e was born on October 7, 1998 in Columbus, Indiana — a small Midwest town where his sport, before it had three parts, had only one. He swam.
He swam competitively at Columbus North High School, the pool building the first piece of the athlete he would become — the swim strength that, years later, would have to carry him into front packs at the world's highest level.
The pool came first. Everything else followed.
College took him out of the pool and onto the track. He ran cross country and track at the University of Arizona, then transferred to Arizona State to finish his degree — a second sport quietly building under the first.
The third arrived at Project Podium. He was selected for the inaugural class of USA Triathlon's development program, based in Phoenix — the bridge between collegiate athletes and the international circuit. From there, three disciplines collapsed into one, and the international circuit became the home address.
Today he trains out of Girona, Spain under coach Joel Filliol. The work is daily and unglamorous. The accumulation is what shows up on the start line.
In 2024, that accumulation produced a world title. He won the supertri E World Triathlon Championship at the London Aquatics Centre, taking it by nine seconds over home favourite Max Stapley, with France's Maxime Hueber-Moosbrugger third. He returned to the same start line in 2025 and finished as world runner-up.
London. Nine seconds. World champion.
On the World Triathlon Championship Series — the sport's highest level — 2025 brought back-to-back career-bests: 13th at WTCS Yokohama and 11th at WTCS Alghero, the latter leading the U.S. elite men on the day. He helped Team USA to 8th at the Mixed Relay World Championships in Hamburg.
Alongside short-course racing, he's begun testing himself over the middle distance — lining up at IRONMAN 70.3 Bahrain and IRONMAN 70.3 Warsaw in 2025. Early steps into a side of the sport built on endurance rather than pure speed.