Bio

Honors & Awards

• One-time A-R-C All-Academic (2025)
• Two-time Letterwinner (2024, 25)

2025 | sophomore

• Ran 2:12:53 in the 800 meter at the Darren Young Classic
• Clocked 4:52:72 in the mile at the Wartburg Indoor Select
• Finished in 10:37:62 in the 3000 meter steeplechase at the A-R-C Outdoor Championships

2024 | freshman

• Finished third in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Dick Young Classic in a time of 10:54.55
• Clocked a time of 4:25.98 in the 1,500 meters at the Wartburg Outdoor Select

High School

• A 2023 graduate of Southeast Valley High School
• Six-time Twin Lakes Conference Champion (two cross country, four track)
• Six-time state qualifier in track and field
• State cross country qualifier in 2022
• Student Council President
• Three-time Most Outstanding Attorney in Iowa Governor’s Mock Trial Series
• Part of the National Honor Society

Personal

• Son of Travis and Bethany Rippentrop-Nuss
• Has one brother, Owen
• Majoring in chemistry with a minor in education studies
• Also a member of the Storm cross country team