Bio

Honors & Awards

• Two-time A-R-C All-Academic Team (2023, 24)
• Three-time letterwinner (2022, 23, 24)

2024 | junior

• Competed in five races
• Recorded a season-high 19th place finish at the Bill Buxton Invitational
• Ran a season-best 6K time of 25:42.7 at the A-R-C Championships

2023 | sophomore

• Competed in five races on the year
• Placed sixth on the team at the Dan Huston Invitational with a time of 25:53.1
• Ran a season-best 25:41.2 at the Augustana Interregional

High School

• A 2022 graduate of Dallas Center-Grimes High School
• Two-year letterwinner in cross country and three-year letterwinner in track and field
• 2x cross country state qualifier (2020, 21)
• All-conference and all-district performer in cross country (2021)
• Academic all-state in cross country (2021) and track and field (2022)
• 3x academic all-conference in cross country and track and field (2019, 20, 21)
• 2021 recipient of Coaches Award in cross country
• Placed fourth in the 4x800 relay at state track and field as a senior
• State qualifier in sprint medley (2021)
• Winner of Sportsmanship Award for track and field (2022)
• Took first in the open 800 at districts (2022)
• Member of National Honor Society

Personal

• Parents are Scott and Sulley Blessman
• Has one sibling, Cole
• Majoring in history with a minor in honors
• Also a member of the Storm track and field team