▁Boys ▁G ator ade ▁Ath lete ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁recip ient ▁( 2 0 0 6 – 0 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 - 0 8 ▁in ▁track ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁in ▁cross ▁country ). ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 - 0 8 ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁Trib une ▁Ath lete ▁of ▁Year ▁( all ▁sports ) ▁and ▁a ▁USA ▁Today ▁All - American ▁at ▁one ▁and ▁two ▁miles . ▁ ▁High ▁school ▁best s : ▁ 8 0 0 ▁m ▁- ▁ 1 : 5 8 . 3 7 ▁M ile ▁- ▁ 4 : 0 6 . 6 0 ▁ 1 6 0 0 ▁m ▁- ▁ 4 : 0 9 . 2 9 ▁Two ▁mile ▁- ▁ 8 : 4 6 . 4 1 ▁ 3 2 0 0 ▁m ▁- ▁ 8 : 5 4 . 4 0 ▁ ▁Colleg iate ▁P usk ed ra ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁to ▁University ▁of ▁Oregon ▁where ▁coach ▁Andy ▁Pow ell ▁had ▁him ▁special ize ▁in ▁various ▁long ▁distances ▁sp anning ▁from ▁the ▁ 3 ▁K M ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁K M . ▁He ▁placed ▁fourth ▁overall ▁in ▁the ▁men ' s ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁meter ▁final ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁NCAA ▁DI ▁Out door ▁T & F ▁Championships . ▁ ▁Post - col leg iate ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁Oregon , ▁P usk ed ra ▁signed ▁a ▁professional ▁contract ▁with ▁N ike ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁N ike