2025 Outdoor: Competed in six meets...Finished in the top five six times...Started the season with a win at the Ole Miss Classic winning the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:43.40...At the WashU Distance Carnival he set a new career best in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 30:27.11...He set another personal best at the Georgia Tech Invitational in the 5K with a time of 14:30.64 and a third place finish...He won the 5K at the Clark Wood Open with a time of 14:30.75...He set his third personal best of the season with a run of 3:53.56 in the 1,500-meter run at the Memphis Tiger Invitational...Wrapping up his career at the OVC Championships he took the title in the 5,000-meter run with a 14:42.16 and a second place finish in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 32:31.88.
2025Â Indoor: Competed in six meets...placed in the top five in six competitions...He opened the season at the Redhawks Invite and finished third in the mile with a mark of 4:21.02...He then went on to win the 3,000-meter race finishing in 8:25.44...He finished fourth in the Crossroads of America Challenge in the 5,000-meter race...He set a new career best in the 3,000-meter race with a time of 8:16.08 and an 11th place finish at the Rick MCGuire Invitational...He set another personal best in the mile at the next meet, the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational clocking in at 4:12.59 and a fifth place finish...At the OVC Championships he finished second in the 5K (14:42.56) and fifth in the 3K (8:26.61).
2024 Cross Country: Competed in all six meets…Led the SEMO men in all races but one…Scored in every race during the season…Was named OVC male runner of the week once…Was named to his second straight All-OVC First-Team…Placed in the top-five in four races…Finished in first place to open the season at the Redhawks invitational finishing with a new PR and a time of 15:11.0 during the 5k race…At the UT Martin OVC Preview took home the bronze medal finishing with a time of 24:31.8 in the 8k race…Finished in 24:34.7 in the 8k at the Gans Creek Classic…Placed 5th at the Angel Mounds Invitational in the 8k crossing the finish line in 24:25.1… Finished ahead of 86 other athletes and crossed the line at 24:23.60 to take fourth in the 8k race at the 2024 OVC Cross Country Championships…Posted a PR at the NCAA Midwest Regional in the 10k finishing in 30:44.5.Â
2024 Outdoor: Ran in two meets…Finished with three top-three performances and placed first two times…At the Cougar classic took home two gold medals, in the 1500-meter with a time of 3:57.71 and in the 3000-meter with 8:44.66…Placed third in the 5000-meter (15:12.06) at the Memphis Tiger Invitational.
2024 Indoor: Ran in six meets…Recorded nine top-ten finishes including five top-three performances…Opened the season at the 2024 Redhawks Invite placing third in the 3000-meter with a time of 8:40.6…At the Bellarmine Open placed eighth and finished with a new personal record in the 3000-meter with a time of 8:29.31…Recorded two third place finishes at the Illini Challenge, one in the mile run (4:19.32) and the other one in the DMR (10:15.25)...Ran the 5000-meter and finished with a time of 14:33.70 at the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic which was fast enough for a PR and a bronze medal…Finished with two PR’s at the Samford Bulldog Invite, placed tenth in the 800-meter (1:57.59) and third in the mile (4:13.75)...At the 2024 Indoor Ohio Valley conference championships placed sixth in the mile with a time of 4:15.27 and fourth in the 5000-meter crossing the finish line at 14:35.60.
2023 Cross Country: Ran in all meets…Was named to the OVC Men’s first team…Led the SEMO men in every race and placed in the top ten three times…Grabbed the silver medal at the Redhawks Invite with a finishing time of 18:39.5 helping the men’s team take first overall…Notched a new personal best (25:08.3) in the 8k at the John McNichols Invite placing 48th leading the SEMO men…Ran the 8k at the Gans Creek Classic in 24:59.0 for 37th place…Finished in the top ten in back-to-back meets…The first at the Angel Mounds Invitational where he notched eighth with a time of 25:10.1 leading the SEMO men to a fourth place finish…The second at the OVC Championships placing seventh while earning OVC first team honors and a new personal record…Ended the season leading the Redhawk men on the national stage at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, running the 10k in 33:06.8 (134th).
2023 Outdoor: Ran at six meets…Posted four top ten finishes…Began the season with a second place finish when his 4x800 team crossed the line at 7:47.75 at the 2023 Mississippi State Bulldog Relays…Came in seventh in the 5000 at the Joey Haines invite with a time of 15:09.54…Recorded three new personal bests at three meets in a row in the 800-meter, 5000, and the 1500 at the Joe Walker Invitational (1:59.37, 38th), the Georgia Tech Invite (15:00.41, 29th), and the Memphis Tiger Invite (3:55.37) for fifth…Finished the 1500-meter in 3:56.63 at the Ohio Valley Outdoor Championships for seventh.
2023 Indoor: Ran in six meets…Notched six top five finishes…At the Redhawks Invite, came in third in the mile with a time of 4:29:00, as well as being part of a 4x400 team that finished in second with a time of 3:36.93…In the John Gartland Invitational he placed third in the 3000 with a time of 8:32.57… At the 2023 Indiana University Relays ran a 4:17.44 mile, which earned him fifth place… At the PNC Bank Bellarmine Classic ran an 8:30.86 3000 which broke his personal record and earned him 12th…During the 2023 Hoosier Hills meet, Little was a part of the distance medley relay team that earned first place with a time of 10:39.65…During the OVC championship set a new PR in the 3000 with a run of 8:29.77 while placing eighth, also competed in the DMR placing second crossing the line at 10:09.19.
