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General: Completed his sixth season in the Pitt State program in 2024 ... A three-time All-MIAA performer and two-time All-Region performer as a cross country runner that is a an 11-time All-American in track and field ... Winner of the Ken B. Jones Award in 2023-24 as the MIAA Male Student-Athlete of the Year and a finalist for the honor in 2024-25 ... A two-time Academic All-American ...Helped the PSU distance medley relay capture a national title in the 2021 Indoor and 2025 Indoor Championships ... Holds the school record for fastest Mile (3:58.16) that he set at the Arkansas Qualifier (Feb. 21, 2025) ... Became the first Gorilla in program history to run a sub 4 minute mile (3:58.47) at the Arkansas Qualifiers on Feb. 18, 2022, winning the event and setting a meet record at the time.
2024: Earned All-MIAA honors for the third time in his cross country career with a fifth place finish over the 8k course in St. Joseph, Mo. (Oct. 26) with a time of 23:50.0 ... Named All-Region for the second year in a row after finishing the 10k course in Joplin, Mo. (Nov. 9) in a time of 30:52.7 to place 12th ... At the Division II Championships (Nov. 23) in Sacramento, Calif., finished the 10k course in a time of 30:47.4 to be 54th ... Named a finalist for the 2024-25 Ken B. Jones Award ... A CSC Academic All-District selection.
2023: Earned All-MIAA honors once again, finishing sixth in the MIAA Championships (Oct. 20) in Columbia, Mo. where he finished the 8k course in a time of 24:31.9 ... Running at the Central Region Championship (Nov. 4) in Joplin, Mo., finished the 10k course 14th with a time of 30:57.5 and the Division II Championships (Nov. 18) in Joplin, Mo., ran the 10k course in a time of 30:50.5 ... Winner of the Ken B. Jones Award in 2023-24 as the MIAA Male Student-Athlete of the Year ... Named an Academic All-American.
2022: Missed the season due to an injury.
2021: An All-MIAA performer finishing 20th in the 8k course at the MIAA Championships (Oct. 23) in Kearney, Neb., with a time of 25:32.8 ... At the Central Region Championships (Nov. 6) ran a personal-best time of 30:46.0 in the 10k course in Joplin, Mo., and at the Division II Championships (Nov. 20) in Saint Leo, Fla., ran the 10k course in a time of 32:26.7 to finish 92nd.
2019: Redshirted.
HS: A standout prep athlete at Holton High School.
Personal: Born May 8, 1999 … Son of Ryan Strader and Missy Holliday … A member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll … A multiple time member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll while being named a MIAA Scholar Athlete numerous times, received the MIAA Academic Excellence Award in 2024-25 ... At the conclusion of the 2024-25 school year held a perfect 4.00 GPA while pursuing a Master's in Health Human Performance and Recreation (HHPR).
