Texas State Athletics

2010: Placed eighth in the 800 meters at the SLC Indoor Championships with a time of 1:55.82 … ran a 49.77 in the 400-meter at the Trinity Classic … placed eighth in the 800 meters at the SLC Outdoor Championships with a time of 1:54.38 … had a season-best time 1:54.06 in the 800 meters.

High School: Member of the Nike Outdoor National Championship Distance Medley Relay that broke the school and state record of 9:56 ... member of relay teams that set new school records in 4x800 and 4x400 ... was Junior Olympic Regional Champion in 2007 in the 800m ... three time district champion ... also played football and baseball, and was a member of the state and national champion football team in 2007.

Personal: Born April 1, 1990 in Irving, Texas to John and Jana Petersen ... has two younger siblings, Scott and Tori ... majoring in business marketing.