2022 Cross Country: Ran in six meets…Posted three top-ten finishes on the year and six top-two finishes for the SEMO men…Opened the season with a new PR, third overall finish, and first for SEMO in the 6k with a time of 18:26.4 during the Redhawks XC Invitational…Finished with a time of 25:47.5 at the McKendree Bearcat Classic placing third in the 8k where the SEMO men took first as a team…In the 8k at the Louisville Classic, recorded a personal best with a time of 25:08.3 finishing in 141st but first for the SEMO men…Tailed a time of 25:16.4 in the 8k at the Bradley Pink Classic (143rd) and second SEMO…Placed tenth overall and first for the SEMO men at the 2022 OVC Cross Country Championships finishing with a time 25:37.3 where the men’s team finished in sixth…Posted another personal best at the NCAA Midwest Region in the 10k, with a time of 31:56.8 and a 146th place finish and a second place finish for SEMO.
2022 Outdoor: Appeared in six meets…Finished third in the 1,500 meters (3:59.87) and completed the 4x400 meter relay in 3:34.42 (eighth) at the Joey Haines (4/1-2)…Registered a 1,500 meter time of 3:59.47 (eighth) and added a 800 meter mark of 2:01.86 (11th) at the Memphis Tiger Invitational (4/29-30)…Completed the 1,500 meters in 4:01.39 (ninth) at the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships (2/23-24) after setting a personal best 3:57.14 during the preliminaries.
2022 Indoor: Ran in five meets…Had six top-five finishes…Opened the indoor season finishing second in the 3,000 meters (9:08.88) and third in the mile (4:27.00) at the Redhawks Invite (1/15)…Posted a PR time of 8:48.89 for fourth in the 3,000 meters at the John Gartland Invitational (1/21-22)…Took second in the DMR in 10:30.39 and finished the mile in 4:23.17 (11th) at the Hoosier Hills (2/11)…Secured Bronze in the DMR at the 2022 OVC Indoor Track & Field Championships (2/23-24) in 10:13.62…Also was sixth in the mile in a personal best 4:15.20 to add to the Redhawks total…Completed the 3,000 meters in 8:51.11.
2021 Cross Country: Competed in two events in the Fall of 2021…Took 30th place at the Golden Eagle Invitational finishing the 8K in 28:08.6…At the OVC Championships placed 53rd in the men’s 8K with a final time of 27:31.0.Â
2021 Outdoor: Ran in seven meets…Had three top-10 finishes…Made SEMO outdoor debut at the Southern Illinois Bill Cornell Invite (3/19-20), finishing the 1,500 meters in 4:11.22 (12th) and compiling a 4x400 meter relay mark of 3:37.97 (eighth)…Set a personal-best 800 meters time of 2:01.18 (17th) at the 2021 Drury Hotels Joey Haines Invite (4/2-3)…Also competed in the 1,500 meters (4:05.03, 23rd) and 4x400 meter relay (3:38.34, 12th)…Notched a career-best time of 15:26.42 (19th) at the Tennessee Relays (4/8-10)…Finished fifth in the 1,500 meters, clocking in at 3:59.87 at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational (4/16-17)…Compiled a career-best 3,000 meters mark of 9:24.40 (17th) at the 2021 Kentucky Invitational (4/30-5/1)…Completed the 1,500 meters in 4:08.72 (12th) at the 2021 OVC Track & Field Championship (5/13-15) after advancing through the preliminary round.
2020-21 Cross Country: Ran in all four meets…Scored in all four meets in 2020-21 for the men…Made Redhawks debut with a career-best 8K of 26:07.8 (26th) at the Redhawks Invitational (1/23)…Completed the 8K at the Eastern Illinois Spring Open (2/6) in the top-20 in 26:15.5 (19th)…Posted a season-best finish of 11th in the 4.5 mile race at the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagle Invitational (2/19) in a personal-best time of 23:41.6…Crossed the finish line in the 8K in 29:27.5 (34th) at the 2020-21 OVC Cross Country Championship (3/1).
Prep: Attended Washington High School and graduated in 2020…Earned Gateway Athletic Conference (GAC) All-Conference and Class 4 All-District honors for cross country in 2019…Was a Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) State qualifier…Named to the Class 4 All-State track team for the 3,200 meters his junior season…Also earned GAC All-Conference and Class 4 All-District laurels for both cross country and track (3,200m and 1,600m) as a junior…Captured the Class 4 District Championship in the 3,200 meters as a sophomore at Washington…Awarded GAC All-Conference for both cross country and track (3,200m and 1,600m) and was named to the Class 4 All-District Cross Country Team as a sophomore…Coached by Mike Olszowka at Washington Highl where he lettered all four years as a Blue Jay…Recognized as an All-GAC All-Academic and Academic All-State honoree for both cross country and track & field…Earned the Academic Achiever Award for Computer Science and named to the A Honor Roll…Was a member of the National Honor Society, Key Club, Cyber Patriot Team and Link Crew.
Personal: Born on Dec. 6, 2001…Son of Travis and Sue Little…Majoring in Computer Science at Southeast.
