American University

ALL-TIME TOP 10

#1 - Outdoor 4x800m (7:25.46)	#4 - Outdoor 4x800m (7:28.88)
#1 - Outdoor 4x1500m (16:22.53)	#4- Indoor 4x800m (7:34.63)
#1 - Indoor 4x400m (3:22.81)	#4 - Indoor 800m (1:52.26)
#3 - Indoor 4x400m (3:25.25)	#5 - Indoor 500m (1:06.44)
#4 - Indoor 4x400m (3:25.28	#8 - Outdoor 4x400m (3:19.48)
#6 - Indoor 4x400m (3:28.27)
#7 - Indoor 4x400m (3:28.56)

2023-24
Cross Country – Ran in five of the six meets during the season ... Opened with a time of 19:28 in the 6k at the Spider Alumni Open (9/2) ... Followed up with a 48th place finish at the Navy Cross Country Invitational (9/9) in a time of 27:38 in a 4.9 mile run ... Competed in the 8k for remaining three meets beginning with the Paul Short Run (9/30) where he finished in 26:37 ... Posted a season best of 26:10 at the IC4A Championship (10/13) while finishing 29th in the open race ... Capped season finishing 90th overall at the Patriot League Championship (10/28) ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 

Indoor Track – Opened season with a fourth place finish in the 800m at the Patriot Games (1/27) ... Followed up with a 1:55.71 in the 800m at the Scarlet and White Invitational (2/3) ... Finished second in 1:22.79 in the 600m at the Father Diamond Invitational (2/16) ... Ran an indoor PR in the 800m of 1:52.26 at Patriot League Championships (2/23-24), returning the next day to help set the school record in the 4x400m with a time of 3:22.81 ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

Outdoor Track – Competed in a variety of middle distance events across four meets ... Helped team to an event win in the 4x400m at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/22) in a team time of 3:21.98 ... Ran a leg of the 4x800m at the Patriot League Championships (5/3-5/4) to buoy team to a fifth place finish in 7:39.98 ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2022-23
Cross Country – CSC Academic All-District  … Competed in five events during the season, beginning with a 6000m run at the Bison Open (9/2) where he finished 27th overall and fifth on the team with a 19:52.2 … Finished fourth on the team and 67th overall at the Spiked Shoe Invite (9/9) in the 8369m run with a 27:39.0 … Posted a personal record of 25:50.4 in the 8000m run at the Paul Short Run (9/30) while finishing 175th overall and sixth on the team … Finished fifth on the team and 116th overall in the 8000m at the ECAC/IC4A Championships (10/14) with a 26:08.5 … Finished season with a 8000m run at the Patriot League Championships (10/29) while finishing 96th overall and 11th on the team with a 27.56.0 ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 

Indoor Track – CSC Academic All-District ... Academic All-Patriot League … Se the fifth best 500m run in program history with a 1:06.44 at the Spartan Invitational (1/13) while finishing second … Took first at the Bison Opener (2/2) in the 800m with a 1:55.37, but improved on that time to set the fourth fastest 800m run in program history with a 1:52.62 at the Indoor IC4A/ECAC (3/4) while finishing 13th … Took first place while setting a personal record in the 1000m run with a 2:27.00 at the Patriot Games (1/27) ... Helped set the second and fourth fastest 4x400m relay times in program history with a 3:25.25 at the Patriot League Indoor Championships (2/25) and a 3:28.27  Brant Tolsma Invitational (1/21) ... Ran the second leg in the ninth fastest DMR time in program history with a 10:04.06 at the Patriot League Indoor Championships (2/26) while finishing fourth ...
Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 

Outdoor Track – CSC Academic All-District ... Academic All-Patriot League … Ran in seven meets while competing in the 800m dash six times ... Finished ninth in the 800m at Colonial Relyas (4/) ... Doubled back to anchor for the program’s fastest ever 4x1500m relay with a 16:22.53 while coming in ninth at the Colonial Relays (4/1) ... Finished 11th with a season best 1:52.96 at the Patriot League Championships (5/5) before running the third leg of the seventh fastest 4x400m relay in program history with a 3:19.48 the following day… Finished the season off by running the third leg for the program’s fastest ever 4x800m relay with a 7:25.46 at the IC4A Championships (5/14) while finishing in fourth ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 

2021-22
Cross Country – Made his season debut at the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational (9/10), crossing with a final time of 27:13.0 over 6k for 35th overall and fifth for the Eagles ... Scored in three of the remaining five meets, including at the ECU Pirate Invitational (10/15) where he timed through with a new PR of 27:11.70 ... Also finished in 79th at the Patriot League Championships (10/31) with a final time of 27:23.90 ... Closed the season at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Championships (11/12) where he made his 10k debut with a time of 35:53.60, placing 161st overall ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 
 
Indoor Track – Hit a PR in the mile in his season debut, crossing in 4:41.49 for eighth overall at the Bison Opener (12/3) ... Also placed fifth with the 4x400m squad at the meet ... Was a member of the sixth-place 4x400m team at the Patriot Games (1/28), timing through in 3:35.75 ... Improved on that time at the Patriot League Championships (2/26), finishing seventh overall in 3:34.47 ... Also placed fourth with the DMR (10:13.04) and seventh with the 4x800m (7:51.30) at the conference championship ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
 
Outdoor Track – Raced in five meets during the outdoor season, including the IC4A/ECAC Championships (5/13) ... Opened with a pair of races at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/18), doubling with the 800m and 4x400m ... Was a member of the fourth-place DMR at the Colonial Relays (3/31), crossing in 10:07.14 ... Timed through with a new 800m PR at the Patriot League Championships (5/6), closing in 1:58.08 for 16th ... Finished the season at the IC4A/ECAC Championships as a member of the fourth-place 4x800m, finishing in 7:28.88 ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2020-21
Cross Country – Scored for the Eagles in both outings during his shortened freshman campaign … Made his debut at the Loyola Invitational (2/20) where he placed seventh overall, second on the team, with a final time of 23:47.10 over 6.1k … He was second on the team again at the Patriot League Championships (3/5) and 37th overall, navigating the 4.7-mile course in 23:35.90 ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 
 
Indoor Track – Did not compete.
 
Outdoor Track – Focused primarily on the 1500m during his freshman campaign … Opened with a 4:10.40 to take 34th at the Colonial Relays (4/2) before cutting down to a 4:01.02 PR for 23rd at the Mason Spring Invitational (4/11) … Closed the season at the Patriot League Championships (4/30), taking 22nd in the 1500m and helping the men’s 4x400m squad to a seventh-place finish in 3:28.12 ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. 

High School: Competed for Chase Collegiate School ... PR's - 1:58 (indoor 800m), 4:17 (indoor mile), 8:48 (indoor 3000m) ... 2019 indoor and outdoor national championship qualifier in the mile (emerging elite), and 2020 indoor qualifier in the 5000m (championship) ... Two-time NEPSTA D4 cross country champion (2018, 2019) ... 2019 NEPSTA team champion in cross country ... Three-time HVAL individual champion in cross country (2017-19) ... Two-time HVAL team champion in cross country (2018, 2019) ... Two-time individual City champion in cross country (2018, 2019) and 2019 team champion. 

Personal: Son of Marcia and Bernard Puc ... Graduated high school cum laude and earned the Alberta C. Edell Head of School Award, Dr. Charles Larkin Most Outstanding Male Athlete Award, and the Maryellen Holden Award for Excellence in Spanish ... Participated in the CT American Legion Boys State High School Leadership program ... Member of the Brass City Club which organizes community service activities in the greater Waterbury area ... Worked as an enumerator for the Census Bureau in 2020 ... International Studies major at AU.