uck s ▁track ▁and ▁field ▁and ▁cross ▁country ▁teams , ▁earned ▁ 1 2 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁All - American ▁awards ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁meter ▁final ist ▁at ▁the ▁NCAA ▁level ▁four ▁years ▁running ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁P usk ed ra ▁won ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁Sun ▁Run . ▁ ▁Running ▁career ▁ ▁High ▁school ▁P usk ed ra ▁graduated ▁from ▁Judge ▁Memorial ▁Catholic ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City , ▁Ut ah ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁eight - time ▁state ▁champion ▁in ▁high ▁school ▁winning ▁Ut ah ▁state ▁track ▁champion ships ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 0 0 ▁meters ▁and ▁ 3 2 0 0 ▁meters ▁as ▁a ▁s oph om ore , ▁junior ▁and ▁senior ▁and ▁winning ▁the ▁state ▁cross ▁country ▁champion ships ▁as ▁a ▁junior ▁and ▁senior . ▁He ▁set ▁all - class ifications ▁records ▁his ▁senior ▁year ▁in ▁track ▁at ▁ 3 2 0 0 ▁meters ▁( 8 : 5 4 . 4 0 ) ▁and ▁ 1 , 6 0 0 ▁meters ▁( 4 : 0 9 . 4 0 ) ▁and ▁cross ▁country ▁( 1 4 : 5 4 . 6 0 ). ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁Ut ah ▁high ▁school ▁runner ▁to ▁break ▁ 9 : 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 2 0 0 ▁meters . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁N