finish, his highest of the
season, at the Mississippi Choctaw Open with a time of 20:52.57 ... Finished in
39th at the Sun Belt Championships with a time of 27:40.67.
Prep: Lettered four years
in cross country and two years in track & field for Northwest High School ....
Earned Freshman of the Year in District 94A ... Earned first team all-district
and second team all-region in cross country ... Was a regional track qualifier.
Personal: Born June 27, 1989 ...
Son of Mike and Diane Koestler...Has a younger brother, Trent and one younger
sister, Bethany ... Distant relative of former U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant ...
major is kinesiology.
