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Started skeleton in 2003 after watching 2002 Winter Olympics...He was cut from his first skeleton camp....Is an avid home renovator and would like to have his own renovation business after skeleton...He would own 100 dogs if he could....He likes to go fish and camp, whenever he can. "Campfire coffee is the best."...Has an older brother and an older sister...Holds a degree in Sports Management, Wellness and Fitness from California State University of Pennsylvania...Enjoys open-wheel racing in his free time

Career Highlights

2017-2018 World Cup- 8th in Lake Placid (11/17); 12th in Park City (11/17); 8th in Whistler (11/17); 7th in Winterberg (12/17); 9th in Igls (12/17); 13th in Altenberg (1/18); 11th in St. Moritz (1/18); 9th in Koenigssee (1/18)
2016-2017 World Cup- BRONZE in Whistler (12/16); SILVER in Lake Placid (12/16); 9th in Altenberg (1/17); 9th in Winterberg (1/17); 9th in St. Moritz (1/17); 9th in Koenigssee (1/17); 8th in Igls (2/17); 10th in PyeongChang (3/17)
2015-2016 World Cup- 10th in Altenberg (11/15); 9th in Winterberg (12/15); 15th in Koenigssee (12/15); 5th in Lake Placid (1/16); 4th in Park City (1/16); 4th in Whistler (1/16); 15th in St. Moritz (2/16)
4th overall in 2014-2015 World Cup - BRONZE in Lake Placid (12/14); 6th in Calgary (12/14); 15th in Altenberg (1/15); BRONZE in Koenigssee (1/15); 11th in St. Moritz (1/15); 8th in La Plagne (1/15); 11th in Igls (2/15); 8th in Sochi (2/15)
2013-2014 World Cup- 7th in Calgary (11/13), BRONZE in Park City (12/13), GOLD in Lake Placid (12/13), 4th in Winterberg (1/14), BRONZE in St. Moritz #1 (1/14), 6th in St. Moritz #2 (1/12), 6th in Igls (1/14)
2012-2013 World Cup- 10th in Lake Placid (11/12), 9th in Park City (11/12), 15th in Whistler (11/12), 15th in Winterberg (12/12), 7th in La Plagne (12/12), 17th in Koenigssee (1/13), 16th in Igls (1/13), BRONZE Team Event in Igls (1/13), 11th in Sochi (2/13)
2012-2013 Intercontinental Cup- 5th in Whistler #1 (11/12)
2011-2012 World Cup- 10th in Igls (12/11), 4th in La Plagne (12/11), 19th in Winterberg (12/11), 21st in Altenberg (1/12), 4th in Koenigssee (1/12), BRONZE in St. Moritz (1/12), 14th in Whistler (2/12)
7th overall in 2010-2011 World Cup - 6th in Whistler (11/10), 4th in Calgary (12/10), 9th in Park City (12/10), 4th in Lake Placid (12/10), 4th in Igls (1/11), 8 in Winterberg (1/11), 27th in St. Moritz (1/11), 9th in Cesana (1/11), 7th at World Championships in Koenigssee (2/11)
2009-2010 World Cup- 22nd in Altenberg (12/09)
4th overall in 2009-2010 Intercontinental Cup- BRONZE in Winterberg #1 (11/09), 5th in Winterbeg #2 (11/09), 13th in Konigssee (12/09), 4th in Cesana (12/09)
2008-2009 World Cup- 8th in Konigssee (1/09), BRONZE in Whistler (2/09), 4th in Park City #1 (2/09), 7th in Park City #2 (2/09)
10th overall in 2008-2009 Intercontinental Cup - 10th in Calgary (12/08), 4th in Park City #2 (12/08), BRONZE in Park City #3 (12/08), GOLD in Lake Placid (12/08)
2008 Intercontinental Cup Champion - 4th in Cesana (12/08), 6th in Konigssee (12/08), 6th in Winterberg (12/08), BRONZE in Park City (1/08), 5th in Calgary (1/08), GOLD in Lake Placid (1/08)
2007 European Cup- 6th in Winterberg (1/07)
2006-2007 North American Cup- 12th in Calgary #1 (11/06), 10th in Calgary #2 (11/06), GOLD in Lake Placid (12/06), GOLD in Lake Placid (12/06), GOLD in Park City (12/06), GOLD in Park City (12/06)

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